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2020 Democratic Primaries

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Civil Rights

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Live Events

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Civil Rights

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

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Afghanistan

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Music Thread

Weekend Music Thread – Let’s Stay Together

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Live Chat – President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address

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2012 Elections

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Congress

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TOP NEWS

Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia

Vice President JD Vance said the cease-fire plan would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and that the U.S. would “walk away” if both parties did not agree. [...]

Trump Team Races to Form Trade Deals After Tariffs Sow Global Chaos

The president’s threats of tariffs have brought countries like Japan, South Korea and India rushing to negotiate, but they have sown chaos with bigger trading partners like China. [...]

Stocks Rally After Trump Administration Comments on Powell, Tariffs and Trade

Remarks by President Trump and his Treasury secretary fueled a rebound in markets, highlighting how Wall Street is influenced by news about the White House’s policy intentions. [...]

Scott Bessent Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Mission Creep’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their missions. [...]

Rachel Reeves Says U.K. Will Not Alter Standards for U.S. Trade Deal

The British government is hoping to reach an agreement with the United States to soften the economic blow British businesses are facing from higher tariffs. [...]

Minnesota Man Aditya Harsono Whose Student Visa Was Revoked Talks About Detainment

An Indonesian man with a student visa and an American wife thought he would soon get a green card. Now, he could get deported over a 2022 arrest. [...]

RFK Jr. Announces Ban on Food Dyes and Says ‘Sugar Is Poison’

The health secretary is ratcheting up his campaign against the food industry. [...]

YouTube Turns 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’

The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments. [...]

Theo Von Dismantles the Interview Show

The comedian and podcaster is one of the defining conversationalists of media’s new MAGA-friendly mainstream. But he can be harder to pin down, politically and culturally, than his bro-cast peers. [...]

Prelude to a Funeral

A single image captures the subtle changes in how the Roman Catholic Church buries a pope. [...]

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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India closes main border crossing with Pakistan after Kashmir attack

Visas held by some Pakistanis are also cancelled after gunmen killed tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. [...]

Trump criticises Zelensky over refusal to accept Russian control of Crimea

The comments came after Kyiv rejected suggestions it could recognise Russian control of Crimea. [...]

Weinstein used 'unfettered power' to sexually abuse women, rape retrial hears

Weinstein, who has pleaded not guilty to sex crimes, returns to court after a conviction was overturned. [...]

Thousands wait to see Pope's body in St Peter's

The body of the pontiff, who died on Monday, has been moved into the church for a period of public mourning. [...]

Who will be the next pope? Key candidates in an unpredictable process

Several names are prominent as cardinals prepare to gather in the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. [...]

Musk to reduce Doge role after Tesla profits plunge

The tech boss says he intends to spend only one to two days a week on Trump administration matters. [...]

Abbas calls Hamas 'sons of dogs' and demands release of Gaza hostages

Palestinian Authority president says that Hamas has given Israel "excuses" to continue the Gaza war. [...]

Istanbul residents flood streets after 6.2-magnitude quake

Many people have prepared to spend the night outside to safeguard against another strong tremor. [...]

Rage and despair after brazen attack kills 26 in Kashmir

Families are mourning loved ones killed by gunmen in one of India's most popular tourist destinations. [...]

US intensifying bid to end Ukraine war - but chances of success remain unclear

Negotiations are gathering pace but the proposals being put forward by Trump's team still have major gaps [...]

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Why We’re Not Live Chatting (or Watching) Trump’s SOTU Tonight

WATCH AND CHAT LIVE: President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union...

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

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

WATCH AND CHAT LIVE TONIGHT @ 6:00PM PST: President Obama’s 2013...

Weekend Music Thread – Let’s Stay Together

Live Chat – President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address

WATCH & LIVE CHAT: President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union...

WATCH AND CHAT LIVE: President Obama’s State of the Union Address...

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