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Frustrated Republicans move to force Obamacare vote as warnings mount about the midterms

A group of House Republicans moved to force a vote on extending Obamacare health insurance subsidies that will expire in just three weeks, directly challenging party leaders who appear determined t...

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US seizes Cuba-bound Venezuelan oil tanker, ramping up pressure on Maduro

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. forces have seized a “very large” oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a major escalation of the administration’s months of efforts to punish the S...

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How to Stop Trump’s Plan to Steal the 2026 Elections

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeOn this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the absurd Peace Prize awarded to Donald Trump ...

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John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True

In 1982, when the Voting Rights Act was up for reauthorization, the Reagan Justice Department had a goal: preserve the VRA in name only, while rendering it unenforceable in practice. A young John R...

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What Democrats’ flip in Miami means for 2026

MIAMI — Former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins is heading to the Miami mayor’s office, becoming the first Democrat elected to the position in 28 years. And Democrats in Florida and na...

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It’s official: All of the Epstein, Maxwell secret grand jury docs will now be released

NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday approved the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury material in the case of Jeffrey Epstein, in light of the new law requiring the department to d...

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What Explains Trump's Aggression Against Venezuela? Who Knows?

After campaigning on promises to end American entanglements overseas, Donald Trump announced a mere month after winning the 2024 presidential election that the United States’ “ownership and control...

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Trump talks Ukraine peace deal with Macron, Merz and Starmer

President Donald Trump held a conference call with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday to discuss the war in Ukra...

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Florida GOP House speaker insists White House is not pushing redistricting

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — The state’s Republican House speaker insisted Wednesday that he is not under any pressure to move ahead with a new congressional map in the nation’s third-largest state, wher...

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Tim Scott’s crypto balancing act

The biggest test of Sen. Tim Scott’s legislative career is coming to a head in the final weeks of 2025 as the first-year chair of the Senate Banking Committee races to strike a landmark cryptocurre...

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Poll: Here’s what Americans’ affordability problems look like

Americans are struggling with affordability pressures that are squeezing everything from their everyday necessities to their biggest-ticket expenses.Nearly half of Americans said they find grocerie...

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Trump aides and allies float potential Noem successors as speculation grows over her tenure

The White House says Secretary Kristi Noem isn’t going anywhere. That hasn’t stopped people from floating possible replacements.Fox News contributor and former Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Virginia...

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Despite his rhetoric, Trump’s military options in Venezuela are limited

President Donald Trump has amassed an unprecedented naval force in the Caribbean, threatened a ground invasion in Venezuela and warned nearby countries could get pulled into his operation against d...

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Trump wants his Fed chair to cut rates. The economy may have other ideas.

The hits keep coming for President Donald Trump’s future nominee to head the Federal Reserve.Trump openly acknowledged in an interview with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns that he would only pick someone to...

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Donald Trump’s peace agreements are also business deals

The US president, Donald Trump, presided over two major agreements in early December. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a peace deal initially negotiated in June. At the ...

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How the Republican Party Slipped Its Leash

A strong labor movement demanded unified elites. Organized business in turn kept the GOP’s madness contained to ensure a favorable business climate. Today the Republican Party’s descent into chaos ...

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Trump's frustration with Ukraine and Europe boils over

President Donald Trump’s pursuit of an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine is increasingly being driven by his own impatience — with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leade...

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Canada’s DC envoy to exit as US trade talks stall

OTTAWA — Canada’s ambassador to the United States and its chief trade negotiator with the Trump administration said she is stepping down in the new year.“I have advised Prime Minister [Mark] Carney...

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The Enfeebling of the President

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here....

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GOP moves to let Obamacare subsidies expire as Trump promises ‘money to the people’

Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are moving decisively away from extending key Obamacare tax credits that help more than 20 million Americans pay for health insurance — following direct cues from...

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Miami elects first woman mayor, ends GOP’s 28-year control of City Hall

MIAMI — Democrats can now add a major city in Donald Trump’s home state — and one set to host his future presidential library — to its list of off-cycle election wins.In a Tuesday runoff, Miamians ...

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