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Serbia’s president has dissolved the National Assembly and called early parliamentary elections for October 25, 2026, after a year of student protests that have intensified demands for pol...
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Bright signs now flank Indiana 67 near Boston Scientific and Indiana 46 between Ellettsville and Spencer, the first time the Stonewall Democrats of South Central Indiana have put a local pol...
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Donald Trump’s special envoy for Belarus, John Coale, is slated to land in Minsk on September 14, 2026, in a bid to secure additional political prisoner releases. The trip was announced in...
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In March 2026, the tranquil waters of Lake Michigan became the backdrop for a tragedy that would ignite a national debate. 18‑year‑old Sheridan Gorman was shot on a pier in Chicago, a cr...
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On Labor Day weekend, the Ohio gubernatorial campaign was interrupted when an armed man rushed toward Democratic candidate Dr. Amy Acton at the Canfield Fair. The incident occurred on Sunday...
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A murder trial that ended in a mistrial, a presidential pardon plea, and a constitutional debate over clemency keep the Clancy case in the national spotlight.On September 4, 2026, a jury of ...
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On April 5, 2024, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University opened its doors for a private workshop that flowed into a public symposium titled Permission to Speak Freely? M...
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On June 26, 2026, Blake Gendebien, the Democratic challenger for New York’s 21st congressional district, affixed his signature to the “Promise to America” pledge, a document that calls...
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A hush fell over the Ellipse on September 8, 2026, as President Donald Trump stepped onto the National Mall to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The ceremony, part...
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On a bright September 4, 2026, Tracy’s mayor, Dan Arriola, stood beside the freshly unveiled Sprouts Farmers Market at the Ellis Village Center, an open‑air retail hub near the new Tracy...
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When New York’s governor announced a record $70 million in state funds on Tuesday, the message was unmistakable: the state will not let hate crimes go unanswered.The grant program will han...
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A coalition of Michigan rabbis and Jewish community leaders has circulated a petition demanding that any Democratic candidate for the state’s 2026 U.S. Senate seat adopt five “non‑nego...
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On August 4, Kansas voters surged to the polls in a turnout that, according to reports from KSNT, eclipsed any recent election in the state’s history. More than 650,000 ballots were cast, ...
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In a quiet stalemate in Brussels, the European Union’s collective sanctions against Russia hit a new obstacle. Belgium and Slovakia, two of the bloc’s smallest members, blocked key measu...
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On 6 September 2026, the BBC and the wider political community mourned the loss of Stephen Walker, a veteran correspondent whose reporting helped translate the turbulent history of Northern ...
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The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has issued a new code of conduct that requires political parties and candidates to report and correct suspected online disinformation within 36...
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In Los Angeles, thousands of postal employees gathered for the American Postal Workers Union’s (APWU) 28th Biennial National Convention in late January, a meeting that coincided with the U...
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In the Massachusetts 1st Congressional District Democratic primary held on September 1, 2026, long‑time incumbent Representative Richard Neal secured a 19th nomination, defeating challenge...
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In a Monday session of the House Rules Committee, Republican members advanced a resolution that denounces socialism and references voter‑registration measures. The resolution was reported ...
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James David Vance, a former Marine Corps journalist and venture‑capitalist, broke into national politics in 2021 after publishing the memoir Hillbilly Elegy. The book, which chronicles lif...
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In 2011, the Arab Spring erupted across the Middle East and North Africa, drawing global attention to protests against long‑standing autocracies. A key element of that attention was the co...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a sweeping rule this summer aimed at trimming the regulatory load on the nation’s oldest early‑childhood program. The prop...
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On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the foreign ministries of Qatar and Ecuador convened in Doha for the second round of political consultations, according to a statement released by the Qatar Ne...
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Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, confirmed on Saturday that it had flown 35‑year‑old Yair Netanyahu out of Miami, Florida, after intelligence from Israeli and U.S. sour...
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