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The Pennsylvania attorney general's investigation targeted not only the suspected leader of the trafficking ring, but also the alleged financial manager, drivers and customers.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from Trump's first administration harmed many middle-class and low-income taxpayers. But Black people got it the worst, says an expert on race and taxation.

Trump reversed the Cuba 'thaw' initiated by President Barack Obama. But second-guessing the incoming president's policy on the island isn't straightforward.

The FBI investigates everything from terrorist threats to cybercrime to public corruption. What does the presidentially nominated, Senate-confirmed head of the sprawling agency actually do?

Responsible political judgment requires reflection and reflection takes time.

Composer Quincy Jones, who died in November 2024, was a titan of 20th-century American music. So why don't music majors study his work?

You may call him Santa Claus, but the bearded guy in the red suit is a man known by many names. That doesn't make him disreputable, just a reflection of changing American culture.

In 1972, a South Korean president instigated a self-coup and succeeded. Understanding why - and why the latest attempt failed - helps explain how far the country's democracy has progressed and how fragile it could become.

The Supreme Court's decision about a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans youth will determine how strongly the equal protection clause protects trans people.

Changes in how government operates, and adjustments to rules and regulations, must go through an open democratic process whose steps and results can be challenged in the courts.