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Newsom and Mamdani: The odd couple showing Democrats how to fight again

Gavin Newsom said he hadn’t heard of Zohran Mamdani until a few months ago. They communicated for the first time on Election Day.But that night’s results have suddenly bound the California governor...

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Why the Democrats Finally Folded

This is how the government shutdown was always going to end.For the past 30 years, the party that has forced federal agencies to close their doors in a funding fight has never actually achieved the...

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Did Democrats Blow It on the Government Shutdown?

This week, Reason editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by the editor in chief of The Argument, Jerusalem ...

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Senate passes shutdown-ending deal

The Senate passed a government funding package Monday night that paves the way for ending the longest shutdown in history.The 60-40 vote came roughly 24 hours after a bipartisan group of rank-and-f...

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The hottest ticket in Brazil just might be a meeting with Gavin Newsom

SÃO PAULO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't even at the United Nations climate talks yet — but he's already getting bombarded with meeting requests.Newsom kicked off his trip to Brazil 1,800 mil...

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Gen Z in Los Angeles, the end of ‘Stranger Things’ and a new mystery from the creator of ‘Breaking Bad’ in November TV

This month’s new releases run the gamut. There’s a delving into history, with a series about the assassination of our 20th president and another about the defiant ...

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No end declared for FAA flight cuts despite shutdown deal

Federally ordered flight reductions are still scheduled, for now, to ramp up this week despite the Senate deal to end the government shutdown — which means travelers may not see any quick relief fr...

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Mamdani picks his top 2 City Hall deputies

NEW YORK — In picking his top-ranking aides for City Hall, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is balancing a track record in government with experience on his own team.Mamdani announced Monday that Dean Fu...

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‘Band-aid,’ ‘distraction’: Experts slam Pulte, Trump 50-year mortgage idea

The Trump administration is entertaining a potential plan for the government to back 50-year mortgages to address a housing affordability crisis.But, in a housing market defined by low supply, indu...

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Hemp rule creates turbulence for Senate vote to end shutdown

A proposed ban on intoxicating hemp products emerged as an obstacle Monday to ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he would oppose a package that woul...

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The anti-vaccine movement isn’t satisfied with winning over the GOP

AUSTIN, Texas — The anti-vaccine movement once led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making a play for the mainstream.More Republicans are embracing it as part of the GOP coalition. But ...

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Supreme Court to decide whether states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether federal law prohibits states from counting ballots that arrive after Election Day.President Donald Trump has long railed against mail-in voting and ha...

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Is American history reminding you of dark, tumultuous periods from the past? Consider the Gilded Age of the late 19th century

People trying to understand politics in the United States today often turn to history for precedents and perspective. Are our current divisions like the ones that preceded the American Revolution o...

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