Politics

Issue 107 – An unserious offer

Check back soon for the audio version, or subscribe to the audio feed in your podcast app. The Clarity Act, a sweeping cryptocurrency market structure bill aimed at enshrining the crypto indus...

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Trump’s patience with Thune ‘is running out’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing Thursday that President Donald Trump's patience with Senate Majority Leader John Thune is wearing thin, as Republicans struggle to ad...

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The DSA, MAGA, and the New Policy Nihilism

One of the most robust findings in economic research is that rent control doesn't work. A policy often sold as a humane way to make housing ...

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MORNING GLORY: President Trump, Iran and Napoleon’s still-relevant maxim

The future of the West and President Donald Trump’s reputation within it through the centuries will depend on the outcome of the ongoing battle with the Islamic Republic of Iran.America is decisive...

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K Street girds for Democrats’ oil oversight onslaught

Democrats have spent their years out of power seething about the Trump administration’s close ties with the oil and gas sector, which has won regulatory rollbacks, new drilling opportunities and lo...

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After string of legal setbacks, New Jersey lawmakers weigh how to proceed on guns

On May 30, 1990, New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio signed a ban on assault weapons into law, making good on one of his campaign promises and giving New Jersey some of the strictest gun regulations in the ...

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Voter registration mistake chills relationship between Mikie Sherrill and Democratic predecessor

When Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday announced that several thousand non-citizens were accidentally added to New Jersey’s voter rolls three years ago, she laid much of the blame on her predecessor a...

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Mail ballot mirages aren’t fraud, but mail ballot fraud isn’t a complete myth

A worker inspects a ballot the day after California's primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on June 3, 2026. Jae C. Hong/AP PhotoThe 2026 primaries are resurfacing con...

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Public opinion on abortion has shifted 4 years after Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade

People gather in front of the Supreme Court building following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling on June 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesIt’s been four...

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The Trump administration wants to tackle food aid fraud. Conservative states have issues with the approach.

A Trump administration initiative to expose potential fraud in the nation’s largest food aid program has sparked pushback from two Republican-led states, raising new doubts about how it’s scrutiniz...

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Trump says Iran will be held responsible for future Houthi attacks

President Donald Trump threatened to hold Iran responsible for renewed attacks by the Houthis, with war in the Middle East escalating after the collapse of a ceasefire earlier this month.In a Thurs...

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Trump trade chief downplays fallout from Canada tariffs: ‘This is business’

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday he is confident that fresh U.S. tariff threats on Canada won't jeopardize trade relations with the United States’ northern neighbor.But he of...

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‘Pandora’s Box’: Saudi nuclear pact stokes fears of regional enrichment free-for-all

Some lawmakers in both parties are warning that the newly inked U.S. nuclear agreement deal with Saudi Arabia could ignite a Middle East arms race at a particularly dangerous moment — when the Iran...

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OpenAI’s models broke free and launched a cyberattack. Congress wants new rules before it happens again.

An alarming cybersecurity incident involving OpenAI’s newest and most advanced artificial intelligence technology has lawmakers hurrying to advance legislation that they say is needed to prevent AI...

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Mike Johnson’s budget blueprint faces Senate GOP buzzsaw

Getting a $95 billion budget blueprint through the House took weeks of arm twisting. Getting it through the Senate may very well be impossible.With Speaker Mike Johnson muscling through the first s...

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House AI ‘kill switch’ bill unveiled as OpenAI hack raises alarms

A bipartisan House bill slated to be introduced on Thursday would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to order top artificial intelligence firms to shut down or slow AI models th...

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The bipartisan housing bill is law. Now comes the hard part.

Congress’ historic effort to boost the nation’s housing supply passed both chambers with overwhelming bipartisan support and became law earlier this month. It also left a mountain of paperwork for ...

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‘We’re getting into an ugly phase’: Trump’s new tariffs are angering voters and U.S. allies alike

Tariffs are back — and they couldn't come at a worse time for the GOP.Some Republicans fear the eye-popping new levies President Donald Trump threatened to slap on Canada and generic drug makers th...

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Landlords sue to reverse rent freeze on 1 million apartments

NEW YORK — New York City landlords are suing to block the recently-approved rent freeze championed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.The complaint, filed in Staten Island Supreme Court, alleges Mamdani place...

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House Republicans pass hard-right defense bill, handing wins to Trump

The House narrowly passed its marquee $1.15 trillion defense policy bill largely along party lines Wednesday amid a bitter partisan divide over President Donald Trump’s conduct of the war against I...

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‘Falling apart’: Trump’s Boeing deal hits turbulence with Beijing

The Chinese government is insisting on new conditions to the preliminary agreement that President Donald Trump reached with China’s leader Xi Jinping to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft — putting the h...

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