Obamacare Hearing Basically Just a Contest to Make the Worst Wizard of Oz Analogy

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Next month, an assault-style rifle could wind up in the hands of children unless regulators step in.

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The Data-Driven Strategy Behind Democrats’ State-Level Success in 2022

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2024 senate races

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Trump and Republicans inadvertently elevated a mild-mannered moderate who is taking his shot at Dianne Feinstein’s seat.

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just asking questions

Why the College Rankings Are Getting Less and Less Relevant

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the national interest

Ron DeSantis’s Long War on Black Political Power

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It’s not just a “culture war” — it’s about political representation.

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tremendous content

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early and often

Trump’s Terrified 2024 Rivals Show It’s His Race to Lose

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Republicans’ reluctance to enter the presidential race is telling, and the longer they wait, the more likely Trump’s renomination becomes.

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wyd

Trump Has Reportedly Discovered the Modern Magic of Texting

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Welcome to 2023, sir.

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war in ukraine

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politics

New Yorkers Will Get to Vote on Their Own Equal-Rights Amendment

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Lawmakers passed legislation that would add new protection classes to the state’s constitution.

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A man who once seemed marginalized is now a MAGA prophet who is retiring with a lot of malign accomplishments.

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poll positioin

Why Republicans Won’t Name Their Debt-Ceiling Demands

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the system

The Uprising That Ran Out

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The death of Keenan Anderson marks the end of an era.

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early and often

Centrist House Democrats Picked a Bad Time to Have an Identity Crisis

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With Congress closely divided, the Blue Dog Coalition could be having a moment. Instead, it’s falling apart over a proposed name change.

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tremendous content

Did Trump Really Teach ‘Rocket Man’ Kim Jong-un About Elton John?

By Margaret Hartmann

Trump and Pompeo’s claims about their 2018 meeting with the North Korean dictator don’t totally check out. But it’s still a good story.

1/24/2023

artificial intelligence

AI Journalist Plagiarized More Than a High-School Student

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Sometimes robots commit very human errors.

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everybody wants some

Mike Pence Also Had Classified Documents at His House

By Matt Stieb

At this point, which former executive-branch leaders haven’t done this?

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