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Ballot-measure results reveal the power of state policy

Pro-abortion campaigns have a mixed night, but Americans are aligned on voting reform and criminal justice

Supporters of Florida's Amendment 4 react after the amendment was defeated
Frustration in FloridaPhotograph: AP
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Donald Trump speaks to the media.

Donald Trump may find it harder to dominate America’s conversation

A more fragmented media is tougher to manage

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba addresses the media after pleading not guilty to federal charges at the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse in Jackson.

An FBI sting operation catches Jackson’s mayor taking big bribes

What the sensational undoing of the black leader means for Mississippi’s failing capital


Downtown of Metropolis, Illinois, showing the Super Museum and a gift shop.

America’s rural-urban divide nurtures wannabe state-splitters

What’s behind a new wave of secessionism


Does Donald Trump have unlimited authority to impose tariffs?

Yes, but other factors could hold him back

As Jack Smith exits, Donald Trump’s allies hint at retribution

The president-elect hopes to hand the Justice Department to loyalists