Political
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Philadelphia’s 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador
In the midst of a civil war, married couple Ernesto and Linda Fuentes fled their home country of El Salvador…
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When a president is unfit for office, here’s what the Constitution says can happen
Bipartisan calls for President Donald Trump’s removal from office increased on April 7, 2026, after he issued threats to destroy…
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1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies
A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of 1776. The scene they witnessed was…
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US refugee policy for white South Africans is part of a century-long effort to keep some English-speaking nations white
Whiteness appears to be an official immigration credential in the eyes of the United States government. The Trump administration in…
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Philadelphia’s founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about ‘godless’ Freemasons and the Illuminati
How conspiracies spread has changed immensely over the history of the United States, as technology and media have evolved. But…
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A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare
With U.S. bombs raining down on Iran and Tehran’s leaders responding by hitting targets across the Persian Gulf and restricting…
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What a US attorney general actually does – a law professor spells it out
President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 2, 2026, only 14 months after she was sworn into…
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Supreme Court ruling on Colorado conversion therapy case is not a clear win for conservatives
In an 8-1 decision authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court held on March 31, 2026, that a Colorado…
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Pam Bondi’s extreme political loyalty to Trump wasn’t enough to save her job
After President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 2, 2026, news reports suggested that she fell from…
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75 years after she led a student strike that helped end school segregation, Barbara Rose Johns now stands in the US Capitol where Robert E. Lee once did
The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence isn’t the only important anniversary in 2026. This year also marks the…
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