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The U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. A new report from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance finds U.S. democracy at 50-year low.
Allison Robbert
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AP
State of U.S. democracy reaches new low, report finds
Rob Schmitz
A new global democracy report finds the U.S. at its lowest level of democratic performance in the 50 years it has been measured.
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank provided boxes of groceries for a food giveaway in August. Food insecurity is expected to increase as government assistance programs are scaled back.
Patrick T. Fallon
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AFP
Family income rose and poverty fell in 2025 — but safety net cuts could erase gains
Scott Horsley, Marissa J. Lang
A tarp covers signage on the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, on June 15, 2026, after a judge ordered the removal of President Donald Trump's name.
Brendan Smialowski
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AFP via Getty Images
Kennedy Center board votes to close it, as judge again keeps Trump's name off
Anastasia Tsioulcas
Nick Reiner in court in February.
Chris Torres
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Pool EPA via AP
Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner
Chloe Veltman
Texas Standard
Texas landowners sue federal government over border wall plans
A lawsuit filed Monday takes aim at federal agencies’ use of waivers to expedite construction of a wall along the border with Mexico and claims that landowner’s constitutional rights are...
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans
Is possessing smokable hemp flower and concentrate legal in Texas? No one knows
In ‘Taipei Story,’ Dallas-raised RF Kuang wants us to take risks in language and life
How Leonel Manzano went from breaking records at UT to a silver medal at the London Olympics
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