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Spanberger stops short of full embrace of redistricting effort in Virginia

Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger signaled tacit approval of a plan moving through Virginia’s legislature to redraw the state’s congressional lines, but she stopped short of offering an e...

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OpenAI files its first ballot measure on AI in California

SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI is diving into California’s competitive world of ballot measure politics for the first time to counter another kids’ AI safety proposal with its own plan for reining in the v...

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Shapiro shreds Trump's economy

Ahead of President Donald Trump’s remarks on the economy in a swing district in Northeastern Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, his self-grading of an “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus” on a key midterm issu...

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The Trump Administration Actually Backed Down

Yesterday, Alina Habba turned—where else?—to X, the Trump administration’s second-favorite social-media app, to announce her resignation from a job she did not legally hold. She had “decided to ste...

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Is JD Vance already running for president? The Supreme Court wants to know.

JD Vance’s 2028 ambitions were a hot topic among the justices Tuesday as the Supreme Court heard a case looking to upend campaign finance restrictions originally brought by the now-vice president w...

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Trump will again test ‘blame Democrats’ message on the economy — this time at a casino

President Donald Trump will visit Pennsylvania Tuesday where he will talk up the efforts he’s taken to ease economic pain for Americans — the latest attempt to reboot an affordability message that’...

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USAID Hired the Right-Wing Influencer Responsible for Its Decimation

If the U.S. Agency for International Development is a front for the CIA, we’re about to find out all about it. A new official inside the agency is prepared to blow the lid off the whole conspiracy....

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Missouri Democrats’ effort to block GOP gerrymander picks up steam

Democrats in Missouri looking to block the state’s new congressional districts hit a key deadline on Tuesday, organizers say, getting a step closer to freezing the map drawn by the Republican-contr...

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DOJ rolls back anti-discrimination rules

The Justice Department on Tuesday moved to end long-standing civil rights policies that prohibit local governments and organizations that receive federal funding from maintaining policies that disp...

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Anti-Trump former Republicans have a multimillion-dollar plan to save House Democrats

Anti-Trump former Republicans think Democrats are squandering their chance to flip the House — and they have a $100 million plan to save them.On the heels of overperformances up and down the ballot...

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The Conservatives Pushing MAGA To Break with Israel

Not so long ago, intra-MAGA debates over Israel were confined to subterranean meeting rooms, where conservative conference attendees hash out internecine disagreements.That was the scene, at any ra...

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MTG Flips Out After 60 Minutes Calls Out Her Blatant Hypocrisy

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene still isn’t willing to admit her contributions to the toxicity in American politics. The one-time MAGA loyalist who has become critical of President Trump in r...

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FBI to be under harsh new microscope as Stefanik scores victory in annual defense bill

A Republican-backed measure in this year's annual defense policy bill is aimed at significantly expanding FBI transparency in American elections.A provision in the 3,000-page National Defense Autho...

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Trump says AI executive order limiting state rules coming this week

President Donald Trump said he will issue an executive order this week establishing a single national artificial intelligence standard so the U.S. can continue to lead on AI.“I will be doing a ONE ...

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White House to announce $12 billion farmer bailout package

The Trump administration is planning to roll out a $12 billion aid package on Monday for farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and other economic challenges, according to a White House o...

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Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos

Congress is using its marquee defense bill to force the Pentagon into turning over videos of strikes against suspected drug-smuggling boats off the coast of Latin America.Lawmakers plan to withhold...

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Alina Habba steps down as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor

Alina Habba, the Trump loyalist turned New Jersey U.S. attorney, said Monday that she will step down from her post after an appeals court ruling last week upheld her disqualification from the job.H...

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Supreme Court seems likely to let Trump fire independent agency heads

The Supreme Court signaled Monday that it’s prepared to hand President Donald Trump another win in his drive to consolidate his power over federal agencies.During arguments over Trump’s dismissal o...

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Colin Allred drops out of Texas Senate race

Former Texas Rep. Colin Allred ended his Senate run on Monday as challenger Jasmine Crockett prepares to announce her likely bid for the seat that has long eluded Democrats.Allred instead declared ...

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Jasmine Crockett set to announce Texas Senate bid

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is set to declare a U.S. Senate run on Monday, jolting an already contentious Democratic primary as the party banks on flipping the reliably red state in its push to ret...

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Trump’s near-death redistricting push in Indiana appears to have a lifeline

Indiana Senate Republican leader Rodric Bray reiterated his opposition to redrawing the state’s congressional lines as his legislative body began to consider a new, state House-passed map Monday.Bu...

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