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While some states have enacted more restrictive voting policies, Vermont has made itself a leader in access to the polls. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect: Some Vermonters are confused by the changing rules, and some marginalized communities face extra barriers that haven’t fully been resolved.

President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.

Since 2022, Vermont has received more than $41 million from settlements with companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis. A new analysis from Vermont Public explores how that money is being spent.

Due to an unspecified "publishing error," the conservative publisher Regnery recalled the book version of Dinesh D'Souza's widely debunked election denial film 2000 Mules. Here's what's inside.

Election workers faced an unprecedented wave of threats in the last presidential election. What are poll workers and election clerks in the swing state of Michigan doing to keep voting secure?

Meet the dogs who just finished the ATF's canine training program. ATF dogs have supported major events like the Super Bowl and are also used in the bread-and-butter of ATF's work: solving gun crimes.

Here's a summary of NPR's findings about the report that a whistleblower filed to Congress about how DOGE violated security protocols and could have removed sensitive labor data.

With no help from the federal government, states are trying to regulate recreational marijuana. California's Department of Cannabis Control works to keep contaminants out of joints, vapes and edibles.

With uncertainties around federal funding for higher education, some schools are cutting back. Experts say that could hurt not only students and faculty, but ultimately make the U.S. less competitive.

What a testy 2005 fight between Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden can tell us about the two 2020 presidential candidates