Political scientists Laurel Elder and Steven Greene explore the dramatic evolution of Americans’ views on abortion.
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When the Anti-Sharia Law Demagogues Fall Silent
Today on TAP: The Republicans who stoke anti-Muslim bigotry have nothing to say about Sharia law nations buying CNN and Warner Bros.
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Trump Administration Routinely Violating Immigrant Children’s Rights
The 1997 Flores ruling requires immigrant children be released from detention after 20 days. Trump is keeping some for as long as 323 days, new filings in a lawsuit state.
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Public-Health Officials Cross Their Fingers During World Cup
Despite a challenging nationwide climate for disease prevention and control, officials in Texas are stepping up their efforts at the 2026 World Cup.
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Marking Juneteenth
Black Americans must push back against the Trump administration’s efforts to erase the past.
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Why That Next Hamburger Is Going to Cost You
The domestic return of the New World screwworm, a parasite that can devastate cattle herds, happened while the Trump administration was focused on dismantling government.
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Now There Are Five
Ken Paxton’s Texas primary victory puts another Republican Senate seat in play, alongside those of North Carolina, Maine, Ohio, and Alaska.
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Trump Trips Up Trump
The continuing negative fallout from Trump’s crusades against his own party’s incumbents
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Greed Flows South
Some of our billionaires feel comfortable only in states of the neo-Confederacy.