The death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells has raised questions about what happens when a missing-person case becomes a national story. Wells, a Black college student, was visiting Mississippi’s Horn Island over the Fourth of July weekend when he went missing. His body was found two days later. His family has since raised questions about the […]
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For many Americans born in the U.S., citizenship has never been something they had to think about. It isn’t earned through years of paperwork or a naturalization ceremony; it is simply something they always had. If you were born in the United States, you were an American. For generations, that seemed like an unquestionable fact.
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This July 4th, fireworks erupted over the National Mall as Americans gathered to celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The marble monuments glowed beneath red, white, and blue lights. Tourists stood before the Capitol, the White House, and the Supreme Court, institutions that have become global symbols of representative government.
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A new trend commonly referred to as “teen takeovers” has drawn increasing attention across Washington, D.C. This trend is not a dance or TikTok challenge. In fact, it has the potential to end in arrest. In these gatherings, large groups of young people organize through social media, meeting in public spaces throughout the city. While
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D.C. is known as the political heart of the United States. Home to the White House, Congress, and countless other historic institutions, the culture of the city is deeply intertwined with local policymaking. It came as little surprise when Washington, D.C. recorded the highest youth voter turnout in the nation in 2024. A staggering 73.2%
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