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A combination of factors, including Democrats and Republicans feeling more and more animosity for the other side, led to the roughing up of Sen. Alex Padilla at a press conference.

Multiple nuclear and military facilities were targeted in an Israeli strike, which took place days before US and Iran were due to conduct a sixth round of nuclear talks.

Can the president fire leaders of more than 50 independent agencies overseen by Congress because he wants to? The Supreme Court may say yes, upending decades of constitutional law.

Generations already suffering a shattered sense of safety from US gun violence do not see the military as a viable option, a terrorism scholar argues.

The success of SEPTA's new Route 49 suggests public transit agencies can increase ridership by catering to current users instead of chasing car owners.

A nation's history is told by its records. The White House no longer publishing Trump's full remarks makes this history less complete.

A survey of more than 1,500 Florida students may temper expectations of cellphone bans in schools.

Authoritarian attitudes - the desire for social conformity and an aversion to difference - play an important role in Americans' willingness to restrict transgender rights.

President Trump's politics of resentment recall the US colonial era, when grievances fueled rage and violence.

Trump's $45 million parade in Washington, DC, underscores his love-hate relationship with New York, the city where ticker-tape parades have traditionally honored America's victories and heroes.