M.K. Stalin, the improbably named chief minister of Tamil Nadu, is trying to mobilize his neighbors against what he perceives as a grand plan by northern politicians, led by Indian Prime Minister ...

A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.

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In terms of its “surprise factor,” Shaheen’s announcement fell somewhere in between those of her two aforementioned Democratic colleagues, neither of whom could be considered old by Senate standards, ...

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Our nation’s greatest tragedy is not poverty, corruption, or external threats — it’s our paralysis in the face of these challenges. The current socioeconomic-political system, dominated by oligarchs ...

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STATES will not tolerate secessionist movements. In fact, not tolerating secession is central to how a state is defined, ie, ...

Yet when new green rules for agriculture started to take effect in 2023, his faith gave way to frustration — driving him to join a surging protest movement that threatened to shift Europe’s politics ...