Expert warns of upcoming threats to democracy across the nation; Judge in Trump documents case rejects suggestions to step aside; NC businesses fear effects of 'bathroom bill'; Report says restaurants allow abuse, disease risk at MD animal farms.

MI environmental group hails Enbridge suit being ordered back to state court; Tropical Storm Alberta lands in Mexico - with flooding in Texas; Automatic voter registration stands out in MN election-law analysis; New Report: VA public college policies can help student parents.

Conservationists tout Indiana's old mines and brownfields to develop renewable energy; Louisiana becomes 1st state to require the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools; Black Hills Visitor Center under new joint tribal, federal oversight; Judge set to rule on massive MT logging project.

Civil rights groups press for bills to rethink public safety; Tropical Storm Alberto expected to form, bring heavy rain to Texas; Juneteenth honors freedom amid possible IN graveyard extinction; False claims of noncitizen voters spur federal, NH legislation.

Community organizing key to ending hunger in rural Oregon; Boeing CEO apologizes to crash victims' families in tense Senate hearing; CT bump-stock ban remains after SCOTUS ruling; Could other exceptions come with MN's new carbon-free law?

Federal funds boost Northeast high-speed EV charging network; the Heat Dome remains the top story over more than half the nation; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in TX face health disparities; Groups debunk claims of 'skyrocketing' numbers of non-citizen voters.

Pennsylvania braces for extreme weather exacerbated by climate change; the Biden administration takes Executive Action to Protect 500,000 undocumented Spouses; Report: VA, U.S. need more water infrastructure investments; Ohio program prepares foster parents to care for kids with complex needs.

Young NYers prioritize living-wage jobs at the ballot box; Community Action Agencies celebrate 60 years, renew calls to battle poverty; Financial-justice advocates criticize crypto regulation bill; Tug-of-war for more access to IL streams continues.

Family farmers call for tougher CAFO regulations in Farm Bill; The Midwest and Northeast brace for record high temperature in heatwave; Financial-justice advocates criticize crypto regulation bill; Ohio advocates: New rules strengthen protections for sexual-assault victims.

The Supreme Court throws out a Trump-era ban on gun bump stocks; a look at how social media algorithms and Shakespearian villains have in common; and states receive federal funding to clean up legacy mine pollution.