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The gun ban in New Mexico.
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New Mexico's gun ban. On Wednesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked a ban on carrying guns in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the state’s largest c...
Republicans launch Biden impeachment inquiry.
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden impeachment inquiry. On Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, pushing forward ...
The Biden administration's First Amendment violation.
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The social media censorship case. On Friday, a federal appeals court said the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment in some of its ...
The migrant crisis in New York City.
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The migrant crisis. On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) claimed that an influx of an estimated 110,000 asylum seekers from the southern b...
Is Ukraine's counteroffensive working?
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Ukraine counteroffensive. The war in Ukraine has dragged on for 18 months. This summer, the Ukrainian military has been attempting to push into oc...
Mitch McConnell's health.
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch McConnell. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) froze last week for more than 30 seconds while fielding questions from reporters about ...
A pivotal moment for U.S. workers.
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The state of labor. Monday was Labor Day, an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The day was first recogni...
The debate over Medicare drug price negotiations.
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Medicare drug pricing. On Tuesday, the Biden administration named 10 drugs that will be subjected to the first-ever price negotiations by Medicare, th...
House Republicans launch Fani Willis investigation.
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
House Republicans' investigation of Fani Willis. On Thursday, House Republicans announced an investigation into Fani Willis, the district attorney...
The rise of Vivek Ramaswamy.
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vivek Ramaswamy. The Republican nominee for president has surprised pundits and the political class by climbing up the ranks of the GOP primary, and i...
Yevgeny Prigozhin's death.
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yevgeny Prigozhin's death. On Sunday, Russian authorities confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was on the passenger li...
SPECIAL EDITION: The first 2024 Republican debate.
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Republican primary debate. Last night, eight candidates took the stage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a live, two-hour debate. Frontrunner and forme...
The surprising Hunter Biden special counsel.
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hunter Biden's special counsel. On August 11, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced he was naming David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware ...
The Hawaii wildfires.
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Hawaii fires. On August 8, a series of deadly wildfires erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The death toll has reached 114, with 850 people st...
We're back: Trump's Georgia indictment.
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Fulton County, Georgia, indictments. Last week, a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others over ...
RE-RUN: Texas Right to Life's John Seago
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hi all! We are on vacation this week, but to keep things flowing, we are bringing you some past editions. We will return with new episodes beginning M...
RE-RUN: Clementine Morrigan on cancel culture, social justice, and white guilt.
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hi all! We are on vacation this week, but to keep things flowing, we are bringing you some past editions. We will return with new episodes beginning M...
RE-RUN: Jacob Mchangama on the history of free speech.
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hi all! We are on vacation this week, but to keep things flowing, we are bringing you some past editions. We will return with new episodes beginning M...
RE-RUN: A conversation with Andrew Yang.
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hi all! We are on vacation this week, but to keep things flowing, we are bringing you some past editions. We will return with new episodes beginning M...
Biden's controversial new national monument.
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Grand Canyon monument. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden designated the fifth national monument of his presidency. The Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—...
Ohio's special election results.
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, Ohio voters rejected a ballot measure, dubbed Issue 1, that would have made it harder to amend the state constitution. Official results sh...
The U.S. gets downgraded, explained.
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the Fitch Ratings agency downgraded the U.S. government's top credit rating from AAA to AA+, a decision that drew an angry response fro...
Trump gets indicted (again).
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Trump indictment. On Tuesday, Donald Trump was indicted in a criminal case accusing him of illegal acts during an attempt to change the out...
A special podcast from Isaac.
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Four years ago, we picked a fight with partisan media in the United States. Nearly every weekday since, we've published news with an eye toward el...
The legacy admissions debate.
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Legacy admissions. This week, the United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona suggested that the Supreme's Court's decision to strike ...
The new Trump charges.
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The new Trump charges. On Thursday, special counsel Jack Smith filed additional charges against former President Trump tied to his alleged mishandling...
"Bidenomics" and the state of the economy.
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy grew by a 2.4% annualized rate in the second quarter, beating the 2% estimate by e...
Florida's new African American studies curriculum.
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Florida's African American studies curriculum. Last week, the Florida Board of Education approved a controversial new curriculum to teach African ...
SPECIAL EDITION: International news round-up
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
International affairs. Since we are a daily newsletter focused on U.S. issues and can't go deep on every single topic out there, we sometimes miss...
The Hollywood strike.
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Hollywood strike. Last week, Hollywood actors joined the screenwriters’ strike, marking the first dual-union strike the industry has seen in ove...
The IRS whistleblowers.
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The IRS whistleblowers. On Wednesday, two whistleblowers from the Internal Revenue Service testified in front of Congress about the investigations int...
Today's debate: Republicans' controversial military bill.
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans’ NDAA bill. On Friday, House Republicans passed a sweeping defense bill called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). NDAAs are ...
Today's debate: Pramila Jaypal's comments on Israel.
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Israel and Rep. Pramila Jayapal. On Sunday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, apologized for calling Isr...
INTERVIEW: Alejandra Oliva and Simon Hankinson talk with Isaac about immigration and border policies.
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our podcast editor, Jon, is traveling today. So, we wanted to use this time to release an interview we’ve had for a little bit. This is a discussion...
Today's debate: Tommy Tuberville's abortion protest.
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). Tuberville has been blocking all nominations for senior military positions over his disagreement with a Defense Departme...
Today's debate: No Labels third-party run.
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No Labels. Next week, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is set to headline an event in New Hampshire sponsored by the bipartisan group No Labels, sto...
A controversial ruling on homelessness.
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Ninth Circuit's homelessness ruling. On Thursday, the most powerful federal appeals court in the western United States reaffirmed that cities ...
Sending cluster bombs to Ukraine.
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cluster munitions to Ukraine. U.S. officials confirmed this weekend that they plan to provide Ukrainian troops with "cluster munitions," con...
The heat records set last week.
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heat records. For four straight days last week, Earth’s temperature tied or broke the record for hottest days since record keeping began in 1979. Da...
Biden v. Nebraska.
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that the Biden administration acted unconstitutionally when it announced the cancellation of $400...
The same-sex wedding website ruling.
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. On Friday, the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado web designer who argued that the First Amendment entitles her to refuse...
The Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling.
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Affirmative action. On Thursday, the Supreme Court determined in a 6-3 decision that considering race in university admissions is unconstitutional. Th...
Impeaching Joe Biden.
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Impeaching Joe Biden. Last week, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) introduced a resolution to impeach President Joe Biden, citing "high crimes and misde...
SCOTUS rejects independent state legislature theory.
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a 6-3 decision on Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected independent state legislature theory (ISL), the legal theory that embraces the idea that the ...
John Durham's testimony.
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, Special Counsel John Durham testified for over five hours before Congress. Durham spent four years scrutinizing the origins of the FBI&#...
The military mutiny in Russia.
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, Russia's President Vladimir Putin accused a mercenary group he has employed in the war in Ukraine of treason, all while news rep...
The RFK Jr. and Joe Rogan interview.
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On June 15, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast to describe his outlook on vaccine safety and promote his 2024 presidential camp...
The Hunter Biden plea deal.
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, a court filing revealed that Hunter Biden's lawyers and the Justice Department have struck a deal for him to plead guilty on two misde...
INTERVIEW: Michael Dorf and Neil Buchanan talk with Isaac about the debt ceiling.
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we are talking with Michael Dorf and Neil Buchanan. Michael is a Law Professor and Scholar of U.S. Constitutional Law who currently serves as t...
Is inflation finally going away?
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation. On Tuesday, the Department of Labor reported that inflation has risen at 4% year-over-year in May, meaning it was at its lowest annual rate...
The House Freedom Caucus revolt.
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans, the House Freedom Caucus, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. On Monday, Speaker McCarthy struck a deal with a group of conservative Republ...
The Supreme Court's voting rights ruling in Alabama.
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court voting rights ruling. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered Alabama to create a second majority-black district, throwing out its ge...
The Trump indictment.
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump indictment. On Friday afternoon, former President Donald Trump's indictment was unsealed. The Department of Justice has charged Trump wi...
Pence and Christie jump into the race.
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Pence and Chris Christie. This week, former Vice President Mike Pence (R) and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) each announced their plan...
The Ukraine counteroffensive (and the dam attack).
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Ukraine war. Yesterday, as Ukraine's counteroffensive appeared to be underway, news broke that a major dam and hydroelectric power plant in ...
Pride Month controversy.
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pride month. June in the United States is Pride Month, when members of the LGBTQ community celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer pr...
Why are insurers fleeing California?
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
California home insurers. Last week, State Farm said it would stop selling new insurance policies to homeowners in California as of May 27, citing &qu...
RFK Jr. is running against Biden.
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
RFK Jr. In April, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed paperwork to run for president in 2024 as a Democrat. The 69-year-old is a longtime environmental lawyer...
The Supreme Court's Clean Water Act decision.
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Clean Water Act. On Thursday, the Supreme Court established a more stringent test to determine whether the Clean Water Act (CWA) applies to certai...
The Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal.
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The debt ceiling deal. Days before a potential default, President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced an agreement to suspend the debt li...
Ron DeSantis is running for president.
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ron DeSantis. Florida's Republican governor officially announced his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday; first by releasing a campaign launch...
The Supreme Court's Section 230 decision.
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google LLC. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled against the family of a 2017 ISIS attack victim who had sued Twitt...
Tim Scott is running for president.
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Scott. On Monday, South Carolina Republican Tim Scott officially announced his bid for president in 2024. Scott, a 57-year-old who joined the Sena...
U.S. agrees to send Ukraine F-16 jets.
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
F-16s for Ukraine. The United States and its allies are planning to provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as part of a long-term effort to strengthen i...
The debt ceiling standoff intensifies.
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The debt ceiling. Negotiations over the debt ceiling appear to be coming to a head. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reiterated on...
John Durham's final report.
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Durham report. On Monday, special counsel John Durham released his long-awaited report examining how the FBI handled its investigation of Donald T...
The Daniel Penny charges.
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Daniel Penny charges. Daniel Penny, who was seen putting Jordan Neely in a chokehold on a New York subway on May 1, was charged with second degree...
The Biden investigation findings.
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden investigation. Last week, the House Oversight Committee released an interim report saying it had unearthed evidence that Biden's famil...
The End of Title 42 (for real this time).
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Title 42. On Thursday, May 11, the controversial Trump-era public health restriction will come to an end at midnight. Title 42 was a public health or...
The Trump verdict.
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's topic contains descriptions of sexual assault and language that may be inappropriate for some readers.Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll. On...
North Carolina's Supreme Court makes a splash.
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
North Carolina's Supreme Court. Earlier this month, the North Carolina Supreme Court sided with Republicans in three major rulings: upholding the ...
Jordan Neely's death.
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Neely's death. On Monday afternoon, Neely was aboard a subway train in New York City when he began shouting at other passengers and "a...
The Supreme Court will re-examine Chevron.
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Chevron deference. On Monday, the Supreme Court said it would reconsider the so-called Chevron deference, a 1984 precedent that conservatives argu...
Should Dianne Feinstein retire?
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). The 89-year-old senator has served in the Senate for more than 30 years, making her the longest-serving woman in U.S. Se...
A Supreme Court ethics bill.
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Supreme Court ethics. In the last few weeks, calls for a Supreme Court code of conduct have grown louder. On Wednesday, Senators Angus King (I-ME) and...
Republicans pass debt ceiling bill.
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The debt ceiling. On Wednesday, House Republicans narrowly passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling to $31.4 trillion while cutting spending and rollin...
Michael Morell's testimony.
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Morell. Last week, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Bli...
Biden announces his 2024 run.
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Biden 2024. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden officially announced his plan to run for president in 2024, setting up a potential 2020 rematch with likel...
Tucker Carlson ousted by Fox News.
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tucker Carlson. On Monday, Fox News announced it was parting ways with Tucker Carlson, its most popular primetime host and one of the most influential...
The Supreme Court's abortion pill order.
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court's mifepristone order. On Friday night, the Supreme Court granted a request from the Biden administration and a drug manufacturer...
Russia's arrest of Evan Gershkovich.
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Evan Gershkovich. On Tuesday, a Russian court upheld the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested while reporting ...
The Fox News settlement.
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Fox-Dominion settlement. On Tuesday, Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle their defamation lawsuit and avoid ...
The Bud Light-Dylan Mulvaney controversy.
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bud Light. Last week, one of America's most iconic beer brands became the center of a culture war controversy after it partnered with a transgende...
Jack Teixeira gets arrested for intel leaks.
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Teixeira. On Thursday, the 21-year-old U.S. Air National Guardsman was arrested by the FBI for allegedly leaking classified military documents in...
The expulsion of two Tennessee Democrats.
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tennessee’s legislators. On Wednesday, Tennessee lawmaker Justine Pearson was reinstated to the state House after a unanimous vote from the Shelby C...
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13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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A major intelligence leak.
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, a trove of about 100 pages of classified documents began appearing on Discord, an app for group discussions. But in recent weeks, the same...
The abortion pill ruling.
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, mifepristone, the most commonly used method of abortion in the United States, was thrown into legal ambiguity after conflicting court rulin...
The Trump charges, and we're taking a break.
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, former President Donald Trump was arraigned and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg unsealed his indictment and statement of facts ...
The critical race in Wisconsin.
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday, voters in Wisconsin will vote in an election that could impact not just abortion rights in Wisconsin and the split in the Wisconsin Suprem...
The Trump indictment.
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In mid-March, we covered the "imminent" Trump indictment after the former president said he was going to be arrested in the coming days. It ...
Republicans pass "parental rights" bill.
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, House Republicans passed an education bill focused on "parental rights" in the classroom, making a major political statement as o...
The child labor laws in Arkansas.
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed HB1410, known as the "Youth Hiring Act of 2023." Most controversially, the b...
The protests in Israel.
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, weeks of protests in Israel hit a fever pitch as hundreds of thousands of residents took to the streets in Tel Aviv immediately after Prime...
Interest rates go up (again).
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the ninth time since March of 2022, this time by a quarter of a percentage point. Interest ra...
INTERVIEW: Political psychologist Steven Kull
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we sit down with political psychologist Steven Kull and talk about developing new methods for giving us (the people) a greater...
A TikTok ban.
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Members of Congress are proposing a TikTok ban. What are the best arguments for and against it? Plus, a reader question about what is happening in Isr...
The Iraq War anniversary.
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War. On March 17, 2003, former President George W. Bush gave Saddam Hussein an ultim...
Vladimir Putin's arrest warrant.
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, the International Criminal Court accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes, and issued a warrant for his arrest. Putin becam...
The "imminent" Trump indictment.
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday, former President Donald Trump claimed he is going to be arrested on Tuesday and called for supporters to protest on his behalf. Trump is ...