[ad_1] Located less than an hour outside Madison, Wisc., Columbia county has both city commuters and people in more rural, small towns. Portage, with a population of around 10,000, is the largest town in the county. Jeongyoon Han/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jeongyoon Han/NPR Located less than an hour outside Madison, Wisc., Columbia county has […]

[ad_1] Activism / StudentNation / May 20, 2024 Documents reveal a pattern of targeted monitoring: administrator presence at rallies, police surveillance of social media, and coordination between campus, local, and state police. Ad Policy Campus police parked at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. (Joe Buglewicz / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, a […]

[ad_1] Ten years after the massive street protests that overthrew Ukraine’s president—and helped precipitate war with Russia—another former Soviet Republic teeters on the brink. Ad Policy Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis takes part in the ongoing protest against the “transparency of foreign influence” bill after the government’s approval in Tbilisi, Georgia on May 14, 2024. […]

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[ad_1] FDIC chairman Martin Gruenberg — widely criticized for a toxic workplace at the agency — said Monday that he’s willing to step down once a successor is confirmed by the Senate. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images FDIC chairman Martin Gruenberg — widely criticized for a toxic workplace at the […]

[ad_1] A Miami police officer talks with a homeless person, prior to a cleaning of the street in 2021. Starting October 1st, a new law will ban Florida’s homeless from sleeping in public spaces. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP A Miami police officer talks with a homeless person, prior to a cleaning […]

[ad_1] Corrupt insurrectionists have no place on the Supreme Court. Ad Policy US Supreme Court Associate Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas in Washington, D.C. (Left: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Right: Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images) In the wake of the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and the failed […]

[ad_1] The ICC prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants against Israeli leaders puts it beyond doubt: It’s time to cut off the weapons. Ad Policy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) arrives for a party meeting at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on May 20, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon / AFP via Getty […]

[ad_1] Evan Vucci/Associated Press Evan Vucci/Associated Press Angling to tap into strong support for the sweeping health law he helped pass 14 years ago, one of President Joe Biden’s latest reelection strategies is to remind voters that former President Donald Trump tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “Folks, he’s coming for your health care, […]