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Former Supreme Court Justice Kennedy says ‘democracy is at risk’

Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned Thursday that acrimonious political discourse and threats to judges are eroding the ability of the United States to serve as an example of democr...

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We Have All Become Too Comfortable With Corruption

For years, we’ve written about the concept of “soft corruption,” which is the idea that there are certain actions that may not mean the full definition of corrupt practices in the legal sense, but ...

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Eric Adams kicks off reelection campaign seeking improbable comeback story

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams kicked off his long-shot reelection campaign with a rally on the steps of City Hall Thursday, slamming likely Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani as out of touch and inexp...

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Megabill threatens to languish as challenges pile up

Republicans aren’t panicking about their fraying domestic policy bill. But they aren’t exactly sure about how it’s all going to come together, either.Senate Republicans emerged from a closed-door l...

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Axelrod: Iran intel drama driven by Trump's 'unquenchable thirst for credit'

Democratic political strategist David Axelrod said the drama over the U.S.’s recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the intel surrounding the outcome has been driven by President...

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Tulsi Gabbard Chooses Loyalty to Trump

Tulsi Gabbard believed she had found her people. The Trump White House would be a place where “America First” isolationism ruled. No one would make the hurtful suggestion that her talking points so...

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MAGA supporters more likely to back Iran strikes than traditional Republicans: Poll

Supporters of the MAGA movement are more likely than traditional Republicans to back the U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, according to a new poll from NBC News Decision Desk...

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Hegseth defends Iran strikes, slams media over intel leak

A combative Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forcefully defended the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, calling them a “resounding success” and attacking the media for reporting on early intelli...

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The Temptation of Donald Trump Is About to Begin

Donald Trump spent the last 10 years campaigning against “stupid wars” in the Middle East and returned to the White House in January endorsed by a retinue of so-called restrainers — advocates of sc...

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Pluralistic: Surveillance is inequality's stabilizer (26 Jun 2025)

Today's links Surveillance is inequality's stabilizer: Guard labor vs guillotine insurance. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: 2010, 2015, 2020, 2024 Upcomi...

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Kennedy’s vaccine panel votes to remove preservative long targeted by activists

ATLANTA — A panel of vaccine advisers selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to recommend that no one get a flu vaccine that contains thimerosal — a preservative that has...

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White House: Megabill’s July 4 deadline stands

The White House is forging ahead with its demand that Congress pass its sweeping megabill by July 4, insisting that the legislative effort remain on track despite mounting doubts about its viabilit...

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Army vet and Purple Heart recipient self-deports after 48 years in US

(KTLA) – A 55-year-old veteran of the U.S. Army who was wounded in action, awarded the Purple Heart and honorably discharged self-deported this week after being ordered to by federal immi...

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10 Years After Marriage Equality, Jim Obergefell — and America — Are Still Trying to Move On

Jim Obergefell doesn’t want to be here. Not in Washington, not anymore. Certainly not back on the steps of the United States Supreme Court. But he feels like he needs to be, at least for today. And...

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Zohran Mamdani to face a pugnacious rival in the embattled Eric Adams

NEW YORK — Now that he’s all but won the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani enters a general election against incumbent Eric Adams, who is eager to keep his seat and has ...

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Democrats are scrambling to figure out what Mamdani’s win means for the party

Seven years later, Democrats still don't have a playbook for when a socialist from New York pulls off an upset against an establishment politician.Zohran Mamdani's all-but-certain victory in Tuesda...

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Watch live: Hegseth gives remarks on Iran strikes after assessment leak

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan 'Razin' Caine will give remarks early Thursday on the U.S. strikes in Iran and to push back on reporting contradicting P...

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What Jaws Got Wrong

In a cramped, $50-a-month room above a New Jersey furnace-supply company, Peter Benchley set to work on what he once said, half-jokingly, might be “a Ulysses for the 1970s.” A novel resulted from t...

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UN watchdog: Iran nuclear program suffered 'enormous damage'

Iran's nuclear facilities "suffered enormous damage" from the U.S. airstrikes Saturday, but more extensive evaluation is needed, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Thursday. ...

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The President’s Weapon

Photo-illustrations by Mike McQuadeIn the summer of 1974, Richard Nixon was under great strain and drinking too much. During a White House meeting with two members of Congress, he argued that impea...

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Humanity Is Playing Nuclear Roulette

On October 27, 1962, the 12th day of the Cuban missile crisis, a bellicose and rattled Fidel Castro asked Nikita Khrushchev, his patron, to destroy America.“I believe that the imperialists’ aggress...

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