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A federal judge rules acting DHS head’s DACA suspension was invalid

The judge said Chad Wolf’s unlawful appointment to his position invalidated his immigration policy.

Blue states and red states are both doing school reopenings wrong

What Biden’s plan to reopen schools safely in the pandemic could look like, according to an epidemiologist.

Violence followed the “Million MAGA March” in Washington, DC

Tensions ran high after pro-Trump protesters marched through the capital, falsely claiming that the election had been stolen.

What we know about who Asian American voters supported in the election

Most AAPI voters backed former Vice President Joe Biden while a segment supported President Donald Trump.

With Covid-19 cases at record levels, states are rolling out new restrictions

As US daily cases approach 200,000, officials in Oregon, New Mexico, and elsewhere implement new lockdowns.

Police reform was a big winner this election

These local ballot measure wins are just a first step in a "multi-year" fight to rethinking policing, activists say.

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Covid-19 is surging (again). Schools are closing (again). Kids are learning online (again). And more American parents than ever are turning to homeschool (for the very first time).

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Trump’s own officials say 2020 was America’s most secure election in history

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The Next Four Years: How to make a Biden Boom

Bloomberg’s Karl Smith explains a bipartisan approach to healing the labor market

Fox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yet

Democrats are already at odds over how to win in 2022

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The best way to improve schools? Invest in teachers.

Joe Biden needs to avoid a return to “eat your peas” budgeting

The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party.

What will Thanksgiving look like this year? We asked a turkey farmer.

The disturbing surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations, in one chart

Activist groups say it’s not time to march against a Trump coup — yet

Biden is preparing for his presidency. The Trump administration? Not so much.

Facebook’s election woes are headed to Georgia

How Biden’s FCC could fix America’s internet

80 percent of those who died of Covid-19 in Texas county jails were never convicted of a crime

How Joe Biden could make Brazil his first “climate outlaw”

2019 was a terrible year for measles. 2021 could be much worse.

Leaks suggest Trump knows his effort to stay in office is probably doomed

How risky is air travel in the pandemic? Here’s what the science says.

The crisis isn’t too much polarization. It’s too little democracy.

A Pennsylvania poll worker explains the painstaking process of counting votes

How the Navajo Nation helped Democrats win Arizona