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Trump administration gives Tom Kean Jr. a new headache in tough midterm fight

The Trump administration is not making Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s tough reelection fight any easier.On Friday, less than two weeks after Kean explained that his lengthy absence from Congress was due to hi...

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Lindsey Graham Embodied the Republican Party’s Authoritarian Drift

The best obituary of Lindsey Graham appeared not after his death on Saturday, but exactly a year before the event that would define the final stage of his career. On January 6, 2020, Rolling Stone ...

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She Wants to Win Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat—and Impeach RFK Jr.

Senator Lindsey Graham’s death on Saturday shocked Washington, D.C. It also upended the race for Senate in South Carolina, where the longtime incumbent was facing a Democratic challenger in Dr. Ann...

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Inflation eased in June, helping Fed's Warsh delay potential rate hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh got a reprieve Tuesday when the government reported a steep drop in inflation last month driven by lower gas prices, which will take some of the pressure off the c...

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California tests its antitrust muscle in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES — For months, opponents of Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery looked to California Attorney General Rob Bonta as their best hope of stopping a deal that would re...

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We Can't Control This: The Populist Tide Is Coming For Both Parties

We Can't Control This: The Populist Tide Is Coming For Both Parties Authored by Charles Bass and Richard Swett via RealClearPolitics.com, Who was David Brat? Many Americans...

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How best to honor Lindsey Graham’s legacy? Republicans are divided.

The late Sen. Lindsey Graham was known as a champion of American military power, strong global alliances, conservative jurisprudence and more.Cryptocurrency regulation? Not so much.So when Presiden...

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‘Predictability is important’: Estonia’s outgoing ambassador didn’t get much of it

Over the course of his second term, President Donald Trump has clashed with European allies over defense spending, the war in Ukraine and the role of NATO. Estonia has pushed back by spending enoug...

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Trump’s America First allies are eyeing the hawkish void Graham leaves behind

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, perhaps the most effective hawk in the modern Republican Party, has created a vacuum among supporters of an assertive American foreign policy. America First...

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MORNING GLORY: The VP’s new book 'Communion' is not what the Beltway expected

Father Henry Stephan is one of the heroes of "Communion," the new book from Vice President J.D. Vance. Father Stephan was integral to the Vice President’s journey into the welcoming pews of the Cat...

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Trump notifies Congress of new war against Iran

President Donald Trump formally notified lawmakers this weekend that the nation is once again at war with Iran, giving his administration another 60-day clock to use the military in the region with...

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Democratic socialists erupt over 2028 endorsement as AOC speculation grows: 'Dangerous path'

Infighting has erupted within the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) about the selection of its pick for U.S. president, as the group’s influence continues to grow on the national stage and spe...

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Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline, will serve out his Senate term

Darline Graham Nordone, Lindsey Graham’s younger sister and close confidant, will serve the remainder of the late senator’s term in Washington.“It's my honor to ask his little sister Darline Graham...

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Swing state candidates faced with conundrum over midterm convention

President Donald Trump promised that the Republican midterm convention in September will be “historic.” But GOP candidates in swing states aren’t publicly rushing to attend.Of the 28 Republican can...

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Graham death leaves Israel with a DC void

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death is a major blow to Israel’s efforts to persuade the U.S. to keep up its military campaign against Iran, as well as to other Israeli goals in Washington, according to tho...

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Trump recommends Lindsey Graham’s sister fill his Senate seat

President Donald Trump said Monday he wants South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to appoint Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve the remainder of the late senator’s term.“I recom...

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Trump regulators move to curtail lending to undocumented immigrants

Federal regulators on Monday directed banks and credit unions to more closely scrutinize the loans they make to immigrants who are in the country illegally, as part of the Trump administration's br...

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The Flood, by Anton Leicht

Note: I'm crossposting Anton's newest article from his blog. Anton covers AI policy angles in a singular fashion; every article he writes is worth reading, and this one is unusually topical to Mani...

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Everybody Should Welcome Nationalizing AI

No figure in recent decades has done more to direct public attention and left-wing energy to universalistic left-wing policy proposals than Bernie Sanders. During his two runs for the presidency, h...

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Part of Lindsey Graham’s legacy: Climate negotiator

When the Senate was seriously considering legislation to cap planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions nearly two decades ago, Lindsey Graham was a supporter. Graham's work on climate, energy and con...

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Hochul: ‘Do not question my credentials’ on climate, clean energy

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending her decision to walk back New York’s carbon emissions targets, telling POLITICO the state is committed to fighting climate change but that it cannot hit it...

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