Albuquerque Officials Take Steps to Curb Surge in Citations, Jail Stays Related to Homelessness

The changes come after ProPublica reported that charges for crimes related to homelessness have skyrocketed under Mayor Tim Keller. In 2025, people were charged 1,256 times for obstructing sidewalks — nearly six times the number in the previous eight years combined.

Lawmakers Ask DOJ Watchdog to Investigate Alleged Drugs-for-Votes Scheme After ProPublica Report

Led by Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress, five House members have called on the Department of Justice’s inspector general to examine why election fraud charges were not pursued “despite reported findings and evidence. ”

She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.

Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.

The EPA just walked back Hawai‘i’s plan to retire its dinosaur power plants

By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co can sidestep rules years in the making.

Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year

The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.

Judge Sanctioned Private Prison Giant for Destroying Evidence in ICE Death Suit

In a wrongful death suit about an ICE detainee, a judge wrapped CoreCivic responsible for destroying video — the first-known such sanction.

A Post-American Europe Must Build Its Own Power

As Washington turns transactional and Beijing rises, Europe must convert its economic weight into genuine strategic power.

The Political Truths of Literary Friendship

The private letters of famed literary critic Harold Bloom offer an ethical guide for politics.