Blue state leaders have considerable power at their disposal to confront the threat of the administration’s authoritarianism. But some lines have never previously been crossed.

John Kerry tells the BBC his fellow Democrats must acknowledge "without a border protected, you don't have a nation".

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One business owner said some businesses budget upward of $100,000 a year to fight disability lawsuits over minor violations.

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Explore the importance of the Second Amendment in Fresno County and how it shapes our community's values and freedoms.

One writer argues that the space between two building faces is the most important element of the built environment.

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In those nations, MAID is available to a wider universe of pained people, not just those with fewer than six months to live.