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A chilling effect has fallen over Ohio’s public college campuses. Both faculty and students are mincing their words in class and approaching their discussions with caution for fear of being reported, ...

Omar Fateh steadied himself before the camera and flashed a smile between heavy blinks, the weight of a nearly sleepless night tugging at his eyelids. This interview — first slated for the week prior ...

Democrats in Missouri are launching a new petition to block state Republicans from implementing their newly gerrymandered maps ahead of the 2026 elections — and doing so with the financial support of ...

The U.S. government has officially entered a shutdown, bringing with it the rising threat of mass federal layoffs and cuts to safety-net programs. In the final hours before funding lapsed, President ...

Currently, under the 14th Amendment, anyone born in the United States is a citizen, regardless of their parents’ immigration status, except children of diplomats. A ruling against this principle would ...

There are certain dishes that loom large in my mind as the real icons of the seasons — not the retail calendar of pumpkin spice and peppermint bark, but the meals that have, almost by accident, ...

There are a ton of reasons to love fall. There’s the weather, the fashion (I can’t wait to finally wear my cardigans, leather jackets and shearling coats) and, most importantly, the seasonal goodies, ...

The government has decided to stop counting hunger. Late last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would cancel the country’s annual food security survey — a statistical snapshot that ...

U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday in a rambling speech that lasted nearly an hour. Trump repeatedly criticized the institution and other ...

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This column has been updated to provide fuller context of Maggie Haberman's exchange with President Trump. He isn’t a government official, but his questions shape government action. A curious and ...