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America Under Assault – Don’t You Dare Look Away

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Georgia Senate Runoff Exposes the GOP as a Puppet Show

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When The Simmering Public Finally Erupts

AdLib - September 28, 2011 224

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Flog That Lame Duck For All We Are Worth

BassetDad - October 19, 2010 14

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The World Wants More Vaccines. An Anti-Vaccine America Isn’t Helping.

Most governments are trying to fight vaccine hesitancy with science and investment, while the United States heads in the opposite direction. [...]

In an Era of Deep Polarization, Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission

President Trump does not subscribe to the traditional notion of being president for all Americans. [...]

Kirk Shooting Suspect Held ‘Leftist Ideology,’ Utah Governor Says

Gov. Spencer Cox said the suspect had been “radicalized” but did not go into specifics about the suspect’s views. [...]

White House Seeks More Supreme Court Security Funding After Kirk Killing

In a notice to Congress, the Trump administration said the additional $58 million would go to the U.S. Marshals Service. It also said it supported additional security for lawmakers. [...]

Did Britain Win the Trade War? Why It’s Tough to Declare a Victor.

Popular products from Britain and the European Union show how uneven and unpredictable U.S. tariffs have become, even when part of trade deals. [...]

Tariffs Are Uniting Two Whiskey Heavyweights: Scotch and Bourbon

Whiskey distillers say their industry is so intertwined that U.S. tariffs will hurt producers on both sides of the Atlantic. [...]

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Emmy Awards Winners 2025: The Full List

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Trump’s State Visit Will be Biggest UK Security Operation Since Coronation

The fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk has intensified consideration about potential threats, experts said. British authorities had already made extensive security plans. [...]

Trump Administration Claims Vast Powers as It Races to Fire Fed Governor Before Meeting

Trump has forged ahead with his attempts to fire Lisa Cook even as new documents call his claims of mortgage fraud into question. [...]

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

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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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'My wife died giving birth after Trump cut funding to our clinic'

The BBC hears devastating accounts of Afghan mothers and babies dying after US-backed clinics shut. [...]

Kirk suspect 'not co-operating' with authorities, governor says

He adds that "much more evidence and information" will become available once charges are filed in the case. [...]

Romania becomes second Nato country to report Russian drone in its airspace

Ukraine's President Zelensky called the incursion "an obvious expansion of the war by Russia". [...]

Rubio in Israel as IDF destroys more Gaza City buildings

The US secretary of state will discuss the war in Gaza following Israel's attack on Hamas in Qatar, which has drawn widespread condemnation. [...]

Nepal's interim PM to hand over power within six months

Sushila Karki said the government must heed protesters' demands for "an end to corruption, good governance and economic equality". [...]

Final stage of Vuelta abandoned because of protests

The final stage of the Vuelta a Espana is abandoned after pro-Palestinian protesters enter the course in the centre of Madrid. [...]

Hermeto Pascoal, 'the wizard' of Brazilian music, dies at 89

Pascoal - famed for his blend of jazz and traditional music - wrote more than 2,000 instrumental pieces. [...]

Zulu king challenges professor to stick fight

Prof Musa Xulu tells the BBC he has received threats from hired assassins and has complained to the police. [...]

Woman held by Taliban warns British couple 'dying' in prison

Faye Hall was arrested with Peter and Barbie Reynolds in February, and released after two months. [...]

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Hilda Baci and a team of assistants took nine hours to complete the popular West African dish. [...]

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