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Jodey Arrington was the House architect of Trump’s massive tax-and-spend bill that includes steep healthcare cuts.

As immigration enforcement spending ramps up, oversight mechanisms have been stifled—including for members of Congress.

The Venezuelan immigrant, who has no criminal record, previously worked for a multinational corporation that sells snacks, ...

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Beathard was put to death in 1999 for murders that his co-defendant claimed to have committed without him. A new ...

I insist on survival every day I stay in ...

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I’m scared of what’s being lost in our classrooms: critical thinking, open dialogue, and the freedom to be ourselves.

Cities have spent three decades criminalizing the homeless. Last year, Austin bucked the trend—and sparked a firestorm that still hasn’t gone out.