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When anthropology researcher Ashley McDermott was doing fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan a few years ago, she says many people voiced the same concern: Children were losing touch with their indigenous language. The Central Asian country of 7 million people was under Russian control for a century until 1991, but Kyrgyz (pronounced kur-giz) survived and remains widely

The body of a Republican candidate for the Oklahoma Senate was discovered in a pickup truck in a wildlife preservation area in western Oklahoma on Thursday. Barry Christian, 54, was last seen in Sayre, Oklahoma, on Tuesday, according to reports. He did not show up for a scheduled meeting and was unresponsive to attempts to

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) proposed an amendment on Thursday to “protect United States citizenship” and end birthright citizenship automatically granted to citizens born in the country as stipulated in the 14th Amendment. “A person born in the United States may only be considered ‘subject to the jurisdiction of the United States’ if the person is

In the wake of former special counsel Jack Smith obtaining data from Republicans without notification under the Arctic Frost investigation, lawmakers are moving to limit federal prosecutors’ ability to secretly obtain phone records. The NDO Fairness Act would restrict non-disclosure orders (NDO) on American citizens and require notification unless a judge approves a delay, aiming

April 30, 2026 6:57 PM ET Congress temporarily extended a spy tool granting the U.S. government the ability to surveil its citizens’ communications Thursday before it was set to expire at midnight. The legislation punts the decision on long-term reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to June 12, or approximately

The woman running former Democratic Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown’s nonprofit targeting working-class voters has espoused far-left views on a host of issues, including an apparent focus on racial politics. Brown, who served in the Senate for 18 years before losing reelection in 2024, launched his Dignity of Work Institute in March 2025 five months before he

April 30, 2026 5:09 PM ET A West Virginia prosecutor dismissed charges Thursday against a librarian who allegedly tried to recruit assassins to target President Donald Trump, a local TV station reported. Morgan L. Morrow of Ripley, West Virginia, was charged in January with one count of making a terroristic threat, the agency posted on its Facebook

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer April 30, 2026 4:35 PM ET When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Louisiana’s redistricting efforts Tuesday, the decision opened up a world of possibilities for the GOP’s 2026 midterm efforts. The SCOTUS’s 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais struck down Louisiana’s congressional map as an unconstitutional

April 30, 2026 2:56 PM ET The House ended a 76-day standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), reopening most of the agency’s operations after weeks of gridlock. The lower chamber passed the Senate DHS funding bill on Thursday after House Speaker Mike Johnson reversed course and brought the Senate-passed spending measure covering most

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