Politics

Claudia Sheinbaum Wants to Ban Dual Citizens From Office to Shield Mexico From Trump

Left-wing Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has a proposal to shield her country from Donald Trump’s growing influence over Latin American politics: changing the constitution to bar dual national...

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Ocasio-Cortez calls focus on Hasan Piker 'absolutely ludicrous' as some Democrats demand distance

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., brushed off far-left streamer Hasan Piker's role in American politics on Thursday, questioning why people were focused or devoting time to him."It is absolute...

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Gov. Shapiro gets validation: A Pennsylvanian did die of measles

This time, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the Lancaster County coroner agree: An infant died of measles in the state, the first confirmed death in 35 years.Shapiro cited the coroner’s confirmat...

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California’s Rob Bonta investigating OpenAI over Hugging Face hack

SAN FRANCISCO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating OpenAI over the recent hack its programs carried out on their own against another artificial intelligence company, Hugging Fac...

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Why Is Trump’s DOJ Still Helping the Russian-Linked Liar Who Smeared Biden?

On September 17, prosecutors from the Justice Department are scheduled to appear in a federal courtroom in Pasadena, California, for a rather odd event. They will argue that a mysteriou...

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Mamdani backs reopening Columbia University campus to public after pro-Palestine protests prompted shutdown

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is coming out in favor of restoring public access to Columbia University’s main Manhattan campus, reversing his predecessor’s support for keeping it...

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Former Labor secretary allegedly fueled toxic workplace, drank on job, misused funds, watchdog report finds

Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer allegedly drank on the job and maintained an “inappropriately close” relationship with a member of her security detail, a government watchdog report relea...

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‘What is the endgame?’: Arab diplomats worry about Iran escalation ahead of midterms

Iran’s renewed attacks against Arab countries are raising the stakes for regional powers, with some saying they are losing hope that there’s any way out of the war — and that things will get worse ...

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Trump wants the Postal Service to radically overhaul mail voting. But ballots are already going out.

President Donald Trump’s controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions of mail ballots hit another snag on Friday, when North Carolina became the first state in the ...

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Red tape, not his controversial past, could sink Trump's Navy nominee

The biggest obstacle to Hung Cao’s nomination to lead the Navy isn’t his incendiary campaign rhetoric or MAGA stance on national security.It’s paperwork.Cao — known for insisting the Pentagon recru...

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MAHA leaders don’t see a 2028 champion

The Make America Healthy Again movement is eyeing the 2028 field and doesn’t yet see anyone who will champion its causes.“I haven't seen anyone that I'm excited about,” said Kelly Ryerson, a MAHA i...

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No celebrities, unpaid renewals, shuttered facilities: Medical pot in Florida faces severe headwinds

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis made his tough stance on medical marijuana a cornerstone of his conservative legacy in Florida. And as he prepares to leave office, the outlook for the more...

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I moved from New York City to Australia a few years ago. These 6 things have surprised me the most.

Living in Australia for just over two years was an interesting experience filled with surprises.Courtesy of Samantha VanderhorstA few years ago, I moved from New York City to Sydney. Life in Austra...

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Francis Fukuyama: The American Right Has Gone Off the Deep End

In 1989, Francis Fukuyama wrote a sweeping philosophical polemic in which he argued that liberal democratic capitalism was the only viable economic and political system. Countries would either conv...

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Missouri Supreme Court pauses GOP gerrymander, likely netting Democrats 1 House seat

Missouri’s Supreme Court suspended a congressional map that state Republicans drew last year that would have netted the GOP an additional House seat, likely keeping the seat in Democratic hands thi...

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Maryland Supreme Court greenlights vote on Democrats’ 2028 gerrymandering plan

The Maryland Supreme Court on Thursday gave Democrats a victory in the state’s protracted redistricting battle, allowing the Legislature’s proposed amendment on redistricting that party leaders wan...

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Trump makes surprise pick to lead Army after Driscoll’s departure

President Donald Trump made a surprise pick on Thursday when he elevated Adam Telle, the official overseeing the Army Corps of Engineers, to take over as the Army’s top civilian leader.“I am please...

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AI and crypto groups were among the biggest players in this year’s primaries. Here’s how they did.

At least one in six members of the next Congress are all but certain to have made it there with the backing of the crypto industry or artificial intelligence interests.A smattering of super PACs re...

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Democrats Cry Foul As DHS Launches Voter Fraud Probe In 9 States

Democrats Cry Foul As DHS Launches Voter Fraud Probe In 9 States The Department of Homeland Security opened a coordinated voter fraud investigation across nine states this week, and ...

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Germany Had a Strategy to Contain the Far Right. It May Have Backfired.

RAGUHN-JESSNITZ, Germany — The first brick to fall in Germany’s so-called firewall against the far right was this town of some 9,000 people in the small eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt.On Jul...

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‘We've told them he cannot come’: Republicans grapple with how to handle Trump on the trail

President Donald Trump wants to be heavily involved in Republicans’ midterm push. They’re not all thrilled.As Trump begins to unveil his midterm campaign plans, many Republicans facing tough electi...

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