Megan Cunnane

Outside groups spent over $19 million this year to sway campaigns for the highest seats in state supreme courts. That number is a striking record high — and it has serious implications.

Daniel Cortez served in Vietnam in 1970. Asha Castleberry served in Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq from 2012 to 2015. Today, they join us to share their expectations for President-elect Trump. 

Since 1980, voters in Guam have cast their ballots in an unbinding straw poll for every presidential election. For 32 years, their votes have predicted the next president.  

The city of Miami says banks like Wells Fargo are violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the case, which questions the scope of the FHA.

Yesterday, a referendum on migration in Hungary drew out millions of voters who oppose the European Union's efforts to relocate migrants within the country.

José Fernández, the 24-year-old ace pitcher for the Marlins, was killed this weekend in a tragic boating accident.

The majority of voters watching the the first presidential debate will know who they're rooting for. So we turn to two of those voters to ask: What could your candidate do wrong?

On Saturday, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will open after a decades-long fight and countless economic and political hurdles.

From redistricting to voter ID polices, state laws decide who gets to the polls and where they go, something that has a huge influence on the outcome of the national election.

On Tuesday, the U.N. suspended all aid convoys in Syria. Today, we reflect on the crisis with Shadi Martini, a Syrian refugee and humanitarian worker living in Michigan.

Black-owned banks are getting a huge boost from the #BankBlack movement. But will this translate into long-term growth?

A seven day cease-fire is intended to start today in Aleppo and other besieged areas after a weekend of heightened violence in Syria.

On Friday, the Obama administration made an unprecedented announcement in support of Native American rights when it temporarily blocked the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.  

The University of Chicago's dean of students told incoming students that the college does not support "trigger warnings" and "safe spaces."

Trump says there is room for "softening" in his tough views on immigration. What does this conflicting language mean for his policies — and his votes?

In 1996, Jeffrey Lee Wood sat in a pickup truck outside a convenience store as Daniel Reneau shot and killed a store clerk. Next week, Texas is set to execute Wood for capital murder.