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March 1, 2023
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has written her first majority opinion for the Supreme Court.
Lori Lightfoot
February 28, 2023
Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied…
student loan
February 28, 2023
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday to determine whether President Biden’s student loan debt relief program would prevail.
Race
February 28, 2023
After multiple postponements, including most recently because her entire defense team quit, Baltimore’s former top prosecutor is scheduled to stand…
February 28, 2023
Philadelphia state Rep. Joanna McClinton on Tuesday became the first woman to serve as speaker of the Pennsylvania House, ascending…
The nine members of the Supreme Court in 2022
February 28, 2023
Federal judges have the power to make and unmake our laws and to uphold or overturn our civil rights. In…
The TikTok logo is shown on a cell phone
February 28, 2023
Federal agencies have 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices, as the Chinese-owned app comes under increasing scrutiny.
February 28, 2023
Nine candidates are competing Tuesday for a chance to be Chicago's next mayor, including incumbent Lori Lightfoot, elected in 2019.
February 28, 2023
Lightfoot in 2019 became the first Black woman and first openly gay mayor of the Windy City, the second woman…
February 28, 2023
Deaths while in custody go underreported, despite a 2014 law requiring state and federal agencies to share such data with…
February 28, 2023
President Joe Biden said Monday that “history matters, and Black history matters” during a White House reception marking Black History…
Kofi Annan Meets With Haitis Prime Minister
February 27, 2023
Gérard Latortue, former interim prime minister of Haiti who helped rebuild the country after a violent coup in the mid-2000s,…
February 27, 2023
President Joe Biden on Monday announced the appointment of former Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin as a top adviser.
February 27, 2023
Gwendolyn Herzig, who is transgender, told Arkansas lawmakers one of the biggest obstacles trans people face is a lack of…
February 27, 2023
Nigeria’s election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the country's closely watched presidential election, but it could days…