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Number of families detained at Dilley Detention Center has dropped
The number of parents and children booked into the nation's only immigrant family detention center, in Dilley, Texas, fell in...
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Spinning in the wind
Support independent journalism that breaks the rules Even before February 28, the reasons for Donald Trump's imploding popularity couldn't have...
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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine program risks a resurgence of deadly scourges among children
Report Highlights Sow doubt, risk supply: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sowing doubt about vaccine safety and considering...
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Mamdani stumbles on the Irish question
Policy / March 19, 2026 The mayor's difficulty in dealing with a question about Irish unification was not entirely his...
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Transportation lobbyists donated thousands of dollars to Sean Duffy’s son-in-law as he runs for Congress
The $16 billion Hudson Tunnel project under construction between Manhattan and New Jersey will improve passenger rail service, an important...
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Illinois’ next black senator deserves credit for her own campaign
Policy / March 18, 2026 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was buoyed by millions spent by Gov. JB Pritzker, but she...
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Oil regulators found hundreds of wells were violating Oklahoma rules. Then they ignored their findings.
Five years ago, Oklahoma oil regulators embarked on a project with an impressive name: the Source of Truth. State officials...
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Overthrow the regime!
Support independent journalism that breaks the rules Even before February 28, the reasons for Donald Trump's imploding popularity couldn't have...
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The Trump administration’s “disturbing” new legal strategy for prosecuting border crossers is straining the courts and putting the law to the test.
José Omar Flores-Penaloza was willing to admit that he had entered the United States illegally. He was ready to be...
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Why is the Supreme Court treating Trump like an “ordinary” president?
Objection! / March 16, 2026 The emperor is completely naked, but thanks to flawed legal doctrine, Republican judges continue to...
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