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March 30, 2025, Madison, Wisconsin, USA: SUSAN CRAWFORD waves to supporters at watch party after she beat Brad Schimel 54-46% in a race for an open seat on the court. The campaign was the most expensive state supreme court race in U.S. history, with expenditures topping in millions. Crawford's victory means that liberals will retain a 4-3 majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. (Credit Image: © Jeff M. Brown/ZUMA Press Wire)

Campaigns & Elections What do the Florida and Wisconsin elections tell us about the next 2 years?

Elaine Kamarck, E.J. Dionne, Jr.

April 4, 2025

Haley Romero, 6, stands beneath a massive Ukrainian flag held by demonstrators as they rally in support of Ukraine during a protest on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 8, 2025. REUTERS/Craig Hudson

International Affairs What Americans believe about ending the war in Ukraine

William A. Galston, Jordan Muchnick

April 4, 2025

Thousands of scientists, researchers, medical survivors, and supporters united to champion the sciences in America, rallying against funding cuts from the Trump administration and DOGE at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, USA, on March 7, 2025.

U.S. Democracy Popular sovereignty doesn’t exist without public knowledge

Vanessa Williamson

March 27, 2025

Elected Officials and constituents took to the streets to rally for protection against cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security in Baltimore, Maryland on March 8, 2025.

Social Safety Net DOGE is disrupting Social Security

Elaine Kamarck

March 26, 2025

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