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66Haunted by Hoover, Trump searches for an endgame in Iran
President Trump is confronting a question that has haunted presidents throughout history: how a war – that has gone on longer than...
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55Politics chat: Progressive candidates in primaries, Trump’s influence on midterms
Republicans are trying to hang fringe positions on Democrats but may not be able to withstand the economic headwinds in November’s midterms....
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62Montana’s Democratic candidate is facing pressure to drop out by the deadline
Monday, Aug. 10, is the deadline to remove names from Montana’s ballot. The Democrat in the Senate race there is being pressured...
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72There’s a birth control backlash online. Can it explain the rise in abortions?
The number of abortions is up in the United States. Is it because fewer people are using birth control pills? (Image credit:...
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52GOP-controlled Senate delivers win for Trump with Blanche confirmation
The Senate narrowly confirmed former Trump personal attorney Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General, a major win for the president’s approach to...
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48Minnesota GOP divided over Mike Lindell’s potential gubernatorial nomination
Mike Lindell of “MyPillow” fame, might win the GOP primary for Minnesota governor running on a Trump platform. Other Republicans are concerned...
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62Legal scholar Lawrence Lessig on how a Maine law could topple Super PACs
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with legal scholar and activist Lawrence Lessig about the influence of outside money in elections and a court...
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60Week in Politics: Blanche confirmed as attorney general; Iran-Oman Strait deal stalls
We look at what it took to get Todd Blanche confirmed as U.S. attorney general, as well as the proposed deal between...
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66Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb
That revenue does not include net proceeds of $1.6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their facilities...
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60Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates
Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong called for a moratorium on data centers. So did Ohio Republican governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy,...
