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A report from a Swedish organization that advocates for democracy globally found that 34 countries or territories allow mail-in voting. Voting by mail does not look the same in each country. For ...
As leaders of Russia, Ukraine, the United States and Europe met to discuss a possible Russia-Ukraine war endgame, one part of Ukraine drew increasing attention: the Donbas, an industrial region in the ...
About 45% of violent crime is not reported to the police, according to 2023 NCVS data. Reasons for not reporting include fear of retribution, belief that police won’t be able to help and not wanting ...
President Donald Trump will meet Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Aug. 18 at the White House to discuss a possible end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Republicans say latest US consumer price report is a boon. Democrats say it’s a bust. Which is it? Does the latest consumer price index report show that Americans are paying more or less for goods?
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Aug. 15 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss a possible end to the war in Ukraine. PolitiFact is ...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have more than a little history. While running for office in 2016, Trump praised Putin and said Putin praised him.
Congress caps new H-1B visas at 85,000 per fiscal year, including 20,000 for noncitizens who earned advanced degrees. The government approved 400,000 H-1B applications, including renewals, in 2024, ...
After declaring a public safety emergency Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump suggested that declaring a national emergency would let him bypass the law’s limits.
During a July 2024 Florida campaign rally, Trump promised to "take over the horribly run capital of our nation in Washington, D.C., and clean it up, renovate it, and rebuild our capital city so that ...
The Democrats called for former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, who served as labor secretary during Trump’s first term, to testify about Epstein’s plea deal. They asked the Justice Department to ...
President Donald Trump said he is deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department.