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‘You just didn’t mess around with federal judges,’ says a former federal judge. ‘It was a good way to get your head handed to you.’ sesame, DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images

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‘I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years on the bench’ – a former federal judge looks at the ‘relentless bad...

Staff Writer - April 19, 2025

The city of Hiroshima was destroyed when the United States dropped atomic bomb “Little Boy” on Aug. 6, 1945. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Donald Trump wants to restrict journalists’ ability to publish or broadcast critical stories. Mesh cube, iStock/Getty Images Plus

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The case that saved the press – and why Trump wants it gone

A portrait of President Donald Trump in the ‘America’s Presidents’ exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. Win McNamee/Getty Images

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With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars

For many people, it’s easy to defend misinformation if they think it serves a larger truth. moodboard/Connect Images via Getty Images

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Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation − if they believe the inaccurate info speaks to a larger truth

Two-party control of U.S. politics runs contrary to the vision of the Constitution’s framers. Douglas Rissing/Getty Images

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Elon Musk’s plans for a new political party will likely be...

Staff Writer - August 8, 2025

While other presidential administrations have issued ‘Dear Colleague’ letters to schools, the Trump administration is the first to treat the letter like a law that mandates action. iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Trump has promised to eliminate funding to schools that don’t nix...

Staff Writer - August 6, 2025

Smaller businesses have fewer resources to weather big policy changes. WC.GI/Getty Images

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For America’s 35M small businesses, tariff uncertainty hits especially hard

Staff Writer - August 4, 2025

Darius I of Persia, center, and his court, from a vase painted between 340 and 320 B.C.E., on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Carlo Raso/ Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Authoritarian rulers aren’t new – here’s what Herodotus, an early Greek...

Staff Writer - August 9, 2025

President Gerald Ford announcing his decision to grant a pardon to former President Richard Nixon on Sept. 8, 1974. Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States would have given...

Staff Writer - September 12, 2024

‘Atlases,’ Victoria Lomasko’s mural at Miami University. Used by permission of Victoria Lomasko

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An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance...

Staff Writer - March 19, 2025

A section of Enbridge’s Line 5 runs along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy via AP

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A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions

Staff Writer - September 22, 2025

Erasing history is a deeply Orwellian thing to do. Elen11, iStock/Getty Images Plus

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The Orwellian echoes in Trump’s push for ‘Americanism’ at the Smithsonian

Staff Writer - August 20, 2025

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Pumpkin patch excursions have become a fall staple in many U.S. households. Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Pumpkins’ journey from ancient food staple to spicy fall obsession spans...

Staff Writer - October 27, 2025

Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University October in much of the U.S. brings cooler weather, vibrant fall colors and, of...

Coal-fired power plants emit both smoke and steam. Paul Souders/Stone via Getty Images

Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while...

October 24, 2025

Harlan’s ground sloth fossil skeleton excavated and displayed at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Larisa DeSantis

Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the...

October 22, 2025

Demonstrators in Portland, Ore., protest on Oct. 4, 2025, against President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to the city. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs....

October 21, 2025

If consumed in high doses, lead and other heavy metals have serious, well-documented health risks. whitebalance.space/E+ via Getty Images

Protein powders and shakes contain high amounts of lead, new report...

October 18, 2025