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What is the Insurrection Act? Does the US president have plenary authority?

What is the Insurrection Act? Does the US president have plenary authority?

By Samantha Putterman • October 14, 2025
Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse

Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse

By Amy Sherman • October 13, 2025
What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics

What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics

By Grace Abels • September 30, 2025
Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings

Tyler Robinson: What's known about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's politics, bullet casing etchings

By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2025
'Rough road ahead': Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence

'Rough road ahead': Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights the rise in US political violence

By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2025
Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting

Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting

By Grace Abels • September 11, 2025
How officials are talking about Chicago and Illinois crime data: a guide to the spin

How officials are talking about Chicago and Illinois crime data: a guide to the spin

By Amy Sherman • September 5, 2025
Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past

Byron Donalds’ history on youth offender laws: How DC proposal breaks from his past

By Samantha Putterman • August 27, 2025
Trump seeks to end cashless bail. What is it and which states might be affected?

Trump seeks to end cashless bail. What is it and which states might be affected?

By Loreben Tuquero • August 26, 2025
Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims?

Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims?

By Loreben Tuquero • August 22, 2025
Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate

Crime is underreported, but not just in Washington, D.C., where Trump claims data is inaccurate

By Gabrielle Lazor • August 18, 2025
Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment

Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment

By Gabrielle Lazor • August 11, 2025
Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back.

Have Democrats always been interested in Epstein case transparency? We looked back.

By Amy Sherman • August 5, 2025
NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work?

NYC mass shooting sparks questions about Nevada’s little-used red flag gun law. How does it work?

By Gabrielle Lazor • July 30, 2025
Trump DOJ dismissal of Epstein ‘client list’ fuels MAGA division. Here’s a guide to the controversy.

Trump DOJ dismissal of Epstein ‘client list’ fuels MAGA division. Here’s a guide to the controversy.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 15, 2025
What’s a manifesto, and did the Minnesota shooting suspect have one?

What’s a manifesto, and did the Minnesota shooting suspect have one?

By Gabrielle Lazor • June 18, 2025
Is Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein files? What to know after social media fight with Elon Musk

Is Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein files? What to know after social media fight with Elon Musk

By Amy Sherman • June 6, 2025
Fact-checking claims about the Colorado attack at a gathering supporting hostages held by Hamas

Fact-checking claims about the Colorado attack at a gathering supporting hostages held by Hamas

By Loreben Tuquero • June 4, 2025
Fact-checking Trump’s video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa

Fact-checking Trump’s video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2025
Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días

Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días

By Maria Briceño • April 28, 2025

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