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Friends hug outside the Los Robles Medical Center in Thousands Oaks, California, on November 8th, 2018, as they pay tribute to Ventura Country Sheriff's Sergeant Ron Helus, who was killed in a shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill the night before.

How Mass Shootings Impact the Mental Health of Survivors

After the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, here's what research can tell us about the tragedy's effects on mental health.

Emily Moon

Election worker Leah Barney (right) watches over voters as they cast their ballots on November 6th, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

How Did Latinxs Vote in the Mid-Terms?

Turnout levels appear to have been high—and high numbers of Latinxs told their friends and families to vote too.

Jack Herrera

The Golden Dome atop the main building on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Meet Two of the Women Fighting Against Their University for Reproductive Rights

Irish 4 Reproductive Health, a student activist group, filed suit against the Trump administration and Notre Dame over the school's refusal to offer birth control coverage to students and faculty.

Natalie Pattillo

Viewfinder: London Deals With Knife Attacks

On November 7th, 2018, a police officer lets a member of the public out of a crime scene near "Billy Fury Way," where a teenager was stabbed the previous evening in London, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

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Jeff Sessions Leaves the Trump Administration With a Tough Legacy on Crime and Immigration

Here's how Sessions, who resigned Wednesday at Trump's request, will be remembered.

Kate Wheeling

Republican candidate for governor of Kansas Kris Kobach, who lost his race on Tuesday, speaks at a rally with President Donald Trump at the Kansas Expocenter on October 6th, 2018, in Topeka, Kansas.

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Here’s Where Voters Rejected Anti-Immigrant Mid-Term Candidates and Measures

In what many see as a referendum on Trump's immigration policies, voters in several states rejected anti-immigrant platforms and ballot initiatives.

Jack Herrera

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to reporters outside his office in Midtown Manhattan, on October 24th, 2018.

Now That Andrew Cuomo’s Been Re-Elected, Will He Tackle Criminal Justice Reform in New York?

Pacific Standard spoke with Alyssa Smaldino, an organizer with Survived and Punished, about the governor's record reluctance to commute the sentences of jailed domestic abuse survivors.

Natalie Pattillo

Democratic candidate for Kansas' 3rd Congressional District Sharice Davids (L) and her mother, Crystal Herriage, celebrate with supporters during an election night party on November 6th, 2018, in Olathe, Kansas. Davids defeated incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder. Davids and Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) will become the first Native American women to serve in Congress.

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How a Record Number of Female Candidates Translated Into Numbers of Women in Power

A record number of women ran for some of the nation's highest offices this year. Here's how they've influenced the gender make-up of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the states' governors.

Francie Diep