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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

"The key thing is that I want it to be completely nonpartisan, not bipartisan, but nonpartisan," Illinois Democratic Sen. Duckworth explained to The World's host Marco Werman. "I served on the Benghazi Commission, for example. That was bipartisan, but it was highly political."

Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls for a 'real, cold-hard facts look' at US' failed 20-year war in Afghanistan
Advocates gather outside the county building in McHenry County, Woodstock, Illinois, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

ICE contracts at local, regional level spark contentious debate

ICE contracts at local, regional level spark contentious debate
People stand in voting booth casting ballots

As 2020 US presidential election nears, voter systems are still vulnerable

As 2020 US presidential election nears, voter systems are still vulnerable
The Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Mississippi: Pushed to the brink

The Mississippi: Pushed to the brink
Amma embraces a devotee surrounded by others in orange and white robes

A small, Catholic, Midwestern farming town embraces an Indian ‘hugging saint’

A small, Catholic, Midwestern farming town embraces an Indian ‘hugging saint’
A high school graduation in Northern California

A new generation of ‘un-DACAmented’ high school graduates fights hurdles to higher ed

Undocumented immigrant teens are increasingly graduating from high school without legal protections such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Despite the uncertainty, these students are turning to their networks and one another to push ahead and pursue higher education.

A new generation of ‘un-DACAmented’ high school graduates fights hurdles to higher ed
A voter carries a 'blue wave' poster at a rally

The US midterms 'blue wave' has mixed results for the environment

The 2018 US midterm elections ushered in a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives — along with new Democratic governors — who pledge to act on climate change. It also ushered out some climate-denying Republicans. Yet overall, the elections had mixed results for the environment.

The US midterms 'blue wave' has mixed results for the environment
Harley-Davidson motorcycles on display at the company’s headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An EPA penalty of $15 million for selling emissions defeat devices was decreased by $3 million under the Trump administration in December 2017.

Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades

Despite promises to "promote clean air and water," environmental prosecutions and penalties have drastically decreased during Trump’s first year.

Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades
gerrymandering

The political lines that divide us

Can states change a system controlled by the people in power meant to keep them in power?

The political lines that divide us
A 1923 Ku Klux Klan parade in Albany is pictured

In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents

A murder on a Portland light rail train brought back a lot of memories of painful times in the city's history.

In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents
A cropped image of Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Two Sisters (On the Terrace)."

A Chicago museum outs Trump's 'Renoir' painting as fake

According to a former Trump biographer, the US leader claims to own the original "Two Sisters (On the Terrace)," an oil-on-canvas painted by the French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1881. But the Art Institute of Chicago begs to differ.

A Chicago museum outs Trump's 'Renoir' painting as fake
Protesters hold signs in front of the White House

This is why most of the counter-protesters in Charlottesville were white

White violence isn't new, but media coverage of hate crimes since the election may make it seem that way.

This is why most of the counter-protesters in Charlottesville were white
Sarmad Gilani, 31, was featured in an article on Breitbart News about possible terrorists. He fears the climate in the U.S. will become so hostile that American Muslims might have to eventually leave the country.

The FBI came knocking at this man's door — long before Trump

Muslim Americans are worried in the age of Trump. But feeling singled out is nothing new.

The FBI came knocking at this man's door — long before Trump
Bassel Almadani on stage with the Supernaturals

A Syrian-American soul singer takes his music to Trump country

Bassel Almadani is a Syrian-American neo-soul/funk singer based in Chicago. When he and his band are on tour, they often take questions from the audience about Syria.

A Syrian-American soul singer takes his music to Trump country
Angelo Pesce

Convicted scammer creates federal PACs from prison

Illinois inmate can’t vote — but can seek campaign cash

Convicted scammer creates federal PACs from prison