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How U.S. progressives broke the administrative state, according to Marc J. Dunkelman

Author Marc Dunkelman discusses how progressive policies have stifled the government's ability to carry out big infrastructure projects.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) presided together over a joint session of Congress to certify the 2024 Presidential election.

Under the shadow of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, Congress certifies the 2024 election

Four years after the riot at the Capitol, Congress meets under heavy security and a blanket of snow to certify the 2024 election.

For generations, Yup'ik women have gathered for "throwing parties" in the coastal villages of Western Alaska to celebrate firsts (like the first seal caught by a young family member). In late April, a group of women gathered for a throwing party in the village of Mertarvik to help Mildred Tom celebrate her daughter's graduation and the recent accomplishments of her grandchildren.<br><br> <br>

In some Alaska villages, hunting and fishing season starts with a 'throwing party'

Also known as “seal parties,” the tradition brings women together to mark first catches and — more recently — other achievements as well.

Water running from a water faucet, Jan. 5, 2024.

Why It Matters: Why are San Diego water rates about to soar?

People in San Diego are already feeling higher costs from food, housing and electricity. Now, water rates will also soar.

Callsign "Sonic", 34, a сommander of the strike unmanned aerial vehicle platoon, known as Dovbush's hornets, a unit of 68th Separate Jäger Brigade. He watches the live streams of drone pilots operating in the Donbas Region on Dec. 19, 2024.

Inside a secret Ukrainian drone command post, where Russian soldiers are seen as prey

NPR visits a secret drone command center near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, where crews are using remote-controlled aircraft to hunt Russian soldiers on the battlefield.

Trump's challenge: where to house millions of immigrant detainees

One of the biggest hurdles to carrying out Trump's mass deportation plans is where to house the millions of people who are in the country without legal status. As many prisons and detention centers are already overcrowded, what options are there?

Gold medalist China's Xie Yu poses with team members at the end of the shooting 10m air pistol men's final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Center. Chinese shooters have accounted for four of China's 13 gold medals.

Let's talk about China's whopping Olympic gold medal count

At the halfway mark of the Paris Olympics, China is running well ahead of the U.S. and every other country in the gold medals tally. China's success stems from two sports: diving and shooting.

For nearly two decades, children in Sleetmute, Alaska, have been going to school in a building with a leaking roof. The state repeatedly ignored funding requests to fix it, and the school is now full of mold and in danger of collapse.

Rural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit.

Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primarily serve Indigenous children.

If you ask us, Pam Grier, John Goodman, Oscar Isaac and Regina Hall are all long overdue for their Oscar nominations. Above, an Oscar statuette is seen backstage during the Academy Awards in 2017.

Here are our favorite actors who've never been nominated for an Oscar

If you ask us, Pam Grier, John Goodman, Oscar Isaac and Regina Hall are all long overdue for Oscar nominations. Here's why.

This photo provided by the New York Air National Guard shows smoke from the fires in the Pine Barrens off Sunrise Highway in New York's Long Island, on Saturday, March 8.

Long Island brush fire is 22% contained, as firefighters battle high winds

Rudy Sunderman, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services, said Sunday that the fires were 100% "knocked down," which means there are no visible flames.

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