Politics and Government News

How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud
A right-wing campaign has targeted a once-obscure voting partnership called ERIC. Eight Republican states have now pulled out, giving the election denial movement a big win — and a blueprint for 2024.
A decade on, Edward Snowden remains in Russia, though U.S. laws have changed
A decade ago, we were still exploring the technological wonders of cellphones and other electronic devices. Few were thinking about how they could be used to monitor us. Then came Edward Snowden.
Biden signs bipartisan deal to avert debt default
President Biden praised a bipartisan agreement that raised the debt ceiling and averted a calamitous debt default in a rare Oval Office speech Friday.