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Activism

A True American Doesn’t Need Two Days and a Teleprompter to...

AdLib - August 14, 2017 22

2014 Elections

You Can’t Tell The GOP’s Bad Players Without a Program

AdLib - January 7, 2015 22

Democracy

This Is What Happens When You Don’t Vote

Marion - August 31, 2011 7

Human Rights

A Well-Informed Electorate Elects a Responsible Government? Ask Eric Cantor.

Marion - March 31, 2011 6

Democracy

Bageant and Webb: Virginia Will Miss’Em

Marion - March 29, 2011 38

History

Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 10: Mount Vernon

Khirad - December 9, 2010 5

Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 7: Historic Triangle

Khirad - September 17, 2010 9

TOP NEWS

World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts

With the welcome mat withdrawn for promising researchers from around the world, America is at risk of losing its longstanding pre-eminence in the sciences. [...]

Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks

The president has grown increasingly angry at court rulings blocking parts of his agenda, including by judges he appointed. [...]

Trump Officials Unveil Budget Cuts to Aid for Health, Housing and Research

The new blueprint shows that a vast array of education, health, housing and labor programs would be hit, including aid for college and cancer research. [...]

Fact-Checking Elon Musk and Trump’s Oval Office Press Conference

An Oval Office news conference signaled an end to a remarkable period of upheaval across the federal bureaucracy, supervised by Mr. Musk and his cost-cutting initiative. [...]

Experts Who Warn of Risks Posed by Chinese Students Are Skeptical of Trump Plan

Some former spy-hunters see the State Department’s plan to revoke visas of some Chinese college students as heavy-handed and counterproductive. [...]

How Trump Denying Visas to Chinese Students Could Backfire on the US

Protecting the borders from espionage is essential. It’s something else to deny students because they are Chinese and hope to pursue a STEM degree in the United States. [...]

ACLU Presses to Stop Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act in Court Brief

It was an opening salvo in what is likely to be the decisive legal battle over the president’s attempts to employ the rarely used wartime law as a centerpiece of his aggressive deportation agenda. [...]

N.Y.P.D. Is Helping Federal Agents Investigate Migrants. Should It?

A Palestinian woman accused of overstaying her visa has been detained in Texas. Her case has raised questions about whether the police should cooperate with the Trump administration. [...]

A Federal List of Immigrant ‘Sanctuaries’ Nets Trump Allies and Foes Alike

Cities and counties that have strongly backed the administration’s immigration crackdown nonetheless found themselves on a lengthy list of locales being warned to change their policies. [...]

Trump Officials Deported Another Man Despite Court Order

A federal appeals panel ordered officials not to deport a 31-year-old to El Salvador. Minutes later, it happened anyway. The government blamed “administrative errors.” [...]

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 to double tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50%, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the increase in tariffs will protect America's steel industry, along with an expected partnership with Japan. [...]

North and South Korea are in an underground war - Kim Jong Un might now be winning

The neighbouring countries have long been embroiled in a war of information. But has there been a recent shift in who has the ‘upper hand’? [...]

Idyllic Swiss village stood for centuries - until a roaring glacier wiped it out

Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide. [...]

Europe's US-backed conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream

Donald Trump's return to the White House helps Europe's nationalists and populists find their voice. [...]

School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too far

Traditions have changed over the years and now teenagers are spending fortunes on hiring party buses. [...]

Last hospital in North Gaza governorate evacuated after Israeli order

Al-Awda, the last functioning hospital in the North Gaza governorate, is out of service after the Israeli military ordered its evacuation. [...]

Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining next round of peace talks

Russia says it is sending its negotiators to Turkey for a second round of ceasefire talks on 2 June. [...]

Astronauts in space for nine months didn't know if they would 'be able to make it back'

Nasa pair Butch and Suni tell the BBC they feared being unable to get home when they failed to dock on the ISS. [...]

Warning after 250 million bees escape overturned truck in US

Master bee-keepers are called to the scene after a truck containing 70,000 pounds of active honey bee hives flipped over. [...]

How Bondi mass killer slipped through the cracks in Australia

An inquest is examining whether there were "missed opportunities" to stop Joel Cauchi's stabbing rampage. [...]

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