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Under U.S. law, CBP has broad authority to confiscate and conduct warrantless searches on the devices of any traveler, ...

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The media have never had so much influence on the men who pick the pope.

A collection of photographs of the people and landscapes along a rough trail into Alaska's interior, taken nearly 125 years ...

Historically, nonprofit universities were exempt from federal taxation. As part of the 2017 tax cut, Congress imposed a levy ...

In his first 100 days, Donald Trump signed only five bills into law—fewer than any other modern president. In a period rife ...

How did we end up in this situation, where every child is born pre-polluted? The answer lies in America’s fervor for the ...

We have a responsibility to ensure that our discoveries are used in the public interest. That isn’t always easy.