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Trump is swift boating the midterms - Heather Digby Parton - Trump is swift boating the midterms - Heather Digby Parton - POTUS is considering an executive order declaring a national voting emergency. Its co-author helped sink John Kerry

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Trump's pro-birth agenda failing moms - Nicole Karlis - Trump's pro-birth agenda failing moms - Nicole Karlis - As the Trump admin urges folks to have more kids, new data shows early pregnancy care moving in the wrong direction

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Special elections spell trouble for GOP - Charlie Hunt - The Conversation - Results from the first 15 months of Trump's reign appear to spell very bad news for the Republicans

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Trump's Iran war, and the world's shame - Andrew O'Hehir - Trump's attack on Iran is an act of vanity and desperation, fueled by America's collective moral blindness

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Congress to challenge Trump on Iran -- CK Smith -- Lawmakers demand war powers vote arguing the White House bypassed Congress in launching military action in Iran

17 hours ago

Salmon is the real Traitors power player -- Francesca Giangiulio -- On the cutthroat reality show, the players' favorite breakfast harbors its own secrets

21 hours ago

Abolish ICE? Absolutely — and DHS too -- Mike Lofgren -- No reform can fix Trump's corrupt secret police — and the whole bureaucracy of repression should go as well

21 hours ago

Trump's risky public health charade -- Troy Farah -- From an imaginary hospital ship to Greenland to a fake new WHO, Trump's health efforts are all for show

21 hours ago

The State of the Union keeps exposing Democrats' biggest problem -- SOTU exposes Democrats' biggest problem -- Jason Kyle Howard -- Both inside and outside the House chamber, Democrats showed they still don't know how to effectively counter Trump

22 hours ago

The "Wuthering Heights" double standard -- Coleman Spilde -- Emerald Fennell's film is not the first Jacob Elordi-starring remix of a classic novel. Why is it so hated?

5 days ago

Trump hides in plain sight at the State of the Union -- Trump hides in plain sight at the SOTU -- Amanda Marcotte -- The president waited until most viewers had tuned out to reveal his worst impulses

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DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin's replacement is even worse -- The new DHS spokeswoman is even worse -- Amanda Marcotte -- Kristi Noem isn't shaking up DHS, she's doubling down on violence and propaganda

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Kash Patel hijacks Team USA's Olympic hockey win -- Why Kash Patel crashed the Olympics -- Sophia Tesfaye -- FBI director faults media for criticism of his flight to Milan

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Summers' soft landing after Epstein docs - Yana van der Meulen Rodgers - The Conversation - Harvard is signaling that powerful men can outlast gross misconduct with their honorifics intact

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Judges: Trump is a threat to rule of law -- Garrett Owen -- Trump's attempts to impeach two federal judges draws outcry from legal experts

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MAGA undercuts GOP on Hillary -- Sophia Tesfaye -- How Lauren Boebert and Benny Johnson ruined James Comer's big shot

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De Niro skewers Trump at SOTU rival -- Brian Karem -- A National Press Club counter-event highlighted fear — and hope — ahead of the midterms

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Why Congress tried to dodge Iran vote -- Russell Payne -- Why Congress tried to dodge Iran vote -- Russell Payne -- Iran hawks are maneuvering to have their war without their fingerprints on it

17 hours ago

Trump says he is the law -- Chauncey DeVega -- The president views the nation's highest court as a rubber stamp, not a co-equal branch of government

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Mexico could be Trump's forever war -- Heather Digby Parton -- Even after the killing of El Mencho, Trump wants Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to do more to fight drugs

2 days ago

Hegseth issues threat over killer AI -- Russell Payne -- In the conflict with Anthropic, Hegseth is once again taking a special interest in the problem of illegal orders

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Punch deserves better. And we do too -- Andi Zeisler -- Punch deserves better. And we do too -- Andi Zeisler -- His viral stardom and the scramble for stuffed orangutans show how quickly — and cravenly — trauma becomes trend

20 hours ago

The uplifting medicine of "Scrubs" -- Melanie McFarland -- For some, this sitcom's jabbing satire is easier to swallow than the cutting realism of "The Pitt"

2 days ago

The risky reinvention of Paul McCartney -- Kenneth Womack -- Filmmaker Morgan Neville explores Paul McCartney's most human chapter in "Man on the Run"

23 hours ago

Why we're watching strangers tidy up -- Andi Zeisler -- From "Sunday resets" to "house burping," mundane chores are being rebranded as aspirational lifestyle content

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In Westeros, the soul outweighs the body -- Nicholas Liu -- "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" shows that true knighthood is supreme grace, not an invented tradition

3 days ago

Dylan through the lens of Black America -- Caryn Rose -- "Highway of Diamonds" showcases decades of Black artists reshaping and sometimes radically reframing Dylan's work

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An Undercover Boss of the Seven Kingdoms -- Melanie McFarland -- Forget reality TV. The most inspiring tale of a leader who stands for his people takes place in Westeros

5 days ago

Private prisons cash in on ICE crackdown -- Nicholas Liu -- Over 90 percent of detained immigrants languish in prisons that aren't actually run by the government

1 month ago

Is it wrong to have too much money? Jackson Trager - The Conversation - Your answer may depend on deep-seated values – and your country's economy

24 days ago

Why personal budgets don't work -- Dana Miranda -- You can keep tabs on your financial situation without planning for every dollar or restricting spending

24 days ago

They beat cancer. Then came the bills -- Zina Kumok -- Treatment takes more than a physical toll on patients — it often empties their wallets

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Nana bailed me out and I'm still ashamed -- Bob Brody -- Nana bailed me out and I'm still ashamed -- Bob Brody -- Years later, I realize that being spared the disgrace of bankruptcy was a blessing and a curse

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FOMO is putting Gen Zers in debt -- Cara Michelle Smith -- The pressure to document the most interesting parts of their lives comes with a price tag

24 days ago

When the tourists go, hunger moves in -- Francesca Giangiulio -- As summer crowds disappear, the workers who kept them fed face rising costs, scarce housing and bare pantries

1 month ago

Welcome to the club. That'll be $200K -- Esther Luz -- Fees can cost six figures, and the waitlists stretch for months. But the exclusivity keeps them humming

2 months ago

RFK Jr's risky attacks on HPV vaccines -- Nicole Karlis -- The HPV vaccine has significantly reduced rates of cervical cancer across the world, yet the CDC insists on review

6 days ago

Is ChatGPT Health the new WebMD? -- Nicole Karlis -- OpenAI's new chatbot aims to bolster users' health decisions — but risks fueling confusion and anxiety

1 month ago

Trump's new foreign aid ban -- Nicole Karlis -- Experts say the Trump administration is using foreign aid to impose anti-human rights ideology globally

1 month ago

Reinventing public health under Trump -- Nicole Karlis -- California, New York and others are forming health alliances, marking an uncharted chapter in public health

24 days ago

S.C. measles outbreak breaks record -- Jelinda Montes -- This is largest measles outbreak since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.

30 days ago

RFK Jr. encourages "moderate drinking" CK Smith - RFK Jr. encourages "moderate drinking" CK Smith - Again, health experts warn new guidance may blur science with personal choice, fueling confusion and debate

4 days ago

The overdose crisis is turning around -- Libby Jones -- More people are around for the holidays because of treatment options. That success is at risk unless Congress acts

2 months ago

Anti-vaccine rhetoric fuels measles rise -- CK Smith -- Public health experts warn that anti-vax advocacy contributes to preventable measles outbreaks in US communities

2 months ago

Chicken so good I texted my dad -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Chicken so good I texted my dad -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A nostalgic weeknight chicken, reengineered — creamy beans, winter greens and crumbs toasted just shy of too dark

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The real reason cabbage is everywhere -- Joy Saha -- The leafy, cruciferous vegetable's newfound popularity expands beyond just social media, culture and fashion

7 days ago

Too tired to chop? Cook this instead -- Joy Saha -- Embrace lazy cooking to its fullest with these five recipes from a professional chef

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Costco's chicken is in a legal broiler -- Joy Saha -- The dinner deal is the subject of two class-action suits tied to ingredients and possible Salmonella contamination

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Lazy ways to eat more vegetables -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Simple, forgiving ways to add vegetables without overhauling your life — or your fridge

10 days ago

In "Heated Rivalry," food is vulnerable -- Francesca Giangiulio -- In a genre that treats food as foreplay, the year's hottest romance makes a tuna melt a symbol of deeper intimacy

13 days ago

What to eat when it's freezing outside -- Joy Saha -- Cold weather got you in a recipe rut? These chef-inspired meals are guaranteed to help you beat cabin fever

6 days ago

A low-stress guide to date night dinner -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Practical, repeatable ways to make a night in feel special — no reservations required

18 days ago

A love affair in life's last act -- Alice Bingham Gorman -- The odds are stacked against women in their 80s finding true love. Was it possible for me, I wondered?

24 days ago

The song that left me speechless -- Randall Horton -- The student who said she "didn't know no beautiful" created a track that became our flagship of creative excellence

24 days ago

My mother, the debutante Communist -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Her life was like a slowly unfolding, densely plotted thriller whose unfinished story we're all still inside

24 days ago

Taylor Swift, grief therapist? -- Molly Saint-James -- My husband bonded with our daughters over her music. Now that he's gone, I've found solace in her work, too

24 days ago