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The Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed Roger Rogoff as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington on Wednesday, 54 minutes after he was sworn in by the district’s federal judg...
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On January 1, 2026, New York City welcomed a new mayor who would soon become a rallying point for the state’s progressive movement. Zohran Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Socialists of...
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Pew Research Center released the 2026 edition of its National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS) on July 14, 2026. The survey, fielded primarily by mail with a 30 % response rate, found...
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On July 16, 2026, Baja California’s governor, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, took to her official Facebook page to fire back at a wave of audio clips that had begun circulating online. Th...
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Two Republican members of Congress filed an amicus brief on July 14, 2026 asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to revive a lawsuit that challenges the 1954 Johnson Amendmen...
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30, 2026 decision reaffirming that anyone born on U.S. soil automatically receives citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment has prompted a sharp response fr...
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Ryan LaLonde, the first openly LGBTQ person to hold the presidency of the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) Board of Education, filed to run for a two‑year term that would keep him on...
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When former President Joe Biden announced that his memoir, Promise Me, America, will hit shelves on November 17, 2026, the news lit up political feeds and conversation boards alike. Little, ...
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On July 15, 2026, the House of Commons saw the final act of Keir Starmer’s premiership as he delivered his last Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) address before announcing his resignatio...
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A 20‑something man was taken into custody on Tuesday after he posted a threat on X that he would shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. The Metropolitan Police said the suspect was held over...
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In a race that could tip the balance of the 2026 Senate, Michigan’s open seat is heating up as incumbent Representative Haley Stevens gathers high‑profile endorsements and a surge of out...
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Ohio voters are watching a billionaire eye the governor’s office, and the question is whether money will outweigh experience. On July 15, 2026, the state’s Republican primary concluded w...
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On July 13 2026, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) Political Council (PC) chose James Dirth as its new chair, a decision that came just before Nicole Juan stepped in...
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Pat Oliphant, the Australian‑born artist whose razor‑sharp drawings have rattled U.S. powerbrokers for more than six decades, died Monday at his Santa Fe, New Mexico, home. He was 90, hi...
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Three new political parties are scrambling for ballot access in Nebraska ahead of the November 2026 election, a race that could reshape the state’s already crowded ballot. The effort comes...
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After a week of silence and swirling rumors, the office of Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell finally set the record straight on Sunday, July 12, 2026.The release, accompanied by a ...
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On July 14, 2026, the U.S. Navy issued two requests for information (RFIs) to South Korean shipbuilders, seeking details on their capacity to design and construct destroyer‑class surface c...
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On July 13 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed two proclamations that trimmed the combined expanse of Grand Staircase‑Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments in southern Utah by mor...
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Maine’s Senate race takes a dramatic turn after senior U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren announced on July 7 that she no longer backs Democratic nominee Graham Platner.The decision came two da...
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On July 13, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed two executive orders that sliced nearly three million acres from Utah’s most celebrated public lands. The orders shrink Bears Ears Nation...
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In a midnight operation that began at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, July 12, 2026, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that American forces launched a fresh wave of precision strikes a...
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On July 11, 2026, the Senate lost a seasoned voice when U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham—four‑term Republican, long‑time seniority holder, and 2026 candidate for a fifth term—died in Colu...
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