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History of the US justice system

Portugal Golden Visa: Approvals down, family permits up in 2024

Panoramic view of the capital of Madeira island Funchal, Portugal.

Generative AI is eating culture. See how close it’s getting to disrupting dance

Zion Harris, center, rehearses for Jeté, a monthly dance showcase at Heart WeHo in West Hollywood in Los Angeles, on on September 19, 2024.

State mottos, translated: What your state’s official motto really means

Welcome sign for New Hampshire.

With rental registries, cities try to track housing and hold bad actors accountable

A sign in foreground lists a home for rent in Maryland with tall brick home in the background. Municipal rental registries are gaining attention as cities try to get a handle on who owns rental properties and where, both to better understand their housing landscape and to ensure rentals are safe for tenants.

US rolls toward a 'terrible' government shutdown, no exit ramp in sight

A US government employee talks on the phone as she looks out of a closed Smithsonian museum in Washington, DC on January 18, 2019, where the government has been shut down for four weeks.

Trump’s new law will limit payments to hospitals that treat patients with low incomes

James Wolcott, a patient waits to take a vision test for a new pair of glasses at a Remote Area Medical (RAM) mobile dental and medical clinic at Terre Haute South High School, Indiana.

Intel faces the unusual challenge of trying to influence one of its owners: the federal government

Congress is killing clean energy tax credits. Here’s how to use them before they disappear.

Aerial view of solar panels are on the roof of an apartment complex in California.

How auto parts tariffs could raise car insurance premiums in 2025

Interior of a modern auto parts factory or warehouse.

During a quiet summer election, one clerk practices to make future elections smoother

Residents vote in early voting at a park building in Detroit, MI in October of 2024.

The trouble with Trump’s homelessness plan

Homeless rights activists hold up signs saying "Housing, Not Handcuffs" outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22, 2024 in Washington, DC.

How Trump used the criminal system to massively expand immigration detention

Immigrant woman and children walk across a field as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) hosts a media tour at the South Texas Family Residential Center, August 2019.

‘This bill protects our precious waters’: How a Florida environmental group scored a win against Big Oil

A group of BP oil workers attempt to clean sand spilled with oil in Pensacola Beach, Florida.

Some California winemakers don’t want tariffs on their European competitors. Here’s why

Jason Haas, owner of Tablas Creek Vineyard, stands amongst rows of grape vines at his vineyard in Paso Robles on July 30, 2025.