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What to know about Palin’s surprise loss in Alaska
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Democrat Mary Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in a closely watched special congressional election in Alaska. NBC News reports. The Washington Post explai...
Understanding the latest twist in the Trump papers probe
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Los Angeles Times reports on how the Justice Department says it has evidence of obstruction of its investigation into Trump’s handling of cl...
America’s Afghanistan withdrawal, one year later
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Twelve months on from America’s withdrawal, who’s to blame for Afghanistan’s tragedy? Everyone, Vox argues. Historic monsoon rain is...
Why NASA is going back to the moon
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NASA postponed the Artemis 1 moon launch because of an engine problem but is expected to try again, ABC News reports. Wired explains how it could even...
What parents need to know about school-lunch bills
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An affidavit sheds new light on the FBI’s search of former president Trump’s Florida home. The Wall Street Journal reports. Students are h...
What new trigger laws mean for abortion access
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly all of the country’s trigger bans on abortion will be in effect by the end of this month. The Washington Post breaks down what reproducti...
Understanding Biden’s moves on student debt
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CNN has key takeaways from election results in Florida, New York, and Oklahoma. Biden is expected today to announce details on forgiving student loans...
Why GOP insiders see Ron DeSantis as presidential material
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is spending a lot of time campaigning for Republicans in battleground states far from home. NBC reports on how this coul...
Liz Cheney says she’s going after election deniers
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After losing her primary, Rep. Liz Cheney discusses her plans in a new interview with ABC News. New rules on ghost guns are set to take effect this we...
School’s starting. But districts are short on teachers.
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tens of thousands of teaching positions are vacant, and schools are trying unusual things to address the shortage. The Wall Street Journal takes a loo...
Polio is back in America. Here’s what to know.
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NBC News reports on why there are new concerns about polio in America. West Texas is a very dangerous place to be pregnant. Bloomberg Businessweek exp...
How Trump-backed election deniers could control future votes
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new Washington Post analysis finds that GOP candidates who support Trump’s lies about the 2020 vote are winning more than half of primaries. T...
What to know about the Democrats’ sweeping climate bill
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Democrats’ climate bill favors green-energy incentives over taxes on fossil fuels. Inside Climate News explains why, while the Washington Po...
New fallout over classified docs found in Trump’s home
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Key House Democrats are asking for a security-damage assessment after the FBI found top-secret documents in its search of Trump’s Florida home. ...
New details about the FBI’s raid of Trump’s Florida home
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The FBI searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources tell the Washington Post. Politico has a guide to the forme...
Why an abortion case worries digital-privacy advocates
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NBC News reports on how a mother and daughter were criminally charged after Facebook was ordered to turn over their chats relating to plans for an abo...
“Something’s got to give”: Serena Williams on leaving tennis
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trump pleaded the Fifth in a deposition at the New York attorney general’s office, CNN reports. The Hill has key takeaways from the latest prima...
What to know about the FBI raid on Trump’s house
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The FBI searched Donald Trump’s Florida home as part of an investigation into his handling of classified information, the Wall Street Journal re...
Why the new spending bill is such a big deal
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vox explains why the spending plan just passed by the Senate will be one of the biggest bills to fight climate change, ever. And Stat looks at how it ...
The federal government is scrambling to contain monkeypox
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal reports that a major climate and health-care spending bill looks to be moving forward after Democrats cut a deal on taxes with...
Why the U.S. right loves Hungary’s leader
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomberg reports on Trump's meeting with Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, which took place just days after Orbán made remarks tha...
Why the Kansas abortion vote gives Democrats hope
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Politico has the key takeaways from an important primary night. The Senate passed a bill to help veterans affected by toxic trash-burning pits, legisl...
Behind the strike that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CNN has the story of how Biden and his team decided to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri, the world’s most wanted terrorist. Vox breaks down why Nancy Pelo...
How climate change is making severe weather deadlier
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This has been a year of deadly, extreme weather — and much more is expected to come. Wired explains why. These people in Florida were registered...
Are we in a recession? Try asking a better question.
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. GDP declined again, but that might not mean we’re in a recession. Vox explains. NPR has information about what to watch out for with, and h...
Congress tackles climate change and same-sex marriage
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Politico explains how a surprise change in position by Joe Manchin set the stage for a Senate deal that could lead to a record climate spending packag...
How the DOJ’s Jan. 6 probe may be getting closer to Trump
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post reports that the Justice Department is asking very specific questions about Trump’s actions around January 6 as part of its ...
How the DOJ’s Jan. 6 probe may be getting closer to Trump
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post reports that the Justice Department is asking very specific questions about Trump’s actions around January 6 as part of its ...
Making Alex Jones pay for his Sandy Hook lies
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A jury will determine how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will pay to a Sandy Hook family for defamation. He has denied the school shooting, sprea...
Why critics say the U.S. isn’t ready for monkeypox
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Monkeypox is now a declared global emergency, CBS News reports. There are concerns that America isn’t doing enough. In extreme heat, air conditi...
What to know from the latest Jan. 6 hearing
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CNN has takeaways from the latest January 6 hearing, which took place in prime time and focused on Trump’s action and inaction on the day of the...
Will a jury convict an accused school shooter’s parents?
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New York Magazine looks at why a Michigan prosecutor is taking the extremely unusual move of charging the parents of an accused school shooter. The Wa...
As the world burns, how climate-change talks fell apart
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Negotiations over climate action are falling apart in Congress, but it seems unlikely Biden will declare a national climate emergency when he delivers...
Steve Bannon is back in court. Here’s what to know.
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NPR explains why former Trump adviser Steve Bannon is on trial. The Atlantic calls him an American Rasputin in a profile, and explains how he is still...
Steve Bannon is back in court. Here’s what to know.
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NPR explains why former Trump adviser Steve Bannon is on trial. The Atlantic calls him an American Rasputin in a profile, and explains how he is still...
New insights in a report on the Uvalde school shooting
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CNN has five key takeaways from the new report on the deadly school shooting in Uvalde. Texans worry that their power grid won’t be able to hand...
A Texas mother’s agonizing choice over abortion
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Texas Monthly has the story of a mother who was forced to choose between an out-of-state abortion or letting her baby die an agonizing death. Starting...
What parents can do if their kid is planning violence
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Parents whose children talk about attacking schools often struggle with whether to contact police. The Wall Street Journal spoke to some who have done...
New Uvalde-shooting footage reveals the slow police response
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Austin American-Statesman and KVUE obtained exclusive video from inside Uvalde’s Robb Elementary. It shows officers’ delayed response ...
“A new age for astronomy.” What the Webb telescope shows us.
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re finally seeing just what NASA’s Webb telescope is capable of, and the imagery is stunning, providing the deepest view of the univers...
How state constitutions could protect abortion rights
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe, the decision to guarantee or restrict access fell to states. BuzzFeed News reports on how abortion-rights advo...
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe assassinated
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot during a speech. The BBC reports. Biden is expected to sign an executive order related...
How the U.S. economy is super weird right now
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal looks at how the U.S. economy is a bizarre mix of a hot job market and slowing economic growth. Experts are confused. The Guar...
New revelations about the deadly July 4 shooting
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The suspected gunman in the Highland Park July 4 attack is facing seven counts of first-degree murder. CBS News reports. Reuters explains how Russia&r...
“Like a battle zone.” A deadly shooting at a July 4 parade.
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Police arrested a man following a deadly shooting at a July 4 parade in an Illinois suburb north of Chicago. Here’s more from the Chicago Tribun...
What Biden and Democrats can do about abortion
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Politico looks at what Democrats can — and might — do in Congress to fight the end of Roe. ESPN has answers to key questions about America...
How John Roberts lost control of the Supreme Court
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Politico looks into how Chief Justice John Roberts lost control of the Supreme Court. NPR reports that disease experts are worried about the spread of...
Former aide testifies about Trump’s rage on Jan. 6
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post reports on new testimony from a former White House aide who said Trump sought to lead an armed mob to the Capitol on January 6. Fo...
What the Supreme Court may do next after overturning Roe
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Politico looks at how Chief Justice John Roberts lost control of the Supreme Court. And SCOTUSblog has analysis of the court’s decision to overr...
What’s next for patients as abortion clinics shut down
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post was inside an abortion clinic to report on the chaos and tears as it abruptly shut down after Roe was overruled. The New Yorker ar...
Roe is overturned. Here's what that means for abortion.
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, upending half a century of American abortion law. The Wall Street Journal is on the story. Slate explain...
Latest from Afghanistan as the earthquake death toll rises
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An update from NPR on Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in 20 years. The Supreme Court hands down a major decision on gun rights. T...
Inside Trump’s plan to overturn his loss using fake electors
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post reports on how the latest January 6 hearing revealed Trump’s involvement in a plan to use fake electors to undermine the 202...
These little-known elections could determine abortion access
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Politico explains how state supreme court races, typically obscure, are a critical election battleground in the fight for the future of abortion law i...
New details about Trump’s plans to overthrow the election
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Department of Justice says the January 6 committee isn’t sharing key witness transcripts. Watergate hap...
COVID vaccines for toddlers are close. Here’s what to know.
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An FDA advisory panel is backing Pfizer and Moderna COVID shots for children as young as 6 months old. Stat has the story. The Wall Street Journal rep...
Why 49 million people face famine now
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A South Carolina congressman who voted for impeachment will fall to a Trump-backed challenger, while another incumbent who defied Trump will survive t...
How the experts got inflation wrong
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As markets tumble, the Wall Street Journal looks at what the experts got wrong about inflation. The New Yorker on what to make of all the former Trump...
What’s in the Senate gun-safety plan, and what isn’t
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal reports on how a bipartisan group of senators has reached a deal on a framework to make changes to gun laws. It falls short of...
The Jan. 6 hearing, in under 7 minutes
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Politico looks at how the January 6 committee opened its first public hearing by laying out its case that Trump fueled that day’s violence at th...
Why many Republican voters are supporting Jan. 6 apologists
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As televised hearings about the Capitol attack begin, Bloomberg examines primary results and polling data that show many politicians who embraced Trum...
Why many Republican voters are supporting Jan. 6 apologists
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As televised hearings about the Capitol attack begin, Bloomberg examines primary results and polling data that show many politicians who embraced Trum...
What Uvalde and Buffalo families want Congress to do on guns
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ABC News reports on congressional testimony from families affected by the Uvalde and Buffalo shootings, including a fourth grader who survived the att...
Proud Boys leader faces serious new Jan. 6 charges
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio faces serious new charges connected to the January 6 insurrection. NBC News has the story. The Los Angeles Times repo...
The Uvalde police chief who’s gone into hiding
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly two weeks after the school shooting in Uvalde, many unanswered questions remain over the police response. The Texas Tribune describes Pete Arre...
Why it’s so hard to change gun laws
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden demanded Congress take action to prevent the next mass shooting. NPR breaks down the hurdles to legislative change. Sanctions on...
What happens to school buildings after mass shootings?
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Residents in Uvalde, Texas, are questioning whether to demolish and rebuild Robb Elementary after 21 people were killed there in a mass shooting. NPR ...
Why arming teachers may not prevent school shootings
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vox looks at research finding that there’s very little evidence that giving teachers guns makes schools safer from mass shootings. HuffPost argu...
How a shooting long before Columbine changed the gun debate
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Uvalde families mourn, the Texas Tribune looks back at another mass shooting in the state that affects the gun-policy debate in America to this day...
What’s next for grieving families after the Texas shooting
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Parkland and Newtown families reflect on how to support the parents who lost children in the Texas elementary-school shooting. The Washington Post spo...
Here’s what has changed about gun policy in America
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At least 19 students and 2 adults were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school. The San Antonio Express-News reports. Two years after George...
Why Georgia’s primary matters nationally
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia’s primary races have national implications. Trump is seeing mixed results in efforts to influence state politics. Vox looks at why Gover...
Understanding Biden’s surprising China-Taiwan comments
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Biden said America would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against a possible Chinese attack, an answer that surprised observers from Washingto...
A landmark study on abortion contains surprises
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oklahoma lawmakers have passed a bill that would be the strictest anti-abortion law in the nation. The Wall Street Journal has details. And NPR looks ...
Here’s what people get wrong about baby formula
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reuters reports on Biden’s decision to invoke the the Defense Production Act to combat the baby-formula shortage. There are a lot of misconcepti...
Good luck finding a theme in these primary results
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday’s primary results paint a mixed picture of the electorate, the parties, and Trump's influence. Vox explains. Following the killing of Pa...
Remembering the lives lost in the Buffalo mass shooting
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post tells the stories of the people who were killed in the Buffalo grocery-store shooting. Russia’s war is doing damage to Ukrai...
The racist conspiracy theory behind the Buffalo shooting
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, a gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York — killing 10 people. Investigators believe the alleged gunman was motiva...
What to know about the cryptocurrency meltdown
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
TerraUSD, a stablecoin that is supposed to be pegged to the US dollar, crashed this week. CNBC explains what that shows about the vulnerabilities of c...
People who’ve never had COVID may hold the key to beating it
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists are studying people who have not yet caught the coronavirus for clues to how to better tackle it in future. The Washington Post investigate...
Meet the woman behind the anti-abortion movement
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marjorie Dannenfelser has worked with a single-minded focus for decades to end abortion. On the cusp of her greatest triumph, New York Magazine has an...
How the GOP stopped supporting rape exceptions for abortion
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic reports on the GOP’s surprising turn against allowing abortion for rape victims. An Andy Warhol artwork just sold for a record-brea...
Why Putin is throwing a parade while attacking Ukraine
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Russia seeks a propaganda victory with a huge military parade in Red Square, there is new concern about how Moscow views the U.S.’s evolving ...
What to know as abortion battles move to states
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Slate’s veteran Supreme Court watcher explains what comes next after a leaked draft indicated that justices are ready to overturn Roe v. Wade. A...
How the Supreme Court abortion news is upending elections
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Wall Street Journal explains how that’s scrambling election plans for Republicans and D...
What abortion was like before Roe — and what it could become
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, a woman who had an illegal abortion before the ruling tells her story to Vice and considers wha...
Inside the leaked SCOTUS abortion opinion
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation with Politico senior legal-affairs reporter Josh Gerstein, who broke the story of a leaked draft opinion that shows the Supreme Court...
Why Russia’s words about the war worry the U.S.
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal reports on how Russia is recasting the fight in Ukraine as a broader conflict with the West. Bloomberg has the story of how De...
Trump supporters accused of breaking into voting systems
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An investigation from Reuters uncovers several attempts to breach voting systems by Republican officials or activists since the 2020 election. A contr...
Three signs Russia’s war is getting bigger
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomberg reports on how the EU is trying to hold firm as Russia uses its energy supply to exert pressure. The New Yorker looks at a controversial pla...
Why Biden may be ready to cancel your student debt
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post reports on how Biden is signaling a new openness to canceling student loans. American Trevor Reed has been released from Russia in...
What to know about those Trump inner-circle texts
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CNN obtained thousands of messages to and from Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows between Election Day 2020 and Biden’s inauguration. Here’...
Why the SCOTUS school-prayer case is a big deal
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A high school coach who lost his job after praying on the field has taken his case to the Supreme Court. He spoke recently with ABC News. Texas Monthl...
The story of an environmental crisis the world fixed
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Earth Day, Vox has the story of a massive environmental crisis that the world actually solved. CNBC reports that a bill passed by Florida Republica...
What to know about Putin’s “Satan” missile test
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Putin just tested an intercontinental ballistic missile NATO has dubbed “Satan 2” — but that’s not the scariest move he’...
Why Putin wants control of Ukraine’s Donbas region
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BBC News explains why Russia is attempting to capture Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. The Wall Street Journal takes us inside one of Shanghai&r...
What to know about changes to mask rules on planes
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many people are confused by the latest news about masking on planes and transit. USA Today breaks down what’s changed and what health officials ...
Why you may be paying a higher tax rate than the wealthiest Americans
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A Russian Orthodox bishop is justifying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with religious dogma. The Washington Post reports that this religious figur...
Preview: She thought she knew her family — until she took a DNA test
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Amber van Moessner was growing up, she never questioned whether the man who raised her was her biological father. But when she was in her late 20...
What’s Elon Musk’s endgame with Twitter?
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk has launched a hostile-takeover bid for Twitter. The Verge explores how Musk might change the app. COVID is now the third leading cau...