The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire to upend the Department of Education as it currently functions. It plans to lay off at least half of the department's workforce, more than ...

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I break down what’s at stake as the Supreme Court hears Moore v. Harper—a case that could shift the balance of power in American elections. I explain how the independent state legislature doctrine ...

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Google does not need to sell its Chrome web browser, but it does need to share its search data with rivals. The ruling is widely seen as a victory for the company, ...

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The assassination of Charlie Kirk in front of 3,000 people was both shocking and not surprising, given the steady escalation of political violence in America – a trend that imperils democracy in so ...

The treason trial of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu kicked off this week in a tense atmosphere brought on by the country’s upcoming general election. It could also be a litmus test of its ...

On Oct. 25, 2023, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, stood before his colleagues and the world in the well of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was his first speech since his unlikely rise from ...

The assassination of Charlie Kirk is part of a rising trend of political violence in America. Experts say this violence chills free speech and poses an extreme threat to democracy. Threats against ...

Taiwan’s version of the “democracy sausage” – a public display at the Presidential Palace, Taipei, August 2025. Credit: Cathy Harper “Taiwan is on the front line,” Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Dr. Lin ...

MILAN (AP) — American historian Josiah Ober, whose studies of Athenian democracy provide insights into current political crises, and U.S. immunologist Carl H. June, who works on gene-modified cell ...

MILAN (AP) — American historian Josiah Ober, whose studies of Athenian democracy provide insights into current political crises, and U.S. immunologist Carl H. June, whose work on gene-modified cell ...