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History of the US justice system

Rural communities, tribes sue EPA over $2.8 billion in canceled funding for flood mitigation and resilience projects

Aerial view of Kipnuk and surrounding bodies of water.

Research shows evictions are a public health problem. Can eviction prevention be a solution?

Close-up of a person reading an eviction notice letter.

Homeless San Diegans are bicycling toward independence

A group of participants in full biking gear posing for a photograph with their bicycles.

Can labor organizers transform a moment into a movement?

Boeing defense plant workers holding up "Strike Against Boeing" signs outside of a Boeing facility in Berkeley, Missouri.

These 4 states were caught sharing personal health data with Big Tech

Illustration showing concept of private health data being leaked to tech companies.

Are local officials duty-bound to certify elections? Arizona ruling creates new doubt

Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd, center, bows her head in prayer during the inauguration of the Southern Arizona Regional Border Operations Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

‘All public health is local’: Experts sound alarm on consequences of HHS shuttering regional offices

Signage for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Texas lawmakers hear concerns about bill to require proof of citizenship for voting

A voting site is seen within the SpaceX projects area in Brownsville, Texas, on May 3, 2025.

Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. But what is a sanctuary city, anyway?

People hold signs in support of sanctuary city mayors outside the U.S. capitol, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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Why Trump wants to ban barcodes on ballots, and what it means for voters and election officials

Election workers scan ballots at the scanning stations of the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office and Election Warehouse on Election Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 5, 2024.

Without AmeriCorps rural communities will lose essential social services

Americorps reading tutor Kelly Meany, L, gives one-on-one reading instructions to 7-year-old 2nd grader Madissen Moody at C.W. Harris Elementary School in D.C where Corps members play a huge role in DC public schools, teaching kids to read and acting as role models, on Friday, September 19, 2014

Latinas hold more state legislature seats than ever before

Sade Elhawary, left, cheers during her campaign kickoff for 2024 for California Assembly District 57

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How people with disabilities navigate voting hurdles

People vote at an election polling site on November 05, 2024, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

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Domestic violence services are in jeopardy, providers say

Hands of someone who is staying at a homeless shelter for domestic violence survivors, where funding cuts will impact services.