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Civil Rights

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2014 Elections

Happy New Year! Make Your Predictions For 2014 and Resolutions For...

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Activism

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GOP

Hitler Descendants Sue GOP For Copyright Infringement

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GOP

A Thanksgiving Tradition – 2013

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Music Thread

Weekend Music Thread – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

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Congress

Dedicated to the GOP – The No More Filibuster Blues Mix

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GOP

The Obamacare Numbers Quiz!

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2016 Elections

How to Win a Congressional Election Against Your Republican Opponent –...

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India Strikes Pakistan Two Weeks After Kashmir Terrorist Attack

The strikes on Wednesday, two weeks after a terrorist attack in Kashmir, escalated the conflict between the nuclear powers. Two aircraft were reported to have crashed. [...]

India vs. Pakistan Is Also U.S. vs. China When It Comes to Arms Sales

Increasing Western military support to India, and China’s to Pakistan, signals a shift in global alignments — and another potential flashpoint for international tensions. [...]

A Timeline of India and Pakistan’s Tensions Over Kashmir

India’s strikes on Pakistan early Wednesday, two weeks after a massacre in Kashmir, were the latest escalation in a decades-long conflict. [...]

The Vote for the Next Pope Is Also a Referendum on Francis

As cardinals begin a conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor, they must decide whether to find a pope who follows his path or forges a new one. [...]

What Makes This Conclave Unpredictable

A diverse electorate of cardinals is meeting in a conclave to pick the next pope. Though Francis appointed most of them, they may not choose another pope like him, as Jason Horowitz, the Rome bureau chief of The New York Times, explains. [...]

Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight

Human rights groups have called conditions in the country’s network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.” [...]

Why Did the N.Y.P.D. Hand Over a Sealed Arrest to Homeland Security?

U.S. officials asked for records about a New Jersey woman’s summons, issued at a Columbia University protest. Now the information is part of her deportation proceeding. [...]

Judge Declines to Remove Order Requiring Return of Deported Migrant

The case, involving a 20-year-old Venezuelan, exemplifies yet another way the White House has sought new and aggressive methods to expel immigrants from the United States. [...]

Was First Amendment Violated in Student Arrests? Trump Lawyer Won’t Say

The Trump administration is focusing on logistical issues, not constitutional ones, in its efforts to keep several international students in detention. The tactic has effectively slowed some high-profile cases. [...]

Carney Tells Trump Canada ‘Is Not for Sale’ During White House Visit

The Canadian prime minister met with President Trump days after being elected on an anti-Trump platform as relations between the two allies are at a historic nadir. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Trump appeasing Putin with pressure on Ukraine, Biden tells BBC

In his first interview since leaving office, the 82-year-old criticises his successor's handling of the war and is challenged on his own record. [...]

Carney tells Trump that Canada 'won't be for sale, ever'

The Canadian PM responds firmly as the president proposes a "wonderful marriage" of incorporating Canada into the US. [...]

Merz's messy path to power raises questions for future government

Merz had been working to project strength and purpose but instead became mired in political intrigue and division. [...]

UK and India agree trade deal after three years of talks

The deal will improve access for UK whisky and cars to the Indian market, and cut taxes on India's clothing and footwear exports. [...]

Mourning mother's anger at Kenyan migrant smugglers

A new people-smuggling route opens up crossing a lake into Kenya, but it is proving deadly for some Eritreans. [...]

EU plans to end Russian gas imports by end of 2027

The European Union vowed to end energy relations with Russia after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. [...]

Israel attacks main airport in Yemen's capital Sanaa

Three civilian planes, the departures hall, the runway and a military air base were hit, reports say. [...]

French hunter given suspended sentence for killing protected bear

The 81-year-old man said he had no choice but to shoot the animal after it attacked him during a hunt. [...]

Five Venezuelan opposition members 'rescued' from Caracas, US says

The politicians, who had been sheltering at the Argentinian embassy in Caracas for over a year to avoid arrest, are now on US soil. [...]

Peru imposes curfew after kidnap and murder of 13 mine workers

A local prosecutor says there is a "war" raging in the area between illegal and legal gold miners. [...]

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WATCH & CHAT LIVE: President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union...

What Will Be The Focus of President Obama’s SOTU Speech Tomorrow?

Happy New Year! Make Your Predictions For 2014 and Resolutions For...

Huffington Post Goes NSA on Its Members

Hitler Descendants Sue GOP For Copyright Infringement

A Thanksgiving Tradition – 2013

Weekend Music Thread – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Dedicated to the GOP – The No More Filibuster Blues Mix

The Obamacare Numbers Quiz!

How to Win a Congressional Election Against Your Republican Opponent –...

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