US politics

Michael van der Veen, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the US Capitol on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. 

WATCH LIVE: Trump's lawyers deliver impeachment defense

Here's what to watch for on Friday as the defense opens arguments in Trump's historic second impeachment.

WATCH LIVE: Trump's lawyers deliver impeachment defense
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One upon arrival at Valley International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, after visiting a section of the border wall with Mexico in Alamo, Texas. 

Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge

Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge
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Discussion: Mobilizing Latino voters — perspectives from Texas and Arizona

Discussion: Mobilizing Latino voters — perspectives from Texas and Arizona
Reyna Montoya is an Arizona resident and the founder of Aliento, an immigrant aid organization.

Why is Arizona trending blue? Ask Latinos and immigrants who live there.

Why is Arizona trending blue? Ask Latinos and immigrants who live there.
Joe Biden aparece en una pantalla mientras unas personas miran.

Cómo los puertorriqueños del centro de Florida pueden decidir las elecciones estadounidenses

Cómo los puertorriqueños del centro de Florida pueden decidir las elecciones estadounidenses
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Discussion: The Latino conservative vote in the 2020 election

"Every 30 Seconds” is a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 US presidential election and beyond.

Discussion: The Latino conservative vote in the 2020 election
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Foreign-born citizens in Louisiana have had to take extra steps to register to vote — until now

A 142-year-old Louisiana law that created a cumbersome process for naturalized citizens to provide proof they are citizens has been repealed. The next step? Voter advocates say they want to be sure changes are made at registrar offices.

Foreign-born citizens in Louisiana have had to take extra steps to register to vote — until now
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They can't vote, but it's not stopping these Latino youth from registering others

Get out the vote. We’re hearing a lot those efforts this year. In Maryland, some people pushing to bring people to the ballot boxes can’t even vote themselves.

They can't vote, but it's not stopping these Latino youth from registering others
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Meet the young Republicans trying to bring inclusion to their party

A new generation of Republicans are working to save their party and bring it into the 21st century.

Meet the young Republicans trying to bring inclusion to their party
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump signs autographs for supporters holding a Muslim Americans for Trump sign after a rally in Harrington, Delaware April 22, 2016.

Why the leader of a US Muslim coalition wants you to vote for Trump

Saba Ahmed is a lawyer and the founder of the Republican Muslim Coalition. She says the GOP represents Muslim values better than the Democrats do.

Why the leader of a US Muslim coalition wants you to vote for Trump
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Dan Kennedy: Will the media call out Donald Trump on his dangerous anti-vaxxer nonsense?

Media reaction to Wednesday night’s anti-vaxxer moment has been slow, says journalism professor Dan Kennedy.

Dan Kennedy: Will the media call out Donald Trump on his dangerous anti-vaxxer nonsense?
Protesters, many against the fast track trade authority of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, rally outside a hotel in Portland, Oregon.

Why economists think the Trans-Pacific Partnership will be good for Americans

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a major free trade deal, has turned into a hot and divisive political battle. But no matter what the critics say, most economics believe the treaty will be good for most Americans, even poor ones.

Why economists think the Trans-Pacific Partnership will be good for Americans
Attendees line up to meet musician Ted Nugent at a book signing event during the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston, Texas, on May 5, 2013.

Gun owners face much higher murder risks, researchers said. Then the NRA silenced them.

Research commissioned by the CDC in 1993 showed that gun owners faced higher risks for both homicides and suicides. But the NRA quickly moved to silence the studies — and make sure no other similar studies would get federal funding. They succeeded.

Gun owners face much higher murder risks, researchers said. Then the NRA silenced them.
President Obama talks with Cuban President Raul Castro before the thaw in US-Cuban relations was announced on December 17, 2014.

Iranians are jealous of the new US-Cuba thaw

If Washington can bury the hatchet with Havana after more than a half century, why can't it do the same with Tehran? That's the question that many Iranians are now asking.

Iranians are jealous of the new US-Cuba thaw
A campaign sign is pictured on November 3, 2014. Republicans are poised to pick up seats and could win control of the US Senate on Tuesday in midterm elections heavily influenced by deep voter dissatisfaction with President Barack Obama's job performance.

American campaign rhetoric stuns overseas observers

When you call your leader a dictator, it seems like things are getting pretty bad in your country. But rhetoric like that has been par for the course in the 2014 midterm elections, and The Guardian's Rory Carroll says explaining that to readers overseas is a big challenge.

American campaign rhetoric stuns overseas observers