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Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses his book, "Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own"

Trump commuted Stone's 40-month prison sentence on Friday evening, just days before he was to report to prison.

This year and last, even with two justices Trump hand-picked, the court has shown it is no rubber stamp for him or his administration’s policies.

Mike Pence and Joe Biden launched competing events in Pa., featuring sweeping economic plans, and tense clashes between supporters and protesters.

The Supreme Court's decision Thursday means Trump's financial records will likely need to be turned over to a New York grand jury and could imperil his brand and fortune.

The Supreme Court has upheld a prosecutor’s demand for President Donald Trump’s tax returns as part of a criminal investigation into hush-money payments.

As COVID cases surge, we examine why in the U.S. pandemic response has failed, what we are learning about the virus, and why Pa. needed a mask mandate.

The state permanently lost $444 million in June alone, with that number expected to be $5 billion overall by this time next year.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been advancing the White House’s judicial candidates with single-minded focus. Two hundred have been confirmed.

The high court’s action will keep the documents out of congressional hands at least until the case is resolved, which is not likely to happen before 2021.

Amidst the weeks of protests, an old conversation has gained new traction: what do we do with our monuments to slaveholders and other problematic historical figures?

The killing of Ahmaud Arbery prompted calls for the state to pass a hate crimes law. Until Friday, Georgia had been one of just four states without one on the books.

Later this year the high court will hear a case that seeks to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act. In a court filing Thursday, the Trump administration supported it.

Delaware senators gave near-unanimous support to the $4.55 billion budget, but debate on two other spending bills proved much more contentious.

Gessen has spent years studying the totalitarianism of Putin, and their new book provides analyses that could help citizens of other nations, including the U.S.