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2042 episodes transcribedThis week, the release of a draft Supreme Court opinion striking down Roe v. Wade has put a spotlight on the 50-year-old case that redefined abortion...
Since the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion on overturning the constitutional right to abortion, both sides of the fight have been scrambling.To...
If the Supreme Court revokes Roe v. Wade, individual states will probably be left to make their own decisions about abortion provision.Some states wil...
The revelation that the Supreme Court could end the constitutional right to abortion in the United States has set off a political firestorm and deepen...
Unlike other former presidents after leaving office, Donald J. Trump has remained in the middle of the political stage — raising more money than the R...
The United States is seeing a revival in union membership.In the last six months, the National Labor Relations Board has recorded a 60 percent increas...
Is there a connection between former President Donald J. Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine, the Russian invasion and the events of Jan. 6, 2021?The...
As the horrors of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have became clearer, the Biden administration has pivoted to a more aggressive stance, with officials t...
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data that showed around 60 percent of Americans — more than half of adults and...
Joseph A. Kennedy, a former high school football coach, was fired after he made a habit of going to the 50-yard line after his team’s games to thank G...
In January 2021, one of President Biden’s first big moves in office was to sign an executive order mandating masks in airports and on planes and other...
A Times investigation last year found that minor traffic stops in the United States were far more deadly than widely thought — in the previous five ye...
America is home to 735 billionaires with a collective worth greater than $4.7 trillion, according to Forbes. There were just 424 billionaires in 2012,...
When they go to the polls on Sunday, voters in France will be faced with the same two presidential candidates as 2017: Emmanuel Macron, the president...
In Texas, a heated political battle is taking place over care provided to young transgender people, with Gov. Greg Abbott taking a leading role.The st...
In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of younger Americans who identify as transgender and are seeking medical intervention t...
Nearly two months into the war in Ukraine, many Russians have gone from shock and denial to support for their troops and anger at the West.What is beh...
Across the United States, 45 million borrowers now owe $1.6 trillion in debt for federal loans taken out for college — more than consumers owe on any...
The Indigenous Brazilian territory of Ituna-Itatá was established in 2011 for the protection of an isolated group that has never been contacted by out...
In the 1990s, Dennis Wayne Hope committed a series of armed robberies. After proving adept at escaping prison, he was put in isolation. He has been th...
