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A mural with the words "Patria y Vida," or "Homeland and Life," a twist on the Cuban national motto, "Homeland or Death."

In Miami, Cuban American progressives promote civic engagement ahead of midterms

Miami progressives are trying to break the Republican grip on the state’s Latino voters by making cultural connections to Cubans in the US. 

In Miami, Cuban American progressives promote civic engagement ahead of midterms
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, from Illinois, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations on Capitol Hill in Washington

Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls for a 'real, cold-hard facts look' at US' failed 20-year war in Afghanistan

Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls for a 'real, cold-hard facts look' at US' failed 20-year war in Afghanistan
A young boy is shown with his right hand up to his face shielding the sun with armored military vehicles shown in the distance.

Afghanistan's arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad

Afghanistan's arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
Local Balinese offer prayers for the victims at the site of the bomb blast in Kuta, Bali, Oct. 18, 2002. Nearly 200 people were killed and more than 300 were injured in the nightclub bombing. 

Top Gitmo detainee Hambali will finally get his day in court

Top Gitmo detainee Hambali will finally get his day in court
President-elect Joe Biden is shown wearing a dark suit and smiling while holding his fists up like a boxer.

Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition

Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition
A woman is shown leaning her head back slightly with a protective mask pulled down and a health care worker reaches out with a swab.

Decades of science denial related to climate change has led to denial of the coronavirus pandemic

After the fossil fuel industry spent hundreds of millions of dollars undermining climate science, it’s easy to see how epidemiology came next.

Decades of science denial related to climate change has led to denial of the coronavirus pandemic
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Spies and the White House have a history of running wild without congressional oversight

For decades now, the evolving role of congressional oversight of US intelligence has involved major clashes and scandals, from the Iran-Contra affair of the 1980s to the intelligence abuses that led to the 2003 war in Iraq.

Spies and the White House have a history of running wild without congressional oversight
Rubble is highlighted and an American flag is in the foreground

Remembering how America experienced 9/11

America is at a turning point in which the events of 9/11 are shifting from memory to history. In his book, "The Only Plane in the Sky," author Garrett Graff compiles a comprehensive oral history timeline of Sept. 11, 2001, told via brief diary-like accounts.

Remembering how America experienced 9/11
Women in blue and white shirts dance and sing.

Almost undocumented, Liberians in US get 11th hour reprieve

Up to 4,000 Liberians with Deferred Enforced Departure status were nearly rendered undocumented March 31, after US President Donald Trump declined to renew their status last year. But at the 11th hour, the White House reversed course. But there is still no permanent solution set for DED holders, many of whom have US-citizen family members.

Almost undocumented, Liberians in US get 11th hour reprieve
George W. Bush holds a loud speaker in his hand.

The US is currently in 31 other national emergencies. Here's what that means.

US President Donald Trump has suggested he could declare a national emergency to get a border wall. This hasn't happened yet, but the US is still technically in crisis. There are 31 national emergencies currently active, ranging from last year to 1979.

The US is currently in 31 other national emergencies. Here's what that means.
President Donald Trump talks to the media next with his hands outstretched on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Negotiating with the North Koreans was never going to be easy

After lots of initial fanfare, the lead-up to a planned Trump-Kim summit has hit some serious bumps in the road. But one former US adviser on North Korean affairs says President Trump should stick with his game plan.

Negotiating with the North Koreans was never going to be easy
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Is Trump repeating the mistakes of the Iraq War in Iran?

"The question is are we facing the same scenario that happened in Iraq with regards to the WMD, and will the region be dragged to war?" said Faysal Abdul Sater, a Lebanese analyst close to the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.

Is Trump repeating the mistakes of the Iraq War in Iran?
In this close-up shot, former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster listens as he sits between former White House economic advisor Gary Cohn (L), former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Vice President Mike Pence (R).

Trump picks hardliner Bolton to replace McMaster as national security adviser

President Donald Trump shook up his foreign policy team again on Thursday, replacing H.R. McMaster as national security adviser with John Bolton, a hawk who has advocated using military force against North Korea and Iran.

Trump picks hardliner Bolton to replace McMaster as national security adviser
 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Field Office Director Jorge Field (L), 53, arrests an Iranian immigrant in San Clemente, California.

ICE agents are increasingly playing the roles of both police and judge

Under President Donald Trump, immigration arrests have jumped by nearly 35 percent. They’re happening at courthouses, restaurants and in front of people’s homes. And these days, anyone who isn’t authorized to be in the country — from gang members to church pastors — is fair game.

ICE agents are increasingly playing the roles of both police and judge
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference with German President Frank Walter Steinmeier

Vladimir Putin's grudge with Hillary Clinton

When Vladimir Putin first took control of Russia, Bill Clinton was the US president. Frontline filmmaker Mike Kirk tells how Putin came to consider the United States an existential threat, how he consolidated his power to confront the US, and why launching a campaign to disrupt the 2016 US presidential election would not have been out of character.

Vladimir Putin's grudge with Hillary Clinton