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10 fascinating facts about the “I Have A Dream” speech

It was on this day in 1963 that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech as part of the March on Washington. So how much do you know about the speech and the events that led up to it?

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Supreme Court to consider gender affirming care laws for minors

One of the highest profile cases in the Supreme Court’s upcoming term could set a precedent over the ability of several states to define laws that provide or…

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A brief history of presidential candidate debates

Debates between presidential candidates have become an important part of the election process every four years, but in historical terms, these events are…

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A Constitution “hard, but not that hard” to change

Ten years ago in a public conversation, journalist Marvin Kalb asked the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia what he would do if he could change the U.S.…

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Five little-known men who almost became president

What do Benjamin Wade, Willie P. Mangum and John Nance Garner all have in common? If not for a last-second decision, or a twist of fate, they might have become…

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