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Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse participates in a Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday on the new Texas abortion law and the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court takes on big issues — and more scrutiny

By Jason Dick, Todd Ruger and Evan Campbell
Posted September 29, 2021 at 4:25pm
Showtime’s political documentary series “The Circus” isn’t hurting for material.

‘The Circus’ comes back to (this) town

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted September 22, 2021 at 1:32pm
From left, U.S. Olympic gymnasts Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Simone Biles arrive Wednesday to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Can Congress stay bipartisan on Olympic oversight?

By Jason Dick, Niels Lesniewski and Evan Campbell
Posted September 15, 2021 at 5:37pm
This combination of pictures of John Walker Lindh shows, at left, a police file photo of him made available Feb. 6, 2002, and a Feb. 11, 2002, photo of him as seen from the records of a madrassa in Bannu, Pakistan.

‘Detainee 001’ and the strange story of the American Taliban, John Walker Lindh

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted September 8, 2021 at 8:00am
Taliban fighters atop Humvee vehicles parade in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Sept. 1 to celebrate the U.S. pulling all its troops out of the country.

Was the sad, messy end in Afghanistan inevitable?

By Jason Dick, John M. Donnelly and Evan Campbell
Posted September 1, 2021 at 3:58pm
A nurse administers the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine Monday in Columbus, Ohio.

The politics of public health

By Sandhya Raman, Evan Campbell and Joanne Levine
Posted August 25, 2021 at 8:00am
The southern border wall as seen near Columbus, N.M., in April.

Everything you wanted to know about Title 42 but didn’t know to ask

By Suzanne Monyak and Evan Campbell
Posted August 19, 2021 at 2:39pm
The partisan balance is very close in the House this Congress, making special elections and their timing even more important.

What’s so special about special elections?

By Jason Dick, Herb Jackson and Evan Campbell
Posted August 9, 2021 at 2:13pm
Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive for Joe Biden’s inauguration in January. A new HBO documentary explores the formative years and legacy of the 44th president.

‘Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union’ explores path, legacy of 44th president

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted August 4, 2021 at 8:00am
Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin speaks at a 2010 news conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

The ADA at 31: Still striving to remove barriers

By Jason Dick, Niels Lesniewski and Evan Campbell
Posted July 28, 2021 at 4:44pm