Governor Walz Comes Out Swinging
07 Aug 2024
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After much deliberation, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her runni...
Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush Is Fighting To Keep Her Seat
05 Aug 2024
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St. Louis, Missouri, residents will vote on Tuesday in one of the most expensive Democratic primarie...
Kamala Harris' Time As DA: Cop or Progressive?
03 Aug 2024
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When then-Sen. Kamala Harris ran for president in the 2020 election, progressive activists quickly l...
Who Will Silicon Valley Support In 2024?
02 Aug 2024
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Silicon Valley leaders have been weighing in loudly on the upcoming presidential race. Over four hun...
Misogynoir Takes Center Stage During Q&A With Trump At NABJ
01 Aug 2024
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Former President and convicted felon Donald Trump took to the main stage at the National Association...
All The Vice President's White Men
31 Jul 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage on Tuesday at a campaign rally in Atlanta in front of a ...
Democrats Get Serious About Court Reform
30 Jul 2024
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On Monday, President Joe Biden announced an ambitious three-part plan to reform the Supreme Court. H...
"Smart On Crime": How VP Harris's Record As Prosecutor Could Impact The 2024 Race
29 Jul 2024
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Almost as soon as Vice President Kamala Harris jumped into the 2024 presidential race, she found a m...
Here's The Best Clue We Have on Kamala Harris' Foreign Policy
27 Jul 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris is hitting the campaign trail, but her talking points don’t shed much...
The Paris Olympics Gets Political
26 Jul 2024
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The Paris Summer Olympics holds opening ceremonies today, officially kicking off 16 days of elite at...
Voters Outside The Democratic Base Weigh In On VP Harris
25 Jul 2024
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On Wednesday, President Biden addressed the nation in an Oval Office speech — three days after he ...
Will Vice President Harris Follow Biden's Lead on Middle East Policy?
24 Jul 2024
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C., today to address a joint session o...
Why Democrats Aren't Afraid of GOP Legal Challenges to VP Harris's Candidacy
23 Jul 2024
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With Vice President Kamala Harris in position to receive the Democratic Party’s presidential nomin...
Biden Exits The Race, Kamala Harris Races To Replace Him
22 Jul 2024
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President Joe Biden announced Sunday he is ending his re-election bid and is throwing his support be...
Will the Trump Assassination Attempt Change the 2024 Race?
20 Jul 2024
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Since the moment someone shot Donald Trump last weekend, we’ve been hearing the same thing: this e...
RNC 2024: Same Old Trump
19 Jul 2024
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Former President Donald Trump wrapped up this week’s Republican National Convention on Thursday ni...
Three Weeks After The Debate, More Dems Call For Biden To Step Down
18 Jul 2024
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Wednesday was jam-packed with new developments on and around the Democratic campaign trail. The Whit...
Breaking Down Project 2025
17 Jul 2024
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On the outskirts of this week's Republican National Convention, the ultra-conservative think tank Th...
From Foe to Bro: JD Vance is Trump's VP
16 Jul 2024
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Former President Donald Trump chose Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate on Monday, just as Repu...
A Call For Unity After Trump Assassination Attempt
15 Jul 2024
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On Saturday, a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at one of his campaign ...
How Democrats Lost The Power to Remove Biden
13 Jul 2024
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Why isn’t there a way for party leaders to get together—in a back room, ideally somewhere dark a...
Biden's NATO Presser Leaves Democrats Still Divided
12 Jul 2024
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President Joe Biden on Thursday wrapped up this week’s NATO summit in Washington by giving his fir...
Polls Show Biden's Narrowing Path To Victory
11 Jul 2024
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Lawmakers continue to weigh in on the fate of President Biden’s re-election campaign. Vermont’s ...
The Anti-Abortion Agenda Hiding In The GOP's Platform
10 Jul 2024
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Republicans appeared to soften their stance on abortion ahead of next week’s party convention and ...
Biden Says He's Isn't Going Anywhere
09 Jul 2024
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President Biden continued to aggressively push back on the idea that he would drop out of the presid...
Biden Defies Calls To Exit The Presidential Race
08 Jul 2024
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President Joe Biden spent the long July Fourth weekend trying to save his re-election bid after his ...
Dems Change Their Tune About Biden For President
03 Jul 2024
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We may be starting to see a seismic shift in how the Democratic Party publicly talks about whether P...
Supreme Court Grants Trump Some Immunity From Prosecution
02 Jul 2024
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The Supreme Court's conservative majority handed former President Donald Trump a major win on Monday...
Could Biden Be Replaced?
01 Jul 2024
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The Biden campaign spent the weekend trying to contain the damage from the president’s devastating...
The Origins of America's Toxic Obsession With Lawns
29 Jun 2024
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Why is America so obsessed with lawns and order? Max and Erin get into the weeds of how the founding...
Debate Night: What A Disaster
28 Jun 2024
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Well… that happened. In the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle, President Biden ...
Ready, Set, Debate!
27 Jun 2024
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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to square off tonight in their first d...
Republicans Turn To Cheap Fakes In The Presidential Election
26 Jun 2024
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Ready or not, tomorrow is debate day. And both President Joe Biden, 81, and former President Donald ...
Progressives and Centrists Spar In Major NY Democratic Primary
25 Jun 2024
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In today’s New York primary elections, voters in the state’s 16th Congressional District will de...
The State of Abortion Access Two Years After Roe
24 Jun 2024
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Today marks two years since the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority overturned Roe vs. Wade, ...
Is This Progressive Answer to Crime Working?
22 Jun 2024
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Is there a way to send fewer people to prison while lowering crime rates? This week’s How We Got H...
Congress Weighs Drafting Women To Military
21 Jun 2024
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Congress is weighing proposals to update mandatory military conscription policies — aka the draft ...
The Push For Federal Action On Extreme Heat
20 Jun 2024
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Tens of millions of Americans in the Northeast and Midwest are sweating through their first major he...
A Georgia Man's Life Mission To Preserve Black History
19 Jun 2024
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Speaking at a Juneteenth event at the White House this month, President Joe Biden warned about the “...
Netanyahu Dissolves Israel’s War Cabinet
18 Jun 2024
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday dissolved his war cabinet that’s overseen the ...
Trump's Odds Of Getting Conviction Reversed
17 Jun 2024
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Former President Donald Trump has vowed to appeal his criminal conviction on 34 counts of falsifying...
The Real Story Behind the Far-Right's Rise in Europe
15 Jun 2024
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We’ve been hearing that the far-right is on the rise in Europe for a decade now. And yet, with a f...
SCOTUS Maintains Access to Abortion Drug...For Now
14 Jun 2024
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In a unanimous decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court preserved broad access to the abortion drug m...
Rep. Jamie Raskin On Project 2025
13 Jun 2024
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House Democrats on Tuesday launched an official task force to take on the far-right agenda Republica...
Hunter Biden's Guilty Verdict
12 Jun 2024
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A Delaware jury on Tuesday convicted Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, on three federal fel...
How Climate Change Is Impacting Reproductive Health
11 Jun 2024
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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Justice Department to weigh in on two cases that deal wi...
Israel Hostage Rescue Mission Kills Scores of Palestinians
10 Jun 2024
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Benny Gantz, a key member of Israel’s war cabinet, resigned from his post on Sunday. His announcem...
Why Is the SAT Back (Again)?
08 Jun 2024
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Until recently, many people—and colleges—rejected the SAT as a racist and classist metric that p...
SCOTUS Holds Off On Big Case Decisions... Again
07 Jun 2024
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Thursday was a bit of a letdown for Supreme Court watchers. The justices issued opinions in three sm...
Harris, Trump Head To California To Court Big-Money Donors
06 Jun 2024
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Former President Donald Trump’s campaign rode his felony conviction to a banner fundraising day la...
Sen. Alex Padilla: Biden's Border Plan Is "Unconscionable"
05 Jun 2024
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order that will severely limit the number of migrants who ca...
Biden's Executive Order For The Border
04 Jun 2024
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President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order today that would severely limit the numbe...
Celebrity Endorsements For The Win?
03 Jun 2024
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We’re about five months away from election day, meaning both campaigns will do whatever they can t...
Trump, Guilty As Charged. Now What?
31 May 2024
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Guilty, guilty, guilty. A Manhattan jury on Thursday found former President Donald Trump guilty on a...
Trump's Fate Now In The Hands Of Manhattan Jury
30 May 2024
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The Manhattan jury in former President Donald Trump’s criminal defense trial began deliberations o...
Hush Money Trial: Closing Arguments Are Over, Now Jurors Deliberate
29 May 2024
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The defense and prosecution delivered their closing arguments Tuesday in former President Donald Tru...
The Supreme Court's Samuel Alito Problem
28 May 2024
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Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has called a rare special legislative session starting today to ens...
What A War Crimes Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Really Means
25 May 2024
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The International Criminal Court is formally seeking warrants to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benja...
SCOTUS's South Carolina Decision Isn't The Only Voting Rights Fight To Watch
24 May 2024
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The United States Supreme Court sided with Republicans in a decision over South Carolina’s dispute...
Biden Welcomes Kenyan President For State Visit
23 May 2024
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Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced plans on Wednesday to fast-track a vote on...
Giuliani Arraigned For 2020 Election Scheme In Arizona
22 May 2024
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was one of 11 people who pleaded not guilty in an Arizona c...
The ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Israeli and Hamas Leaders
21 May 2024
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The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor on Monday announced plans to seek arrest warra...
Morehouse Graduates Silently Protest Biden's Commencement Speech
20 May 2024
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President Joe Biden gave the commencement speech at Morehouse College’s graduation ceremony on Sun...
The Hidden Roots of America's Baby Bust
18 May 2024
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Birth rates are plummeting around the world and no one has cracked the code on how to get people to ...
Wins For Voters in Louisiana and Wisconsin
17 May 2024
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This week, we saw some big wins in the fight to expand access to the ballot box. On Wednesday, the S...
DOJ Vows To Protect Election Workers
16 May 2024
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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed to two debates on Wednesday. In agreein...
Trump's Surrogates Take Center Stage In Manhattan
15 May 2024
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Former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial hit a new level of chaos Tuesday as Mich...
Poll: Biden Losing Ground In Battleground States, But Don't Panic
14 May 2024
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Donald Trump leads President Biden in five of the six battleground states, according to two new poll...
The Fiasco That Delayed College Decision Day
13 May 2024
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"Decision Day" for high school students looking to go to college was pushed back this year to May 15...
What’s Really Behind America’s Generational Divide Over Israel
11 May 2024
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Why are middle-aged and older Americans persistently pro-Israel? It hasn’t always been the case. T...
A Stormy Week In The Hush Money Trial
10 May 2024
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Adult film star Stormy Daniels took the stand this week in the hush money trial against former Presi...
How Much Leverage Does The Biden Administration Have Over Israel?
09 May 2024
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President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the U.S. would not supply Israel with some weapons if it ...
DOJ Set To Sue Iowa Over Harsh Immigration Law
08 May 2024
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The Justice Department is set to take a significant step this week, initiating a lawsuit against Iow...
How A Rafah Invasion Could Impact Palestinian Refugees
07 May 2024
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Hamas on Monday announced it had agreed to a proposal for a ceasefire deal, renewing hopes a truce w...
Trump's VP Wannabes
06 May 2024
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Former President Donald Trump held an audition of sorts on Saturday for his top vice presidential pi...
Is a Bird Flu Pandemic Inevitable?
04 May 2024
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Why does it feel like avian flu is always circling around? How did it land on cows? Are we on the cu...
Trump Takes ‘It All In’ At Hush Money Trial
03 May 2024
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Thursday was Day 10 of former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial in Manhattan. Bef...
Congress Passes Antisemitism Legislation In Attempt To Quell University Protests
02 May 2024
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New York police officers arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters who’d occupied Hamilton...
Biden Administration Moves To Lessen Restrictions On Marijuana
01 May 2024
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The Department of Justice took a significant step on Tuesday to downgrade federal restrictions on ma...
MTG, Mike Johnson, And The Depths Of GOP Chaos
30 Apr 2024
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New York holds a special election today to fill a seat vacated by Democratic Congressman Brian Higgi...
Biden Reiterates “Clear Position” Against Rafah Invasion In Latest Call With Netanyahu
29 Apr 2024
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President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss develo...
How Unions Won The South
27 Apr 2024
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Employees of a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee just voted to form the FIRST autoworkers u...
Supreme Court Weighs Immunity In Trump's Jan 6 Case
26 Apr 2024
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s presidential...
SCOTUS Hears Trump Immunity Case
25 Apr 2024
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The Supreme Court hears arguments today in a landmark case that could determine whether former Presi...
Gaza Campus Protests Through the Eyes Of Student Journalists
24 Apr 2024
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Police arrested hundreds of college students in the last week amid intensifying campus protests over...
Inside Trump's Criminal Hush Money Trial
23 Apr 2024
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The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and attorneys for Donald Trump gave their opening stateme...
How SCOTUS Could Allow Cities To Criminalize Homelessness
22 Apr 2024
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After months of delay, House lawmakers this weekend passed a package of bills to send foreign aid to...
Why Tesla is Spiraling Out of Control
20 Apr 2024
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Tesla is laying off 14,000 people, their self-driving cars are hitting a wall—figurative and somet...
The Challenges Of Jury Selection
19 Apr 2024
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All 12 jurors have been seated in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in Man...
An Anticlimactic End to Mayorkas Impeachment
18 Apr 2024
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On Wednesday, the Senate moved to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland ...
Speaker Johnson VS. House Far-Right GOP
17 Apr 2024
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House Republicans are in chaos again after a second conservative lawmaker voiced support for a push ...
Supreme Court Could Help Trump In Jan 6 Obstruction Case
16 Apr 2024
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The Supreme Court hears arguments today in a major case related to the January 6th Insurrection that...
Middle East Tensions At A High After Iran Attacks Israel
15 Apr 2024
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Description: The Iranian government launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel late Saturday...
The Real Origins of the Student Debt Crisis
13 Apr 2024
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Once upon a time, borrowing money for college was an affordable path towards upward mobility. Today,...
DOJ Closes 'The Gun Show Loophole'
12 Apr 2024
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The Justice Department announced Thursday, it finalized rules to close a major loophole in gun purch...
House Republicans Deal Speaker Another Blow With FISA Bill
11 Apr 2024
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A group of House Republicans dealt Speaker Mike Johnson another embarrassing blow on Wednesday when ...
Arizona Abortion Access Now Hinges On A Referendum
10 Apr 2024
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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, that an 1864 law banning almost all abortions is enforce...
Will Biden's Student Debt Plan Payoff Come November?
09 Apr 2024
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President Joe Biden on Monday announced another round of student debt relief that could help tens of...
A Total Eclipse Of The...Sun!
08 Apr 2024
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Israel said on Sunday that it was reducing its military presence in Gaza but rejected any suggestion...
How is Trump's Phony Media Company "Worth" $7 Billion?
06 Apr 2024
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Why on earth is Wall Street valuing Donald Trump’s little social network at $7 billion despite hav...