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Trump admin will pay full SNAP benefits ‘within 24 hours’ after shutdown ends

Millions of low-income Americans should receive full food aid benefits within a day of President Donald Trump signing Congress’ shutdown-ending deal into law, the administration said.Once the gover...

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What designers can learn from Zohran Mamdani's historical campaign

How user-centered design principles transformed a grassroots political movement into a viral phenomenon and what it means for design practice.Zohran Mamdani Logo designed by Aneesh Bhoopathy.The ye...

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Furious Democrats lash out at each other over shutdown deal

Behind closed doors on Wednesday, a Nevada Democrat implored her House colleagues to “stop pissing on each other and start pissing on” Republicans over the shutdown deal, according to two people fa...

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Docs reveal Jeffrey Epstein’s behind-the-scenes image consultant: Trump foe Michael Wolff

A week before Donald Trump prevailed in the 2016 election, an email landed in Jeffrey Epstein’s inbox encouraging him to change the fate of the world.“There's an opportunity to come forward this we...

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The 9 most shocking revelations in the Epstein docs

House lawmakers released more than 20,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday — and they include communications between the convicted sex offender and high-profile individual...

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Flight cuts to stay at current levels as shutdown nears end, DOT says

Federally ordered cuts to flights at 40 busy airports will persist at current levels, the Transportation Department said late Wednesday — which opted not to immediately end the restrictions despite...

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Newsom put then-chief on leave last year amid criminal probe

Gov. Gavin Newsom put his former chief on leave when he learned a year ago that she was under criminal investigation, according to his office.Dana Williamson, who was indicted on public corruption ...

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House votes to reopen government after 43-day shutdown

The House passed a government funding package late Wednesday that will close out the longest shutdown in history.Members returned to Washington after a 54-day recess to vote on the shutdown-ending ...

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The shutdown is ending, and House Democrats are furious

House Democrats are back at work — and, boy, are they mad.They’re mad at the Senate Democrats who cut them out of negotiations and cut the deal to reopen the government after a record 43-day shutdo...

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The limits to Newsom's climate powers

BELÉM, Brazil — Gov. Gavin Newsom may be a climate president in waiting, but as a governor, he has one glaring weakness: He can’t sign treaties with other countries.Newsom is returning to a time-te...

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Inside the Sandwich Guy’s Jury Deliberations

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.The jurors in the case of The United States of America v. The Sandwich Guy (as Sean Charles Dunn is better k...

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Jeffrey Epstein claims he gave Russians insight into Trump

Nearly a month before President Donald Trump met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018, Jeffrey Epstein attempted to pass a message to Russia’s top diplomat: If you want to understand T...

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Newsom adviser to nervous Dems: Lean in on immigration

Juan Rodriguez knows the conventional wisdom that Democrats should steer clear of talking about immigration — and he thinks it’s dead wrong.The longtime adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom and former top ...

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Tariffs are on trial, but US trade talks are moving full steam ahead

The White House is plowing ahead with negotiations on tariffs, despite the fact the Supreme Court may soon strike down a large chunk of them. And foreign trading partners are still playing ball.Acc...

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The Zohran Mamdani Model of Exuberant Good Cheer

The relentless negativity and performative cruelty of American politics is exhausting. Following Zohran Mandani’s lead, leftists can distinguish ourselves with a concrete political program paired w...

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Donald Trump Is a Lamer Duck Than Ever

For a president who wants to project vigor and command at all times, Donald Trump made the worst possible spectacle of himself in the Oval Office last Thursday.It came in the form of two images cap...

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Bessent says tariff cuts on coffee, other ag products coming soon

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said the Trump administration will soon announce a broad package of agricultural tariff cuts.“You're going to see some substantial announcement ov...

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After Election Day losses, Trump and MAGA will strike back hard

Ever since Donald Trump and Republicans routed Democrats in the 2024 election, the party has been listless, confused, uncoordinated — politically moribund. When I think about today’s Democrats, I ...

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Prominent anti-abortion group announces $80 million midterm investment

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and its affiliated super PAC plan to pour $80 million into electing anti-abortion candidates in 2026 in at least four battleground states, according to plans share...

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Graham Platner’s online history means he’d lose to Susan Collins, Dem poll warns

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s social media history is a major general election liability, a new Democratic polling memo warns.The survey, conducted on behalf of the Democratic group EMILY...

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‘He’s Actually Weakening the Economy’: Why Trump’s Strategy May Fail

President Donald Trump is carving out his own brand of capitalism — launching extraordinary federal interventions in the economy through ownership stakes in private companies alongside sweeping tar...

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