How Did North Carolina's Deal to Repeal H.B. 2 Fall Apart?
An attempt to roll back the state’s controversial “bathroom bill” collapsed amid recriminations on Wednesday.
Flint's Emergency Managers Face Felony Charges Over Lead in the Water
The officials include two people appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to run the city.
The End of North Carolina's HB2?
Charlotte voted Monday morning to repeal an LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance, reportedly the first part of a deal to erase the state’s controversial “bathroom bill.”
North Carolina's 'Legislative Coup' Is Over, and Republicans Won
Legislators passed a slate of bills to sharply reduce the power of the incoming governor, over the heated objections of Democrats and hundreds of protestors.
Republicans Forge Ahead With Their North Carolina Power Grab
As GOP efforts to restrain gubernatorial power rolled forward, Governor-elect Roy Cooper, a Democrat, threatened to sue, and activists were arrested for disrupting the legislature.
Durham County's Recount Reveals Friction Between State and Local Governments
North Carolina can’t resolve its gubernatorial race until Durham County recounts its votes. But that isn’t as simple a matter as it seems.
Paul LePage's Binders Full of White People
The Maine governor said blacks and Hispanics from out of state were to blame for drug problems, but his own files show mostly white Mainers being arrested for narcotics.
Dueling Injunctions on Transgender Rights
The federal government asks a court to block North Carolina’s “bathroom bill,” while a coalition of states wants a different court to block federal guidance on what constitutes unlawful discrimination.
The Justice Department and North Carolina Are Suing Each Other Over Bathrooms
"This is about the dignity and respect we accord our fellow citizens" Attorney General Loretta Lynch says.
The FBI Has a New Plan to Track Police Shootings
After newspapers stepped up to provide data government hadn’t collected, Director James Comey called the lack of reliable information “ridiculous.”
The Shockingly Familiar Killing of Walter Scott
Black men are disproportionately likely to be pulled over in North Charleston. Americans are killed by police far more than citizens of other countries. But officers seldom face charges.
Arkansas Reconsiders Its Religious-Freedom Law
Legislators passed a bill critics said was even more sweeping than Indiana's law, but Governor Asa Hutchinson says he won't sign it until controversial sections are fixed.
How Mayors Became America's Infrastructure Mavens
Governors used to lead the push for big projects, but the growing rural-urban divide has brought civic leaders to the fore.
Who Owns Your License Plate?
In a case on whether Texas must issue plates with the Confederate battle flag, the Supreme Court takes up a more fundamental free-speech question.
Rahm Emanuel's Moment of Truth
The Chicago mayor hopes voters will allow him to avoid an April runoff despite school closures and outbreaks of violent crime.
Do We Just Have to Get Used to Fiery Train Crashes?
Derailed crude-oil shipment in West Virginia is just the latest in a line of terrifying incidents.
How Obama Has Left Red States Deeper in the Red
Budgets in conservative states have been cut much more than in liberal or swing states.
Pravda on the Plains: Indiana's New Propaganda Machine
From the White House to the Midwest, American politicians are creating—and favoring—state-sponsored media in lieu of the free press.
'Mercy' for Bob McDonnell
The Virginia Republican will serve two years in prison for corruption, capping his journey from the governor's mansion to the big house.
Detroit and the Evaporating Right to Running Water
A UN special rapporteur's statement on water shutoffs in the beleaguered city raises questions about what the social contract means for some Americans.
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