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NAACP Launches Record $20M Midterm Push After Supreme Court Voting Rights Blow
The NAACP is pouring $20 million into midterm elections—its biggest ever get-out-the-vote effort—after the Supreme Court
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DOGE Dissolves on Independence Day, Leaving Mixed Legacy of Cuts and Controversy
DOGE, the Trump-era cost-cutting agency, shut down July 4 after slashing $214 billion in federal spending and reducing t
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Record Fireworks Trigger Code Red Air Quality Warning Across D.C. Region
D.C. issued a Code Red air quality alert after a record-setting 850,000-fireworks show on the National Mall caused unhea
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Tehran Overflows as Iran Mourns Khamenei Amid War and Succession Questions
Tens of thousands marched in Tehran for the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in a US-Isra
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Burgum Evades Condemning White Nationalist March on July 4
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum repeatedly avoided condemning the white nationalist group Patriot Front after their July
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Vance's Rejection of Friedman Signals a Shift Toward Progressive Economics
JD Vance's recent attack on Milton Friedman's free-market legacy suggests a move toward progressive economics, sparking
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GOP’s Planned Parenthood Defunding Expires, Igniting Fury Among Anti-Abortion Activists
The GOP’s year-long defunding of Planned Parenthood expired July 5, allowing clinics to again bill Medicaid for non-abor
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DEA Hearings Begin on Marijuana Rescheduling, But Critics Say It Falls Short
The DEA has launched hearings to reclassify marijuana to Schedule III, a move that eases research restrictions but does
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From Critic to Enabler: How JD Vance's 2016 Trump Essay Exposes His Own Transformation
A decade-old essay by JD Vance likening Trump's appeal to opioid addiction resurfaces, highlighting his own shift from c
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MAGA and DSA Share a Common Enemy: Destructive Government
Both the MAGA movement and the Democratic Socialists of America are driven by the conviction that government has become
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Trump Reveals Sikorsky Footing $6M Bill for New White House Helipad
President Trump announced Monday that Sikorsky Aircraft is covering the $6 million cost of a new White House helipad, ci
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Trump Admits Ignorance of Red Card Rule After Balogun Incident
President Trump admitted he didn't know what a red card meant before intervening to overturn Folarin Balogun's penalty,
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Trump Claims His Call to FIFA Chief Triggered Balogun Red Card Overturn
Trump said Monday his call to FIFA's president spurred the review that overturned Folarin Balogun's red card. The decisi
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Socialist Candidates Test Democrats: Embrace Nordic Model or Face Voter Backlash
As Democratic socialists gain traction in 2026 primaries, the party must decide whether to embrace socialism or pivot to
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From Chicago Courtroom Graft to Trump's White House: A Pattern of Normalized Corruption
A former Chicago lawyer's brush with a corrupt judge in the 1970s reveals how routine venality can become normalized, mi
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Luna Demands Probe Into Patriot Front After July 4 March
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) urged an investigation into the Patriot Front after its July 4 march, alleging the FBI f
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Trump Eyes Australian-Style Retirement Accounts, Signals Social Security Shift
President Trump announced plans for retirement accounts modeled on Australia's superannuation system, signaling a potent
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Utah Prosecutors to Present Murder Case Against Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk Killing
Utah prosecutors are set to present evidence against Tyler Robinson, the suspect charged with murdering conservative act