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The Court has a chance to resolve a years-long fight over “nationwide injunctions,” just days before Trump takes office.
The Court has a chance to resolve a years-long fight over “nationwide injunctions,” just days before Trump takes office.
The Supreme Court case asking if the government can ban TikTok is easier than it looks.
Universal programs are much easier to administer than means-tested ones.
The US does need more skilled workers. But that’s not all it needs.
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South Korea’s impeached president avoided arrest — for now.
Initial GOP defections point to the party’s divides.
How a consolation prize for unions might screw everyone over — them included.
The “caliphate” is history. But ISIS is still a threat.
From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.
Texas asks the justices to abandon longstanding First Amendment protections for sexual speech.
The four ways Trump could potentially preserve the app.
The Trumpworld feud over H-1B visas, explained.
Tough-on-crime laws are back. But next year could be different.
The 24 forecasts we made in 2024, revisited.
Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in US history, dies at 100.
Democrats moved to the right on immigration. Will sanctuary cities still stand up to Trump?
It’s easy to feel like gun violence is hopeless and never getting better. 2024 disproves that.
A “suicide pod” in Switzerland roils the right-to-die debate.
It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.
Why young people are getting cancer, problems with OpenAI, and the little intelligence agency that could.
The report accuses Gaetz of paying women for sex — including a 17-year-old.
President Biden’s latest move against the death penalty is part of a much larger nationwide trend.
One country offers a glimpse into the future of warming and unrest.
Presidents routinely abuse the pardon, but Biden’s record-setting commutations underscore why reforms should be narrow.
Is the group too diverse to think of with just one word?
Americans don’t have to look abroad for answers.
That bodes poorly for his agenda next year.
Trump is blowing up funding deals, again. It’s a preview of what’s to come.
Trump stoked another congressional crisis. But there’s an intriguing twist to this one.
The president-elect is pushing Hamas to free Israeli hostages by January 20.
Democrats must not forfeit the fight for expanding legal admissions.
Although nothing is ever certain in this Supreme Court.
Gisèle Pelicot’s husband drugged and assaulted her for a decade. She demanded a public trial.
A marital rape case in France reverberated around the world. This is how it happened.
Turns out, it’s surprisingly hard to spend government cash.
SoftBank is making another big jobs pledge. It’s not clear it came through the first time.
Lawsuits against ABC and the Des Moines Register are meant to chill the media.
The federal law targeting TikTok takes effect January 19. The Supreme Court appears likely to resolve this case by then.
Thousands of people were convinced they were seeing drone swarms. Get used to it.
A tale of two killings.
Simmering tensions between Justin Trudeau and former ally Chrystia Freeland erupted Monday.
Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin has a sympathetic plaintiff, and alarmingly high stakes for workers.
The many ways that Donald Trump could use the presidency for personal gain — again.
The 7 biggest questions, answered as best we can.