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Attorney general recommendation to fire FBI Director James Comey disregarded crucial internal Justice Department investigation.
The nation needs a more comprehensive approach to family leave and relief for parents with child care expenses. But the proposals the Trump team rolled out initially fell short.
An aggressive neighbor to the north, a sputtering economy at home – and two more thorny issues facing South Korea’s new president.
Trump’s plans to crack down on immigration could create the same conditions that led to MS-13’s birth and expansion.
Being president of France won’t be easy for Emmanuel Macron. Without the support of an established political party, his legislative agenda may go nowhere fast.
A scholar who has profiled the likes of Saddam Hussein and Vladimir Putin says there is a method to understanding the madness.
Rules imposed after 9/11 and still on the books are getting in the way of delivering aid to conflict zones. In countries like Yemen and Syria, it could mean the difference between life and death.
The authors of a new book have data that show politicians and the media love talking about heroes, but ordinary people are much more reluctant. That difference could have political consequences.
What does it mean to be French? The two standing presidential candidates hope voters will agree with their version of the answer.
People in some of the most unequal countries in the world think theirs is the paradigm of meritocracy. Can the data help explain this phenomenon?
A new survey of French voters reveals a divide that predicts support for Le Pen. This same characteristic also explains Brexit and the election of Donald Trump.
Trump’s administration plans to ramp up prosecution of unauthorized border crossings. Here’s the story of how it became illegal in the first place.
An executive order signed in 1917 created what’s been called ‘the nation’s first ministry of information.’ The media are still feeling its impact.
In ‘The Givers,’ author David Callahan warns that today’s mega-rich philanthropists wield too much political clout. He may be exaggerating their power and lowballing the public’s own strength.
The stack of executive orders, proclamations and memoranda Trump has signed makes other presidents’ stacks look puny.
A scholar of rhetoric makes note of one way Trump’s language has changed since he became president.
You often hear police express a concern that their jobs will become more difficult if they are forced to work with ICE. We look at the evidence.
Marine Le Pen of the far right National Front and independent Emmanuel Macron advance to the runoff on May 7.
How could green groups attract more diverse volunteers? Maybe they could put more time and energy into outreach toward the people most affected by environmental injustices.
Wondering how the U.K. government can just decide to dissolve itself and call for a general election? As our expert explains, it’s not uncommon.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is famous for really getting a lot done fast. Will history remember Trump so kindly?
Trump’s promise to appoint conservatives to the Supreme Court could mean the fate of the death penalty rests in the court of public opinion.
Democrat Jon Ossoff will face Republican Karen Handel in a runoff on June 20.
Should French children be taught about the ‘positive aspects’ of colonialism? What the presidential candidates say.