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The federal government is barreling toward a Tuesday night shutdown deadline, and according to the White House and congressional Republicans, there’s only one person who can stop it: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. In what’s shaping up to be an…
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s Supreme Court Gamble Could Expose the Legal Loophole That Let Epstein’s Co-Conspirators Walk Free
The Supreme Court’s private conference on Monday will decide whether to hear an appeal that nobody wants to touch. Ghislaine Maxwell, serving 20 years for sex trafficking, is asking the justices to reverse her conviction based on a promise Jeffrey…
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The President’s Power Play That Could Demolish 90 Years of Government Independence
The Supreme Court just agreed to crack open a 90-year-old precedent that stands between the president and absolute control over federal agencies. The case involves a fired commissioner, an angry president, and a constitutional theory that could reshape American government…
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Multiple People Shot at Church in Michigan; Suspect is Dead
The doors of a church are meant to be a threshold to a sanctuary, a sacred space where the conflicts of the world are left outside. On Sunday morning, in a quiet suburb of Michigan, that threshold was violently breached…
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Trump Asks the Supreme Court to Redefine American Citizenship
For more than 150 years, a single sentence in the Constitution has provided a clear and powerful answer to a fundamental question: Who is an American? Now, the President of the United States has formally asked the Supreme Court to…
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Trump Administration to Send Federal Troops to Portland, Triggering Standoff with Oregon Officials
For the third time in as many months, the President of the United States is preparing to send federal forces into a major American city against the strenuous objections of its local leaders. The new flashpoint is Portland, Oregon, a…
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California Law Banning “Forever Chemicals” in Cookware Faces Opposition from Celebrity Chefs
A coalition of celebrity chefs, the friendly faces who teach America how to cook, have now stepped onto the front lines of a high-stakes constitutional battle. They are fighting against a new California law that bans “forever chemicals” in cookware.…
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ICE Agent Details Fears of Protester Interference, Lack of Police Backup in Sanctuary Cities
A federal immigration agent has revealed what he fears most on the job. It is not the dangerous criminals he is tasked with arresting. It’s the angry crowds, the jeering protesters, and the feeling of being utterly alone, abandoned by…
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Three New Names in Epstein Files Released
A congressional staffer hits “send,” and a handful of heavily redacted pages from the infamous Jeffrey Epstein files are released to the world. This small, seemingly procedural act has ignited a new and vicious round of partisan warfare on Capitol…
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Government Shutdowns Explained: A Historical Guide to Their Causes and Consequences
When the clock strikes midnight on September 30, the United States government may, once again, shut down. The word “shutdown” has become a familiar part of our political vocabulary, a recurring threat in our bitterly divided politics. But what does…