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Why the Midterms Battleground Keeps Shrinking

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OpenAI Jury to Decide: Do You Trust Elon Musk or Sam Altman?

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No One Loves This 22-Foot Gold Statue As Much As Trump Does

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early and often -- This Big Idea Could Fix America's Gerrymandering Madness -- Ed Kilgore -- The Callais decision put us in a redistricting doom loop. Embracing proportional representation may be the only way out.

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games -- The Good News About Extortionary World Cup Ticket Prices -- Will Leitch -- FIFA is trying to make Americans pay through the nose, but its plan has an expiration date.

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screen time -- Why Amazon Put Down Rufus, Its Loyal AI Assistant -- John Herrman -- Like countless other tacked-on AI chatbots, it repeatedly offered help few people wanted that it was barely equipped to provide.

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We Love Delta. We Hate Delta. -- Ben Ryder Howe

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He Dealt Masterpieces by Day, Torture by Night -- Rachel Corbett

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politics -- Vague Comments Add to Puzzle Over Congressman's Absence -- Nia Prater -- Representative Tom Kean Jr. hasn't voted on Capitol Hill since March as he deals with an unspecified medical issue.

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politics -- What Did and Did Not Happen on Trump's China Trip -- Chas Danner -- It was short on the traditional deals and agreements, but Trump really loved that ballroom.

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5/15/2026 - the approval matrix - The Approval Matrix: Folks, Just Don't Go on a Cruise - Our guide to what's highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

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politics -- A COVID-Conspiracist Erection Expert Is Leading Our Hantavirus Response -- Nia Prater -- Admiral and urologist Brian Christine platformed far-right conspiracies about COVID and the 2020 election on his podcast, per a new report.

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early and often -- When Extreme Polarization Outlasts Trump, We Know Who Is to Blame -- Ed Kilgore -- Samuel Alito's poisonous Callais opinion is moving to center stage in both parties' future plans.

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tremendous content -- Rush Hour 4 Movie: All About Donald Trump's Passion Project -- Margaret Hartmann -- The president personally pressed Paramount to revive the buddy-cop comedy franchise and even took Brett Ratner to China to scout locations.

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politics -- 4 Wild Details From the New York Times Jack Schlossberg Report -- Nia Prater -- The New York Times published a detailed and unflattering account of Schlossberg's congressional bid, claims that the political scion says aren't true.

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central casting -- Kevin Warsh Now Gets to Prove He Isn't Donald Trump's 'Sock Puppet' -- Bess Levin -- How does the incoming Fed chair's background signal his approach to inflation, interest rates, and dealing with you know who?

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stop the presses -- Who Would Want to Buy BuzzFeed? -- Charlotte Klein -- An interview with the former viral juggernaut's new owner, Byron Allen.

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education -- The Grand Tradition of Suing the City for School Tuition -- Anya Kamenetz -- How did New York come to spend over a billion dollars a year settling special-education lawsuits brought, mostly, by white parents?

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american affairs -- Why Ben Shapiro's Media Empire Is Collapsing -- Ross Barkan -- Not long ago, he was the king of conservative media. A lot has changed in 2026.

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5/14/2026 - politics - 14 Things That Definitely Happened on Day One of Trump's China Trip - By - Chas Danner - and - Nia Prater - This high-stakes trip has it all.

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early and often -- The Xavier Becerra Surge Is Turning Into a Pile-on -- Ed Kilgore -- Becerra shot from single-digit polls to becoming a front-runner in the California governor's race. Now he's facing attacks from every direction.

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screen time -- Worried About AI? Here, Have Some AI. -- John Herrman -- AI companies keep creating problems only they can solve.

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pomp and circumstance -- Jonathan Haidt's NYU Commencement Speech Fittingly Became a Campus Debate -- Matt Stieb -- Students are divided on Haidt — or pining for Hilary Duff.

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early and often -- What Republicans Got Out of Their Gerrymandering Blitz -- Ed Kilgore -- The midterms damage to Democrats could have been worse, but the rampage will continue afterward.

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musk v. altman -- OpenAI Futurist Received a Gold "Jackass" Trophy for Challenging Elon Musk -- Michael Calderone -- Just the latest courtroom theatrics in the battle of tech billionaires.

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politics -- Trump's Vape Fallout Is Growing -- Nia Prater -- The FDA commissioner and a top HHS spokesman have resigned following the recent authorization of fruit-flavored vapes.

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higher education -- Getting Straight A's at Harvard Might Not Be So Easy Anymore -- Chas Danner -- Faculty are voting on whether to make dramatic changes to how top undergrads are evaluated. Here's the proposal and why it's so contentious.

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