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Iran war may leave Ukraine without critical air defenses

The war with Iran is sucking up expensive U.S. air defense munitions that Ukraine desperately needs, putting future deliveries at risk and threatening Kyiv’s ability to counter Russian ballistic mi...

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House Republicans find it difficult to focus on rising costs as they plot 2026 agenda

DORAL, Fla. — House Republicans arrived at their yearly policy retreat aiming to craft a 2026 agenda that will help them keep their majority in the upcoming midterms. But they left with few specifi...

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Trump's energy ‘tiger team’ struggles to find its roar with Iran

President Donald Trump once pledged his incoming “energy dominance” team would bring about a golden age of American prosperity and global peace.Now, 15 months later, the Trump administration’s self...

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Cornyn backs ending filibuster as he courts Trump’s endorsement

Sen. John Cornyn threw his support behind scrapping the filibuster to pass a voting restrictions bill President Donald Trump has called his “No. 1 priority” in Congress, as the Texas Republican con...

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Energy, food prices surged in February — before Iran fighting started

Inflation held steady in February as President Donald Trump readied a new military offensive against Iran, but there are clear signs of trouble ahead on prices.The Labor Department reported on Wedn...

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Can Democrats Actually Win in Texas?

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsOn this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on Kristi Noem’s removal...

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Reporter's Notebook: Trump's SAVE Act ultimatum runs into Senate reality

Passage of the SAVE America Act is of paramount importance to President Donald Trump and many congressional Republicans.In his State of the Union speech, the president implored lawmakers "to approv...

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Hochul backs off New York’s aggressive climate timeline

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday she wants to rewrite New York’s nation-leading climate law, arguing the state needs more time to meet its aggressive goals amid rising energy pr...

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Data center moratorium gains traction among Hill progressives

A proposal to enact a moratorium on new data centers across the country is gaining traction among progressives on Capitol Hill. Last year hundreds of advocacy groups, led by Food and Water Watch, s...

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Pelosi backs former Capitol Police officer over Hoyer’s preferred successor in Maryland

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is going against retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer in the race to replace him in Maryland, teeing up what could be the last clash between the two Democratic powerhouses in...

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Poll: Hilton’s rise could spare Dems from disaster in California gov’s race

Republican Steve Hilton is consolidating GOP support in California’s governor’s race — and that could spare Democrats from catastrophe, according to a new poll by POLITICO and its partners.Hilton, ...

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How Trump’s War on Iran Is Hastening the Coming MAGA Crack-Up

Congratulations are in order for Donald Trump: His attack on Iran is the most unpopular American war in modern history. The New York Times compared support for Trump’s war with initial support for ...

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What to know about Erika Kirk after her Air Force board appointment

Erika entered the political realm after her husband’s death last September (Picture: Getty) Erika Kirk has entered the forefront of American politics after her husband and Turnin...

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‘Damaging and punishing’: Birth control clinics serving millions face federal funding cliff

Clinics that provide free and subsidized birth control and other reproductive health services to millions of low-income people nationwide are warning that access could soon be cut off if the federa...

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One obstacle for Trump’s AI power pledge: The neighbors

STERLING, Virginia — Lindsay Shaw was happy when she found out a data center was going up 100 meters from her front door.Unlike most of her neighbors, she preferred a supercomputing hub to a shoppi...

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Why Oscars season in Trumpworld makes us so mad

Film is personal. When we watch a movie we love, we want to see it get the respect we feel it deserves. And when that movie is up for an Oscar, the prestige factor augments our hope and anticipatio...

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House Republicans prepare to sidestep Trump’s big 2026 demand

DORAL, Florida — President Donald Trump told House Republicans Monday he had one overriding legislative priority for 2026. Then they spent Tuesday talking about just about anything else.Trump’s dem...

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Trump-endorsed Republican advances to runoff in Georgia special election for MTG’s seat

Republican Clayton Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to a runoff in the special election to serve out the remainder of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s term in Congress.Fuller, a l...

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Mark Carney edges closer to majority government

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney can almost taste a majority government that could secure his hold on power until 2029.Lori Idlout, a two-term New Democratic Party MP who represents the sprawlin...

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Don’t Hold Your Breath for More Epstein Prosecutions

The release of the Epstein files was supposed to quell the controversy over whether the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein committed child sex crimes with a host of wealthy, prominent men....

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'You just roll with it’: Filibuster fight puts a MAGA target on Thune

Conservatives are putting John Thune in a political pressure cooker as they try to bypass the Senate filibuster and pass a controversial elections bill. The majority leader is making it clear he’s ...

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