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An unregulated sector has risks in itself but will also aid the rapid advancement of AI in China.

A judge has sided with the three news organizations President Donald Trump barred from the White House - for now.

A local historian combed through a 1967 collection of police incident reports from Philadelphia's airport police that included detentions of soldiers and veterans.

The crypto industry scored a series of wins in 2025, only to see its top legislative goal fail in 2026.

The US legal system often fails to provide counsel for millions of Americans in civil cases. Generic and law-specific AI models can help address this justice gap of unmet legal needs.

A midterm election is coming. In the face of wavering voter trust - some of it driven by forces outside their control - what can election officials actually do to keep elections credible?

Two 19th-century elections are a reminder that a sizable midterm shift, like the one expected in November, can signal long-lasting changes in American politics that set the country in a new direction.

There are no guarantees that pollsters' troubles in recent elections and popular skepticism about their dependability will be alleviated anytime soon.

When President Trump barred three news organizations from the White House, a lawsuit followed. In it, the news outlets invoked their Fifth and First amendments rights.

For American conservatives of the Cold War era, red was the color of communists and the mistrusted American left. Now, it's the color of the GOP, while Democrats are blue. How did this happen?