Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Feb. 26, 2026. Photo by Mayor Zohran Mamdani via X.

A man known for his smile came with an iron face, while a man often scowling couldn’t help but beam.

A controversial bill targeting homeless Hoosiers who sleep in public failed twice last year. (Photo by Paul Bradbury/Getty Images)

A statewide prohibition on sleeping in public spaces is on the way to Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s desk, after Senate lawmakers on Thursday narrowly agreed to House changes in a 28-22 vote.

The controversial idea — which critics have likened to a “criminalization of homelessness” — died twice during last year’s legislative session before crossing the finish line a year later.

For most of our lifetimes, we’ve been inculcated to perceive the Supreme Court as above the dirty, conniving, unprincipled dynamics of day-to-day politics. In this fairy-tale version of America, politicians are the nasty ideological street brawlers, while the justices are high-minded, apolitical referees who attempt to apply empiricism and ideals to the messy fights of the other governmental branches. 

If there’s one person onto whom establishment media have projected their anxieties about race, class and democracy, it’s the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died this week at the age of 84.

More than a dozen leading scientists and experts from Midwestern U.S. and Canadian universities and research institutions released a report update highlighting the climate change impacts on the Great Lakes region.