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Roberts Seized Control of a Fractured Court

Chief Justice John Roberts steered the Supreme Court through one of its most contentious terms in recent memory, asserting decisive leadership while navigating deep ideological divisions among the ...

Sarah Mitchell July 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Orders Data Centers Off Grid as Heat Wave Strains Power Supply

The Trump administration is pushing electric grid operators to tap backup power sources at data centers as record-breaking heat threatens blackouts across wide swaths of the country. The directive ...

Sarah Mitchell July 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Carlson Plots Third-Party Path After Trump Split

Tucker Carlson is laying groundwork for a political insurgency outside the traditional two-party system, marking a dramatic rupture with former President Donald Trump and the Republican establishme...

Sarah Mitchell July 2, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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AOC backs El-Sayed in Michigan Senate primary, splits with Schumer

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's contested Democratic Senate primary, marking her first public backing in a competitive primary race this cycle. The congressw...

Sarah Mitchell July 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Republican Hopefuls Go Rogue on Cash, Ditch Party Machinery

A growing number of top Republican Senate candidates are breaking from the traditional fundraising playbook by launching personal super PACs rather than funneling support through party-backed group...

Sarah Mitchell July 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Unloads 327 Stock Trades on Day Before Tariff Pause Announcement

Donald Trump executed a significant volume of stock trades on the day immediately preceding a public announcement to pause tariff increases, according to financial filings reviewed by multiple outl...

Sarah Mitchell July 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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AOC Backs El-Sayed in High-Stakes Michigan Senate Primary

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has thrown her support behind Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's competitive Senate primary, marking her first endorsement in a contested Democratic nomination bat...

Sarah Mitchell July 2, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Takes Flight on Redesigned Air Force One

Donald Trump has completed his first trip aboard a newly reconfigured Air Force One, marking a significant moment in his return to political prominence.The aircraft, which carries the President of ...

Sarah Mitchell July 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Republicans Seize on Ruling as Democrats Go Silent

A court ruling on transgender athletes has handed Republicans a potent political victory, but the response from the Democratic side reveals deep discomfort within the party over an issue that fract...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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ICE Arrests Spike to 10,000 in Five Days, Quietly Intensifying Enforcement

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested roughly 10,000 people in just five days, marking a dramatic escalation in enforcement activity that has unfolded with minimal public attention compa...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Bipartisan lawmakers team up to ban insider trading for Congress members

A pair of legislators from opposing parties has introduced legislation designed to prevent members of Congress and federal officials from profiting off non-public information obtained through their...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump's Y.M.C.A. Love Story Doesn't Match the Facts

Donald Trump claims the Village People have been solidly behind him since day one, but the reality is far messier than his social media narrative suggests.The president recently posted that the leg...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Paramedics rushed to McConnell's home on hospitalization day

Paramedics responded to a report of cardiac arrest at Senator Mitch McConnell's Kentucky residence on the same day his office announced he had been hospitalized, according to police scanner audio o...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Court Blocks Postal Service Move to Tighten Mail Voting Rules

A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new restrictions on mail-in voting, marking the second judicial rebuke of Trump administration efforts to limit ballot-by-mail ...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Prisons Face Mass Closures as Budget Crisis Deepens

The Bureau of Prisons is shutting down multiple facilities that collectively house thousands of inmates, marking a significant restructuring of the federal prison system as the agency grapples with...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump Shrugs Off Conflict Concerns: 'Nobody Cared'

Donald Trump has broken from decades of presidential tradition by openly dismissing concerns about financial conflicts of interest tied to his office, claiming the issue simply does not resonate wi...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Visits Theodore Roosevelt Library in North Dakota

President Trump arrived in North Dakota aboard the newly redesigned Air Force One to tour the Theodore Roosevelt Library, offering his assessment of the 26th president as he walked through exhibits...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Team's Kratom Ban Hands Windfall to Botanical Competitors

The Trump administration's decision to ban a potent synthetic version of kratom is expected to boost sales for makers of rival plant-based supplements who mounted an aggressive push for the regulat...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Walz Grants Pardon to Immigrant Convicted of Child Abuse, Drawing Trump Fire

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has pardoned Tou Lue Vang, an immigrant convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old child two decades ago, a decision that immediately drew criticism from the Trump admi...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump's Business Empire Poses Unprecedented Conflict Risk

President Trump's vast financial portfolio, valued at over $2 billion annually, has created a conflict-of-interest landscape far more complex than any previous administration, raising fresh questio...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Johnson's juggling act crumbles as House Republicans lose patience

Speaker Mike Johnson faces a mutiny within his own ranks as House Republicans increasingly view him as overcommitting and underdelivering on the core priorities that divide his fractious caucus. Th...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Three big shifts reshaping 2026 primary wars

The 2026 primary season has exposed a fundamental realignment in how Democrats nominate candidates and what voters expect from their leaders. Past the halfway point of the cycle, patterns have emer...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Nation Turns 250, Divided as Ever

The United States marked its 250th anniversary this week as a country fractured along nearly every political fault line, raising an uncomfortable question: can a nation this divided actually celebr...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Hickenlooper warns Democrats: Widen the party or lose ground to socialist wing

Sen. John Hickenlooper is sounding an alarm that the Democratic Party needs to expand its appeal as democratic socialist candidates continue to post primary victories, particularly in Colorado and ...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Weighs in on Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling and Presidential Power

Donald Trump has offered his perspective on two significant Supreme Court decisions that carry major implications for immigration policy and executive authority, even as one of the rulings rejected...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Progressive Wave Leaves Democrats Scrambling to Redefine Party Identity

Colorado's primary results have triggered an internal reckoning within Democratic leadership about the future direction of the party, as a surge of progressive and democratic socialist candidates n...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump's Crypto Windfall: Family Cashed Out While Investors Tanked

President Trump and his family made substantial gains from a memecoin venture that left hundreds of thousands of investors underwater.The cryptocurrency, which drew retail participation across a br...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Justice Dept Takes on Gun Bans in California and Virginia

The Trump administration is launching legal challenges against two of the nation's strictest firearms restrictions, arguing that bans on semiautomatic rifles in Virginia and Glock-style pistols in ...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Vance Book Title Sparks Rush for Obscure Feminist Text

A grassroots push to boost sales of bell hooks' 2002 memoir "Communion" caught momentum as Vice President JD Vance prepared to release his own book carrying the identical title.The campaign urged r...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Primary Insurgency Targets Democratic Establishment in 2026

Progressive challengers are gearing up to contest a slate of Democratic incumbents in 2026, building on momentum from recent primary upsets that have already toppled sitting members. The pattern is...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Transforms Capital Into Fortress: Fences, Guards Reshape D.C. Streets

Washington, D.C., is experiencing a dramatic security overhaul under President Trump, with heavy fortifications and armed personnel now dominating stretches of the nation's capital. The changes sig...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Flies on Controversial Qatar Gift Plane, Sparks Influence Questions

President Trump took to the skies aboard a newly acquired Boeing 747-8, setting off immediate alarm bells about foreign influence and the appropriateness of accepting such an expensive gift from a ...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Brennan's Legal Team Demands Trump Administration Preserve Evidence

Former CIA Director John Brennan is taking preemptive legal action to protect himself from potential criminal charges, with his attorneys requesting that the Trump administration preserve all mater...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Ukraine War's Staggering Cost: 2 Million Soldiers Lost or Hurt

The human cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reached a devastating milestone, with combined troop casualties surpassing 2 million soldiers killed or wounded since fighting began in February 2...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump's Iran Gambit Backfires: Saudi Crown Prince Pivots to Peace

When President Trump took a harder line on Iran, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman initially cheered the shift. The prince had long pushed for a more aggressive posture toward Tehran,...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Trump's Crypto Haul Tops $1 Billion, New Filing Reveals

Donald Trump generated more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency income, according to financial disclosures filed recently. The figure surfaced as part of mandatory reporting documents that offer a ra...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Challenge

The Supreme Court rejected a significant legal attack on birthright citizenship, delivering a setback to efforts to restrict a foundational principle of American nationality law. The decision repre...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Supreme Court Gives Trump Half Wins, Full Conservative Agenda

The Supreme Court has delivered a mixed verdict on Donald Trump's presidency, rejecting certain executive actions while simultaneously handing conservatives sweeping victories on issues they have p...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump's History Lessons Don't Survive the Fact-Check

The president has a gift for storytelling, but his historical narratives often veer sharply from the documented record. A review of his public statements about major American events reveals a patte...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Senate Majority Hangs in Balance as Both Parties Battle Six Key Battlegrounds

Control of the Senate remains genuinely uncertain heading into the final stretch, with neither party positioned to claim a decisive advantage, according to recent polling from the New York Times an...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Rebuke Narrower Than Expected

The Supreme Court's decision to block President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship was far closer than the final ruling might suggest, with legal experts pointing to deeper fractures...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Democrats Face Steep Senate Math Despite Popular Candidates

Democratic candidates are winning voters over in key races, but the party's path to reclaiming Senate control remains treacherous, according to new polling from the New York Times and Siena College...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump celebrates as Supreme Court backs transgender athlete bans in women's sports

Donald Trump endorsed a major Supreme Court decision that upholds state laws prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on female sports teams, marking a significant legal victory for restrict...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Kean Returns to Congress After Depression Battle, Fights to Keep Seat

Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who stepped back from public life after struggling with depression, has returned to Congress facing an uphill battle to secure reelection. His extended absen...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Democratic Socialist Topples 16-Term Colorado Incumbent in Primary Shocker

Melat Kiros, a democratic socialist candidate, defeated longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado's Democratic primary for the U.S. House, marking a significant upset in a race that was expected to f...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Socialist lawyer topples 30-year Democratic incumbent in Colorado shocker

Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old attorney and democratic socialist, has defeated Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado's 1st District Democratic primary, handing the Denver-based incumbent her first election lo...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Colorado Democrats Stage Stunning Upset, Veteran Congresswoman Dethroned

Colorado's primary elections delivered sharp jolts to the Democratic establishment this week, with insurgent candidates toppling a long-serving member of Congress while a sitting U.S. senator crash...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Administration Clears the Way for Anthropic's Biggest AI Models

The U.S. government has lifted restrictions on Anthropic's most advanced artificial intelligence systems, marking a significant reversal in the tech company's relationship with the Trump administra...

Sarah Mitchell July 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read