A provision unrelated to domestic spying got the hard-right GOP members on board — but it won’t work in the Senate.
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Janet Mills dropped out of the Senate race against Graham Platner, despite the establishment’s longtime support for the Maine governor.
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Debate over a secret court opinion involving the Trump administration’s use of data collected by the NSA turned personal.
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After throwing their support behind Gov. Janet Mills, party leaders are left doing an about-face on the insurgent candidate.
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In Trump’s strategy of feigning madness to get what he wants, there is no longer any border between pretense and actual irrationality.
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What Carter did in his speech was something rare in the annals of democratic government: he confronted the people with the truth—about his own failings, about the reality of the world around them, and most importantly about themselves. Even as Americans grow, for the second time, disillusioned with a Trump presidency, we have put drapes […]
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How the archival work of librarians and other activists helps preserve more than just history.
The party just kicked the can down the road again on Israel, deepening the divide between party members and their leaders.
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Grassroots opposition to renewing Section 702 of FISA is building, thanks in part to fears about AI used to sort Americans’ data.
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The former representative’s rapid collapse over sexual assault allegations signals that Democrats have gotten the message: Voters see accountability for abuse as a key electoral issue.
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