Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total ...

On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, ...

Illinois earlier this year removed obstacles that some trans residents face when changing their name, with legislators ...

Editor’s note (Nov. 6): Cory Swanson, who was backed by conservative interests, and Katherine Bidegaray, who was backed by liberal interests, won Montana’s two supreme court seats on Election Day.

This article is also available in Spanish: Leer en español. Antonio Alarcón, 30-year-old based in Queens, counts himself as a supporter of Zohran Mamdani’s bid for New York City mayor for a number of ...

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so much else ...

This article is part of our coverage of law enforcement issues in the municipal races of 2025. Read our stories on New York City and Seattle. After the murder of George Floyd, police violence became ...

This story is a collaboration between Bolts and Injustice Watch, a Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organization examining issues of equity and justice in the court system. Renwick Wells and Mickey ...

Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies ...

The water system that provides for the entire Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota has been contaminated with dangerous levels of manganese that have made the water undrinkable since May. For Lonna ...

Prisons across the United States run on incarcerated labor. People behind bars cook food, sew clothes, clean facilities, manufacture goods, and even work in dangerous industries like agriculture and ...

Seattle is poised to continue its experiment in public campaign financing. Voters on Tuesday renewed the city’s democracy vouchers program, which provides each adult Seattle resident with four $25 ...