America’s 911 system is in the throes of its own emergency
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DHS wants to build a system to surveil Americans’ travel records
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Winter storms expose a travel system with no room for error
For thousands of Americans, the post-Christmas weekend began with canceled flights, overcrowded terminals and the sinking realization that getting home ...
As federal funding lags, a critical ocean weather system nears a breaking point
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How to fix the broken visa system for high-skill workers
President Donald Trump has been walking a fine line when it comes to H-1B visas — the visa that high-skill ...
What it would take to escape the two-party system
Earlier this month, Elon Musk said he wanted to form a new political party. He’d been teasing the idea ever ...
How Trump’s big bill devastates the US food system
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The IRS is building a vast system to share millions of taxpayers’ data with ICE
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Watch: A mother’s journey through a devastating adoption system
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Republicans now own America’s broken health care system
Senate Republicans have passed President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” a move that will make major changes to Medicaid through ...
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