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Trump's Hijab Backlash Misses How World Cup Showed Immigrants Assimilate and Keep Culture
A commentary argues President Trump's criticism of Somali children wearing hijabs at a kindergarten graduation overlooks
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Homan's Claims on Houston ICE Shooting Challenged by CBS Host
Tom Homan's defense of an ICE officer involved in a fatal Houston shooting was met with skepticism from CBS's Margaret B
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Sasse Defends Filibuster as Bulwark Against Power Consolidation
Former Sen. Ben Sasse defends the Senate filibuster as essential for limiting power and preventing existential elections
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GOP Campaign Arm Expands Target List to 36 Democrat-Held Seats
The NRCC added seven Democrat-held districts to its target list, citing redistricting changes and a 'radical socialist a
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Supreme Court to Hear Alaska Pilot's Fight Over Plane Seizure for a Six-Pack of Beer
The Supreme Court agreed to hear an Alaskan pilot's challenge to the state's attempt to seize his 1969 Cessna after a pa
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Blanche's Record on ICE Killings Raises Accountability Concerns for AG Bid
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's handling of ICE killings and his refusal to involve local officials in investigat
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Defending the Senate Parliamentarian: Why Trump's Calls to Oust Her Miss the Mark
Former Senate Budget Committee staff director G. William Hoagland pushes back on President Trump’s demand to remove Sena
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Senate's 'YOLO Caucus' Exposes GOP Dysfunction as Midterms Loom
The Senate's 'YOLO Caucus' of aging Republicans highlights a paralyzed Congress, where tax cuts for the wealthy overshad
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Trump Posts First Photo of Vance Newborn, Touts 'Perfect Baby Boy'
President Trump posted the first photo of Vice President Vance's newborn son, Alec Neel Vance, calling him a 'perfect ba
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Trump Orders Review of Judicial Manual After Climate Chapter Pulled Under GOP Pressure
Trump demanded a review of the federal judiciary's scientific manual after a climate chapter was withdrawn under conserv
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Maine Democrats at Risk: Jackson's Past Could Hand Senate to Collins
Troy Jackson's past positions on abortion, immigration, and marriage equality could repel independent voters and hand Se
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Schumer Report: Trump Family Profited $4 Billion From White House
Senate Democrats released a report Monday claiming President Trump and his family have made over $4 billion from his sec