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When people of color see politicians who look like them, it can have profound effects. Political science research suggests that this so-called “descriptive representation” increases Americans’

Violent crime in the U.S. is a top concern for Chinese tourists considering travel there, according to new data from Morning Consult.Why it matters: When Chinese tourists begin to venture...

Recession talk is everywhere, especially in the housing sector, as recent data on weaker housing starts and sales compounded by higher mortgage rates signal a slowdown.But that doesn’t necessarily mean...

Wealthy Americans dodged getting hit by tax increases in the Democrats’ economic package, but they likely will face a much better-funded Internal Revenue Service equipped with new auditors and technology...

Very early in the morning on June 15, a lightweight drone with a 82-foot wingspan took off from the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, assisted by a handful of people...

Three people were arrested in Boston after a group of masked white supremacists clashed with counter-protesters at a “drag queen story time” event for kids on Saturday, reports said. One...

Heading into the July Fourth weekend, a policy group supporting House Democrats is launching $1.7 million in new ads calling on the Senate to take up House-passed legislation designed to...

When Army cadets at West Point train in the surrounding mountain valleys and field courses, they are learning to fight war in what the military terms a “passively denied environment.”...

A stabbing at the San Francisco International Airport left three passengers with minor injuries Friday. A knife-wielding suspect attacked the trio in the pre-security section of the airport’s international terminal...

As abortion rights are expanding across the globe, the U.S. is poised to roll them back more. Romy Arroyo Fernandez / NurPhoto via Getty Images Before 2018, most women in...