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“I love when a (future) defendant unequivocally admits to the crime,” wrote former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner

I once went to the village of Koreme in Iraqi Kurdistan and walked along a dirt road past a little brick school and a makeshift mosque to a dusty field of almond trees and high grass where all the males of the village — age 13 to 43 — had…

As US meets Iran in critical World Cup match in Qatar, Al Jazeera looks at the volatile history between the two nations.

The Interior Department has proposed rules to limit methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands

As Trump’s influence subsides, Republicans need to return to fiscal prudence and pro-business policies, argues the Independent Institute’s Álvaro Vargas Llosa.

First outlets to publish WikiLeaks material, including the Guardian, come together to oppose prosecution

Former associate White House counsel says Garland, DOJ are going "by the book" and have a "rock solid" case

Same-sex marriage was once a deeply divisive issue. Now, polls show over 70% of Americans support same-sex marriage, and Congress is set to move forward with the Respect for Marriage Act.

On Tuesday, just weeks after Pennsylvania voters took control of the state House of Representatives away from Republicans for the first time in more than a decade, Speaker Bryan Cutler took to the main hallway of the Capitol and defiantly defended one of his leadership team's most controversial decisions: the…

The lesson of 2022: If Democrats focus on core progressive issues that affect people's lives, anything is possible

A helicopter removed the old manual flagpole from the dome of the Old State Capitol this week in preparation for installing an automated one as part of an ongoing renovation project. Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama both made history at the historic building.