Government

Washington bureaucrats are quietly advancing rules and regulations that the president campaigned against.

Big government entices people like Trump to abuse their power.

Child poverty fell from almost 30 percent in 1967 to a record low of 15.6 percent in 2016.

There’s no real incentive for them to work together.

Only 26 percent could name all three branches of the government.

This continues a trend that began when the Trump administration took over the White House.

Wikipedia has locked its page on the font for editing as the scandal grows.

The beach was among the state parks, historic sites and attractions closed by Christie after a budget standoff caused government shutdown.

Vietnam's Communist government is accused of a draconian crackdown on free speech.

The camp is one of two Australian facilities for processing asylum seekers criticised by human rights bodies.

Japan had one of the world's highest suicide rates for much of the last two decades but that is changing.

Protesters demanded that the statue of the sari-clad goddess be replaced with a holy Quran.

Healthcare reform of just about any type is going to require people to give up something.

Increased use of the minority party tool makes it more likely that the majority will one day decide to eliminate it entirely.

After announcing a ban on street food, Bangkok authorities appear to have softened their stance.

In the most narrow sense, the U.S. Constitution doesn’t care what previous jobs in government you’ve held, so they’re equally qualified.

Kids that could never have afforded the education needed were assisted by government programs, whether that be military, federal, or state.

At hate rallies, many have called for Koreans to “get the hell out of Japan” and that foreigners should “all be massacred.”

Fukushima was the world's worst nuclear disaster since 1986.

The special prosecutor's office probe accused the impeached Park of wrongdoing but cannot bring charges unless she is removed from office.

The emoluments clause has never been litigated; so whether Trump’s foreign business dealings violate it is a matter of interpretation with no previous precedent.

Trump's choices have much less relevant experience than their predecessors.

Coups can be seen as successful if there was displacement of the prior authorities and a failure of organized resistance to the new rule.

The federal government's lack of safety standards for cannabis production is a huge health risk.

The health secretary will impose new terms of employment even though no agreement has been reached.

Trump and Sanders have ridden a wave of public revulsion against the establishment. But beware.

Big data from around the world points to a single, clear answer to the perennial question.

Once plagued with reefer madness, the U.S. is changing its tune just in time for the 2016 political season.