Politics

Goodreads’ Most Anticipated BIPOC Books of Fall

It’s almost time. We’ve almost entered the book season, when some of the biggest titles by the most popular authors come out. And, as usual, readers are bolstering their TBRs. One reader population...

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Legal troubles pile up for Seton Hall as it tries to move on from abuse scandal

Seton Hall University’s leadership tried to move on from the negative attention on its new president after an independent investigation released in July concluded he did nothing wrong in responding...

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MAGA, The DSA, & The Politics Of No Competition

MAGA, The DSA, & The Politics Of No Competition Authored by Katherine Gehl via RealClearPolitics, Despite the narrow loss by Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong in the Wiscons...

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Data centers’ ‘oh s--t’ moment

The intensifying late-summer backlash against data centers is inspiring panic among some corners of the tech sector — amid fears that the industry is mishandling a political crisis that will stretc...

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Trump's Bedminster turf could make or break his last two years in the White House

WASHINGTON, N.J. — Washington, D.C. is undoubtedly the center of gravity in American politics, but another Washington over 100 miles away could help decide the fate of Congress for the latter half ...

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Congress made it cheaper to build manufactured homes. They’re still expensive to buy.

Washington is hoping to fix the nation’s lack of affordable housing with manufactured homes — but the loans to buy them are still expensive.Congress’s new, bipartisan housing law is expected to low...

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American revolution 2.0: how Trump has changed the US, and why it was powerless to stop him

America’s system of government, and the constitution on which it is built, was created in different times and for different circumstances and purposes, and it has changed very little since then. ...

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Nancy Kassebaum, pioneering female senator, dies at 94

Nancy Kassebaum, a pioneering three-term female senator from Kansas who was one of the architects of bipartisan health care reform in the 1990s, has died.Kassebaum, also known in her later years as...

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‘The writing on the wall’: Trump’s staff departs ahead of possible turmoil

President Donald Trump heads into the second half of his term with key vacancies among his senior White House staff. That means whoever comes off the bench must contend with the possibility of a De...

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Why Mikie Sherrill thinks vets can build back power for Democrats

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — If Democrats are searching for a figurehead to lead the party back from the brink, they may start looking more toward someone like New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.The for...

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After quiet Florida primaries, DeSantis emerges to bolster GOP — and his legacy

ORLANDO, Florida — In the months and weeks ahead of Florida’s primaries, a big question among Republicans was simple: What will Ron DeSantis do?DeSantis, who helped remold Florida from the nation’s...

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The Hatred That Broke American Politics

“If you want to defend the South and Western civilization from the Jew and his dark-skinned allies, be at Charlottesville on 12 August.” Nine years ago, that message spread across the internet. The...

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The Man Who Could Defeat Netanyahu 

KARMIEL, Israel — It was a gunshot to the head of a Palestinian militant that first exposed the gulf between Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu.In March 2016, two Palestinians armed with knives a...

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‘We don’t need him’: DHS officials relieved Trump’s ICE pick is stalled

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement is stalled in the Senate. That’s just fine with many at ICE.Some officials inside the Department of Homeland Security, w...

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Degrees of difference: The fight over diplomas roiling California’s public colleges

SACRAMENTO, California — A turf war is heating up between California’s public universities over the granting of degrees.For decades, the University of California and California State University hav...

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The Great Burrito Debate And The Uncomfortable Solution To Inflation

The Great Burrito Debate And The Uncomfortable Solution To Inflation Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us Recently one of the most important debates in the history of conse...

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Carney bucks Trump as trade war escalates

OTTAWA — As a Canada-U.S. trade war escalates, Prime Minister Mark Carney is not mincing words in the economic border battle now underway.“It is evident it is a new attack by the Americans on Canad...

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Trump offered state Medicaid programs lower prices on weight-loss drugs. Most are rejecting the deal.

President Donald Trump’s pledge to make new but pricey weight-loss drugs widely available for low-income Americans isn't panning out as planned.Trump promised last year that obese Americans on Medi...

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Inside the 72 hours that cratered the US-Canada trade deal

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer entered a meeting with Canadian officials Friday afternoon with a frown.For more than a week, Greer had been in wall-to-wall negotiations with Canada’s top ...

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Democrats found their border message. ICE is another story.

Democrats have figured out how to talk about the border. They still haven’t reached a consensus on ICE.In battlegrounds across the country, moderate and progressive Democrats alike are calling for ...

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Democrats see political gain in Ohio’s health care pain

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Democrats long shut out of power in Ohio see mounting voter anger over rising health costs and GOP-backed insurance cuts as their best opportunity in years, if not decades, to ...

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