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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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The father of the Sunday presser fades from the NY scene

ALBANY, New York — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s omnipresence in New York state politics has been his calling card for the past three decades — until now.New York’s senior senator has deli...

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The climate president in waiting

BELÉM, Brazil — Gavin Newsom can’t get out of a meeting or a talk at the international climate talks here without being swarmed by reporters and diplomats eager for a quote, a handshake, a photo.On...

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Mikie Sherrill has advice for Democrats in 2026

Mikie Sherrill has advice for her fellow Democrats heading into the 2026 elections: follow the lead I set in New Jersey to win again.A new campaign memo written by Sherrill’s campaign manager Alex ...

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In Memoriam: The East Wing (1942 – 2025)

Architizer is delighted to reveal the winners of the 2025 Vision Awards! We'll continue celebrating the power of architectural representation — get on the program mailing list by clicking here. “...

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Bad Bunny is the latest product of political rage — how pop culture became the front line of American politics

Bad Bunny performs in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 11, 2025. Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesWhen the NFL in September 2025 announced that Bad Bunny would headline the next Super Bowl halftime show, it t...

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Jeffrey Epstein, in newly released email, says Trump ‘knew about the girls’

The late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein alleged that President Donald Trump knew about the girls he was trafficking, according to new emails from Epstein's estate released by Democrats on t...

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US Mint to strike last penny as Trump’s phaseout rattles retailers

President Donald Trump’s decision earlier this year to halt production of the U.S. penny is rippling through the economy faster than expected, triggering widespread shortages of the one-cent coin a...

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How Chuck Schumer plans to weather the storm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is the target of liberal fury for a second time this year. His Democratic colleagues aren’t joining the pile-on.The New York Democrat is facing calls to resign ...

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