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2016 Elections

GOP to Re-Brand Child Molestation as ‘Mistaken Feelings’

AdLib - June 8, 2015 32

Human Rights

Grand Juries Agree: Police Are Authorized to Kill Poor Black Men

AdLib - December 3, 2014 64

Music

Weekend Music Thread – Sickness and Health

KillgoreTrout - September 28, 2013 26

Congress

Americans Stand Up Today For Change…at Apple Stores

AdLib - September 20, 2013 2

News & Politics

The Gun Debate: A Perspective

James Michael Brodie - February 1, 2013 55

Music

Friday Music Thread— No Honking Allowed

bito - December 3, 2010 28

TOP NEWS

Volunteers Work for NOAA to Ensure Hurricane Data Is Collected

Staffing cuts and a federal government shutdown are stretching scientists’ ability to make valuable hurricane observations. [...]

Judge Questions Gregory Bovino Over Immigration Crackdown Tactics

Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who has become a public face of President Trump’s crackdown, was ordered to give the federal judge a daily report on the actions of his team from now on. [...]

Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities

In a speech to American troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, President Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the military if he decides it is appropriate. [...]

Netanyahu Orders Strikes in Gaza, as Israel Says Hamas Violated Cease-Fire

The office of the Israeli prime minister said Tuesday evening that he had ordered “forceful strikes,” accusing Hamas of firing on Israeli troops and failing to return hostages’ bodies. [...]

Trump Bonds With Japan’s Leader Over Baseball and U.S. Beef

The president and Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, traded compliments in Tokyo, but signaled no major breakthrough in resolving ongoing trade issues. [...]

As Trump Tariffs Canada, Carney Turns to Asia for Trade

Mark Carney is pitching Canada as a predictable and responsible alternative to the United States. [...]

A Twist in the Candy Cane Park Murder Investigation in Oregon

An unlikely twist in the investigation of a killing in 1983 that still haunts a small town in Oregon. [...]

What Zohran Mamdani Learned as an Africana Studies Major at Bowdoin

The mayoral candidate has said his education was formative. But critics say that his degree exemplifies how colleges steep students in leftist dogma. [...]

‘The Beginning of a Movement’: Snapshots From a Mamdani Rally

Zohran Mamdani’s rally on Sunday nearly filled Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, which holds 13,000 attendees. Here’s why some of them went, in their own words. [...]

Is the Mayor’s Race Tightening?

The candidates make their last push for undecided New Yorkers with early voting underway. [...]

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. [...]

Politics of the Day

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US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats in Pacific

Mexico's navy is searching for the sole survivor of the latest attack on boats the US says were carrying drugs in both the Pacific and Caribbean. [...]

Tourist plane crash in Kenya kills 11 on board

The aircraft was flying from a popular coastal resort to a game park when it came down. [...]

Brigitte Macron's life 'deteriorated' after alleged cyber-bullying, daughter says

Tiphaine Auzière was testifying in the trial of ten people accused of cyber-bullying her mother, the French first lady. [...]

Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division

The company says the opportunities provided by AI means it needs to be "organised more leanly." [...]

Russian forces gain foothold in strategic Ukrainian town

Ukraine's president confirms Russian soldiers have taken up position inside the town of Pokrovsk. [...]

Confederate statue torn down during anti-racism protests reinstalled in Washington

General Albert Pike's statue, toppled during George Floyd protests in 2020, is restored under orders from President Donald Trump. [...]

Dodgers outlast Blue Jays in World Series epic

Freddie Freeman hits a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven World Series, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an epic game. [...]

Man pleads guilty to killing Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, shot Abe multiple times as he appeared at a political event in 2022. [...]

Most countries fail to submit new climate pledges ahead of summit

The UN's review of national climate plans shows the world is well off track to limit warming [...]

Texas attorney general sues Tylenol makers over autism claims

He accuses them of hiding alleged dangers from the drug, following the Trump administration's unproven claim it is linked to autism. [...]

Vox Populi – 10-24-2025

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The 2nd No Kings Protest – 10-18-2025

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It was quite energizing to be among thousands of my neighbors in this city who reflect how informed, creative, and principled they are. It was a real antidote to the ignorance, bigotry, and hateful cruelty that oozes every day from Trump and his MAGA cultists.

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