The U.S. Justice Department has two programs that measure the nation’s crime: the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting and the National Crime Victimization Survey. Together, they offer a clearer overall ...

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 ...

While running for office in 2016, Trump praised Putin and said Putin praised him. When they met in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018, Trump appeared to take Putin at his word when he falsely said he didn’t ...

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.

President Donald Trump said Washington, D.C.’s homicide rate is higher than "the worst places on Earth." At an Aug. 11 press conference announcing a federal government takeover ...

Property taxes went up last year, partly because of the $325 per pupil increases in funding for schools. That trend is likely to continue in 2025, especially as school districts face the pressures of ...

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El video en redes sociales de la presidenta de México Claudia Sheinbaum diciendo que la muerte de Miguel Uribe Turbay, es "bueno para Colombia" fue manipulado. Expertos en inteligencia artificial nos ...