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First Thing: Trump endures protests in Texas as DNC sues over adverts
The president was repeatedly interrupted at a rally and faces a legal challenge over taxpayer-funded adverts. Plus Jonat…
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On the Ballot: The state of the states: Which states are most likely to see trifectas in November
While much of the national focus this cycle has been centered on the competitive Senate and House races that will determ…
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Trump expanded mandatory immigration detention. Will the Supreme Court uphold it?
How can an immigrant in the country illegally be treated as an applicant for admission if he has already lived here for …
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Is AI a threat? Yes — it is already emptying Americans' bank accounts.
The Consumer Federation of America puts 2025 losses to online scams and crimes at $148 billion — up nearly 26 percent in…
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Russia's secrecy raises anxiety around plague
In today's issue: ▪ US presses Russia on plague ▪ Media outlets back in court ▪ DNC sues over Trump ads ▪ First Atlantic…
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What if making your neighborhood safer means breaking the rules?
Jonathan Hale was ready to lay down his paint rollers. Hale, a law student turned viral road safety advocate, had run in…
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The rise of gas station opioids
They have fun names like Feel Free, Smurphs, and Hazy Tabz. They come in colorful packages and in gummy form. They’re wi…
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'No rules now' — Putin's war of open lawlessness is already targeting Europe
Putin's new orders sound like total war — unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involve…
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US infant defies bleak odds from rare congenital trait: ‘Don’t quit before your child quits’
Wren Michelle Roberts was born with heterotaxy, a syndrome so rare a specialist could only find 15 similar casesSouth-ea…
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Hochul holds double-digit lead for New York governor, new poll finds
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), is leading her Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by double digits in the Empire State…
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Black Democrats are facing a crossroads
Welcome to The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming acro…
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How one city made gains on school integration without trying
Most of America’s major cities have made little to no progress reducing racial segregation in their public schools over …
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FBI post featuring El-Sayed runs afoul of Hatch Act, say experts
A new video from the FBI has spurred complaints the bureau has violated the Hatch Act by labeling Democrats – including …
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GOP efforts to lower gas prices derailed by Republican infighting
Republican efforts to reduce national gas prices in the weeks before Election Day were derailed in the Senate by infight…
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USS Lincoln carrier to return to port in San Diego after record-breaking deployment – US politics live
Vessel spent over 260 consecutive days at sea without a port call, a US navy recordAs Donald Trump struggled to end the …
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USS Abraham Lincoln scheduled to dock in San Diego after harrowing stretch at sea
Deployment for nearly a year was marked by reports of supply shortages, and deteriorating morale and mental health among…
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As crypto and prediction markets expand, their regulator shrinks
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement a…
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The Leverage Middle Powers Have in the AI Race
Allied democracies can offer something U.S. industry desperately needs.…
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Former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens to receive Medal of Freedom, Trump says
President Trump said he will award controversial baseball legend Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom, saying…
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Trump reups beef with 'ungrateful' Cuellar for staying Democrat after pardon
President Trump ripped into Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) Wednesday evening for not switching parties after receiving a p…
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Shapiro, Garrity clash on data centers, measles response in Pennsylvania governor debate: 4 takeaways
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and state Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R), their parties' nominees to lead the commonweal…
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FDA: mifepristone review won't be done until March
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) won’t publish its safety review of the abortion drug mifepristone until March, it…
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Turek, Hinson spar in first Iowa Senate debate: 3 takeaways
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and state Rep. Josh Turek (D-Iowa), the two candidates for Senate, faced off in a debat…
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Donald Trump’s Texas rally rocked by repeated protests
Trump briefly stepped away from the microphone after one protester appeared to approach the stageDonald Trump’s latest c…