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David Crowley reenters Wisconsin governor’s race with Evers endorsement

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley reentered the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor on Saturday and quickly nabbed an endorsement from Gov. Tony Evers — a major reversal in a fractured...

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The Supreme Court's AI Collision Course

The Supreme Court's AI Collision Course Authored by Brian Boyle via RealClearPolitics, Imagine a tight House race in a swing state. In the final weeks of the campaign, a new super...

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Red states reject Trump’s shift on overdose prevention

President Donald Trump and his Health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are cutting the federal budget for initiatives that aim to make illicit drug use less deadly, such as needle exchanges and dr...

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Trump’s speech offered a preview of his next moves on elections

President Donald Trump’s elections legislation remains stalled in Congress. But his Thursday night primetime address contained hints of where he might take his whole-of-government approach to asser...

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Ralph Norman to run for South Carolina Senate seat

Ralph Norman on Saturday launched his bid for the South Carolina Senate seat long occupied by the late Lindsey Graham, even after President Donald Trump backed Graham’s sister — should she choose t...

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Shuttered ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ leaves complicated legacy in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Last summer, a symbol of President Donald Trump’s campaign against illegal immigration quickly appeared amid the vast Florida Everglades. Less than a year later, the detentio...

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Two service members killed in Iranian attack, CENTCOM says

Two American service members were killed in Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks on Friday in Jordan, U.S. Central Command announced on social media Saturday. Another service member is unacc...

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Lit Hub Weekly: July 13 – 17, 2026

TODAY: In 1811, William Makepeace Thackeray is born. On the rise (and fall) of the Japanese cell phone novel in the early 2000s (and the its attendant moral panic). | Lit Hub Technology Josh ...

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‘This race is now in chaos’: Democrats are panicking in Wisconsin

LAKE TOMAHAWK, Wisconsin — Sara Rodriguez had a prime opportunity this past Saturday to show voters gathered for a gubernatorial candidate forum in Wisconsin’s rural Northwoods that she was the per...

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‘Abolish the FCC’: Agency’s pro-Trump tilt stirs small-government conservatives

Brendan Carr’s use of the Federal Communications Commission to punish President Donald Trump’s critics is lighting a fire among old-school conservatives who dream of abolishing the agency — or at l...

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‘Pulte got really scared’: Inside the White House debate over Trump’s elections speech

President Donald Trump's Thursday night speech was far tamer than some of his closest aides feared.Acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte, a favorite of the president's, had in the day...

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How Christopher Nolan weaponized Matt Damons persona for The Odyssey

Critics have been singing the praises of Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated adaptation of The Odyssey, not only for its ambition but also for its astounding execution. The British American filmma...

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The most important thing about the big new federal housing law

Physicists have longed for a theory of everything, a single framework that would explain every force in the universe. After the better part of a century, they’re still looking. But s...

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What Trump’s Speech Could Mean For Future Elections

Editor’s Note: Washington Week With The Atlantic is a partnership between NewsHour Productions, WETA, and The Atlantic airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings, wat...

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The parking-lot poobahs who ruled over the World Cup

From the moment the United States launched its bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup, the games were pitched as a way to elevate and promote North America’s most distinctive and glamorous cities.There ...

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‘They put 100% effort into looking after you’: Wary soccer fans stunned by a look at the real America, not the image they’ve been sold by the media

From across borders and oceans, they came to the United States to watch soccer. Along the way, they have encountered American classics: the first bites of Raising Cane’s chicken, wide-eyed tours th...

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