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What Does the Mecca Pact Deliver Pakistan?
The mutual defense agreement gives Islamabad a boost in the Middle East, with mixed results closer to home.…
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What to Watch in Zambia’s Elections
The country’s natural resources have put the vote under intense international scrutiny.…
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Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary, Trump says
US president announced departure on social media, saying Leavitt was leaving to ‘spend more time’ with familyUS politics…
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Khanna defends Hong endorsement after surprise loss in Wisconsin primary
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Wednesday defended his endorsement of Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesc…
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Mass. Gov. Maura Healey signs late-term abortion bill into law
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) on Monday signed a bill lifting the restriction on abortion at or after 24 weeks, ma…
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Democratic strategist reflects on Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Amanda Litman, co-founder of the PAC Run For Something, about the results from the Aug. …
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DOJ charges former SPLC employee in superseding indictment against the civil rights group
A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was charged Wednesday in a superseding indictment against th…
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A messy lesson for the post-woke left
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stori…
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Wisconsin primary provided snapshot of Democratic party – can it now win?
Democratic socialist Francesca Hong fell just short as David Crowley strives for unity for November’s general electionDe…
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Leavitt to leave White House press secretary role, Trump says
President Trump announced via TruthSocial that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her role…
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DOJ announces indictments in sham marriages case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges Wednesday against 11 people for their alleged involvement in a decadel…
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Nick Reiner indicted for murders of parents Rob and Michele Reiner
Reiner, 32, charged with first-degree murder in deaths of Hollywood towering figures Rob Reiner and Michele ReinerA gran…
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The Trump ‘zapper’ conspiracy theory that’s taking over social media
A new position has landed in the White House. Its main responsibilities—at least according to social media-fueled conspi…
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Ocasio-Cortez surpasses Newsom as 2028 Dem presidential favorite on Polymarket
Ocasio-Cortez currently has an 18% chance of winning the Democratic nomination compared with 17% for Newsom.…
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European nations condemn executions in Iran
More than 25 countries on Wednesday, including the U.K., France and Canada, condemned Iran’s execution of anti-governmen…
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How an AIPAC endorsement became a liability
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee — better known by its short name, AIPAC — bills itself as a bipartisan advo…
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Russia-Ukraine War Escalates With Black Sea Strikes, North Korean Missiles
Kyiv and Moscow are trading heavier and heavier blows.…
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China Is Finding New Ways to Coerce Uyghurs Abroad
Beijing is a pioneer in softer tools of transnational repression.…
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$23.8M in payments going out to Grubhub diners, drivers: FTC
The FTC will be sending 640,038 checks or PayPal deposits to affected app users, amounting to more than $23.8 million.…
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Meta youth safety trial kicks off in California
The latest kids online safety trial against Meta kicked off Wednesday in a California federal court, where the technolog…
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Trump’s justice department arrests expert on far right as part of SPLC crackdown
Prosecutors charge Heidi Beirich with financial crimes as part of case against the Southern Poverty Law CenterThe justic…
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State Department establishes task force to end 'birth tourism'
The State Department on Tuesday announced it has established a task force to end "birth tourism," escalating President T…
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Congress breaks for summer recess with little to show
As Congress enters its August recess, lawmakers are racing to reconcile different continuing appropriations resolutions …
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Who gets to freeze their eggs?
Over the weekend, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) announced on Instagram that she had joined the thousands of Ameri…