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Graham Platner Drops Out In Maine Senate Race
Democrats badly want to win control of the Senate this fall, but they just suffered a bad blow: Graham Platner, their candidate in Maine, dr...
No, The Supreme Court Didn’t Make Trump Unilaterally More Powerful
The Supreme Court finished its term with some pre-July 4th fireworks by issuing decisions that continue to shape the powers of the presidenc...
Who Speaks For The Parties? Dems and GOP Fight It Out
Are socialists taking over the Democratic Party? New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a proud Democratic Socialist, won some stunning victories in...
Is Anyone Happy With Trump’s Iran Deal?
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The World Cup Is Getting Outplayed By Politics
Politics cast a big shadow over several big sporting events this week. The President’s immigration policies are affecting players’ and fans’...
Why Did Iowa Republicans Snub The Trump-Backed Candidate?
Iowa Republicans picked Zach Lahn over the Trump-backed Randy Feenstra in the gubernatorial primary. Lahn’s a farmer who spoke about the pai...
Introducing "Intention to Treat: Money and Misdiagnosis"
We bring you an episode of "Intention to Treat: The Race Equation." It's a new series from the New England Journal of Medicine that investig...
Senate Control Rides On Paxton, Texas’ Flawed GOP Pick
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Trump’s $1.8B Fund Draws Cries of ‘Brazen Corruption’
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The Gerrymandering Rush Is Leaving Voters In the Dust
Some voters are in the dark about which districts they live in and who their candidates are because officials in several states and the pres...
The Abortion Debate Returns With Risks For Both Parties
Abortion is back at center stage in our politics after a federal appeals court halted access to a mail-order abortion medication. We’ll talk...
Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Black Representation In Congress
The Supreme Court gutted a key piece of the Voting Rights Act, and Louisiana lawmakers are moving fast to redraw district maps ahead of this...
Virginia Gives Democrats An Edge In Redistricting
Democrats claimed victory in Virginia to redraw district maps and flip as many as four seats from Republicans in Congress. It’s the latest i...
Trump and Vance Pick a Fight with the Pope
Pope Leo’s call for peace evidently didn’t sit well with President Trump. He lashed out and called the Pope bad for foreign policy, while Vi...
Trump Threatens An Apocalypse…To Maybe Get A Ceasefire?
President Trump wanted the Iran War to end quickly after six weeks of fighting, and so he issued a dire threat: submit or he will “end an en...
The Iran War Is Redefining America’s Place In The World
President Trump gave a speech this week about the Iran War to say he’s going to finish dismantling the country’s regime. But he also added t...
How TSA Lines Are Shifting Political Leverage On Immigration
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Iran War Triggers Homeland Security Threats With Leadership In Flux
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Oil Markets Hang On Trump’s Every Word About Iran
A president’s words alone can have a big impact. Like when President Trump told a reporter that the war in Iran is nearly over, oil prices d...