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Voters check-in with poll workers to cast their ballots in Atlanta on Nov. 3, 2020.

If the Biden Administration Is Serious About Protecting Voting Rights, Here's What It Should Do Immediately

On Jan. 6, 2021, millions watched, horrified, as agitators hellbent on over...

On Jan. 6, 2021, millions watched, horrified, as agitators hellbent on overturning the election results and disenfranchising Black and Brown voters staged an insurrection on the Capitol, fueled by demonstrably false allegations of voter fraud....

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during a news conference in Mexico City on Feb. 8. This was his first briefing after announcing he had Covid-19 and began a quarantine.

How Long Can Mexico's President Defy Political Gravity?

How long can Andrés Manuel López Obrador defy gravity? The list of his coun...

How long can Andrés Manuel López Obrador defy gravity? The list of his country's problems is long. Though Mexico's President promised to combat violent crime upon taking office in 2018, drug cartels still control big...

The US Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2019.

A Crime Epidemic Has Cost Americans Billions. Why Aren't More People Paying Attention?

On Monday, the state of California made a startling announcement: Last year...

On Monday, the state of California made a startling announcement: Last year, the state lost more than $11 billion as a result of unemployment benefits fraud—“billion” with a “b”—and another $20 billion is under investigation....

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II alongside with faith leaders, speaks outside of the St. John's Episcopal Church Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2020.

'We Must Have a Third Reconstruction.' Read the Full Text of the Rev. William J. Barber II's Sermon at the Inaugural Prayer Service

The Rev. William J. Barber II delivered the homily at the inaugural prayer ...

The Rev. William J. Barber II delivered the homily at the inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, January 21. His sermon is below. Lord, please help, hold and harness us for Your...

The Stories Behind Donald Trump’s TIME Covers

At a dinner for the TIME 100 in 2019, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of Pres...

At a dinner for the TIME 100 in 2019, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump, asked me a question: "What is your favorite TIME cover of my father-in-law?” I don’t normally like to...

Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax taking the oath of office administered by Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, March 4, 1869, before a large crowd.

As Trump Plans to Skip Biden's Swearing In, Here Are 3 Other U.S. Presidents Who Dodged Their Successors' Inauguration

The image of the past and present President at the U.S. Capitol is seen as ...

The image of the past and present President at the U.S. Capitol is seen as an image of the continuity of government

A mourner visits the spot where Heather Heyer died in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12, 2017.

D.C. Officials Ignored the Lessons We Learned in Charlottesville. Here Are 3 Things Leaders Should Do to Help Prevent Future Attacks

As the city’s mayor at the time, it’s particularly painful to describe the ...

As the city’s mayor at the time, it’s particularly painful to describe the failures of government during the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in August 2017—but it’s never been more necessary. In Charlottesville, more...