Retirements, bids for higher office and contested primaries mean the 2026 campaign has begun in a host of Polk County races ...

The survey findings, shared exclusively with NBC News, also point to which local institutions help reduce political strife.

Every once in a while, a state or city discovers a new and better way to educate poor children. Inevitably, a group of ...

Pollsters, news anchors and newspaper columnists say America is polarized. The day before the 2024 presidential election, The ...

Balloon crisis in the Baltic skiesLook there, in the skies over Lithuania! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… a balloon from ...

John Porten, former director of research at USD's Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, says grassroots work on issues such as homelessness, hunger and dirty beaches can strengthen community ...

"Freedom to Read Act" awaits Gov. Hochul's signature or veto. Opposition is aimed at assuring content is age appropriate and ...

These days, when people hear the word neocons, they tend to think of Republicans who supported the Iraq War. But the ...

Rhett Krawitt, center, 7, laughs after his thumb war with Dr. Robert Goldsby, left, pediatric oncologist, while his sister ...

During the mayoral campaign, I spent more time than I’d have liked trying to address the hysteria about the risks of a Zohran ...

A new survey of public high school principals across the U.S. found widespread, heightened distress among students from immigrant families amid ICE raids.

Mike Mazzei has a background in both public and private work in Oklahoma, serving as a state senator for 12 years and later ...