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A colorful restaurant row, where diners sit outside alongside an orange building in downtown San Juan.

How Congress shaped Puerto Rico’s status — and its struggle for equality

by Alena Kuzub

October 27, 2025

Donald Trump sitting at a desk in the oval office, in the middle of saying something. Next to him, Elon Musk is standing wearing a baseball cap with his arms folded across his chest.

Trump-Musk breakup could embolden Trump critics within the party, divide the Republicans at key moment, expert says

by Tanner Stening

Portrait of U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee.

Barbara Lee, Mills College graduate and longtime U.S. representative, elected mayor of Oakland

by David Nordman

Silhouettes of groups of people in a school.

What is causing autism rates to rise? And should we be concerned?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert

President Donald Trump standing in front of a microphone at the front of a joint session in Congress.

5 key takeaways from Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress

by Cyrus Moulton

Arlington/Washington: Congress

by Cody Mello-Klein

February 3, 2025

An illustration of a UFO flying over a forest.

Science & Technology

Are UFOs spawning a new religious movement?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert

November 22, 2024

University News

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal champions federal funding for new lab on Northeastern’s Seattle campus

by Ian Thomsen

October 4, 2024

Joe Biden in front of a microphone.

Biden wants to reform the Supreme Court. But will Congress make it happen?

by Tanner Stening

A woman holding a sign that says #KeepTikTok in front of of the Capitol in Washington D.C.

Is the House’s TikTok ban legal? Expert says it raises ‘constitutional concerns’

by Cody Mello-Klein

A person holding a phone displaying the TikTok loading screen.

Society & Culture

U.S. House passes possible TikTok ban, but will it get through the Senate? Experts aren’t so sure

by Cody Mello-Klein

George Santos leaving Congress with photographers taking pictures of him.

Why was it so hard to expel George Santos from Congress? Because the system is working as designed, legal expert says

by Cody Mello-Klein

December 1, 2023