Comics journalist Josh Neufeld explores the implications of a law that allows patients to see lab results as soon as they're ...

The federal watchdog for consumer financial products has been stripped of its enforcement capabilities, but the data remains ...

An earlier version of this article first appeared on Austin Kocher’s Substack. We’ve edited it for style and republished it with permission. Even while staying busy with my own research, I try to read ...

In early June, President Donald Trump issued an executive order authorizing the federal deployment of state National Guard troops, asserting protesters in “numerous incidents” were preventing federal ...

The political impasse over certain federal medical insurance subsidies in the U.S. has brought unprecedented challenges for health plans, government officials and millions of consumers. At issue is ...

As the chief demographer at the nonprofit Data Center in New Orleans, Allison Plyer receives hundreds of data requests and questions each year. The Data Center compiles and analyzes data from multiple ...

If researchers were to visit a chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in West Virginia and ask men between the ages of 45 and 65 their opinions on gun ownership, chances are slim their answers would ...

When states take on debt, it’s usually for large infrastructure projects that may benefit multiple generations — for example, replacing bridges, building hospitals, or expanding highways and transit ...

There are substantial differences in the amount, content and characteristics of research papers that Democratic and Republican congressional committees and right- or left-leaning think tanks cite in ...

An earlier version of this post about ICE arrest data first appeared on Austin Kocher’s Substack page. We’ve lightly edited it for style and republished it here with his permission. From Day 1 of the ...

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis of dozens of studies suggests that more exposure to fluoride may be linked to lower intelligence scores in children, adding to the ongoing debates over ...

Election Day has arrived, but the work of journalists covering the 2024 U.S. election is not over. Reporting on election night results may be the most pivotal task of the entire campaign season. This ...