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Why does Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brag and gloat in his statements about the Iran war? In the MAGA media world, war is a game, a test of masculine fortitude.

Conflict between Washington and the states is perennial and by design. Lack of clarity about who's in charge on what issue keeps power from becoming concentrated.

A longtime diplomat explains how the State Department normally encourages and helps Americans to leave countries amid political instability and war - which didn't happen over the last week.

A neighborhood coalition identified risk factors for youth violence and prevention strategies.

At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Congress engaged in a breathtaking act of legislative assertion, affirming that lawmakers' held the power to declare war - not the president.

Detroit's homelessness response system could lose millions of dollars in federal funding for permanent supportive housing as the city's homelessness rates increase.

A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.

There are never enough lawyers to provide indigent defense, but the situation has gotten worse since the pandemic.

Political content on social media finds you even if you're not looking for it, and it tends to do so through a sensationalized and emotionally charged lens.

As US bombing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya have shown, destruction is not the same as political success.