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What We Learned From the 2026 Primaries

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Imagine Trying to Convince Trump That AI Is a Serious Threat

13 hours ago

How Much Pat McAfee Is Too Much?

21 hours ago

politics -- If Trump Can't Have the Kennedy Center, No One Can -- Chas Danner -- The president is threatening to flatten the center if he can't put his name on it.

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poll position -- Polls Show Big Midterm Spike for Democrats -- Ed Kilgore -- The Democratic advantage in the national House popular vote is suddenly swelling to near-2018 levels.

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Inside Trump's Ballroom Obsession -- Ben Terris

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magalopolis -- Who Is Natalie Harp? Trump's Most Ardent Aide, Explained -- Margaret Hartmann -- Trump's "human printer" has reportedly unnerved colleagues by sending him devotional letters and crafting his most unhinged Truth Social posts.

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early and often -- Republicans Reject Trump's 'All About Me' Midterms Strategy -- Ed Kilgore -- The president told Republicans to pretend he's on the ballot and tout his $5,000 bribe. They're giving that plan a hard pass.

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tremendous content -- Trump to Put MAGA Trigger Warnings Outside Smithsonian -- Margaret Hartmann -- His administration is spending $84,000 on a dozen signs warning about the American history museum's allegedly woke ideology.

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family ties -- Surprise: Trump's AG Won't Probe Don Jr.'s Oligarch-Funded Wedding Festivities -- Bess Levin -- Todd Blanche dismissed the idea of investigating a Putin-linked Russian businessman spending lavishly on the president's son.

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early and often -- Trump's AI Cheerleading Put His Party in an Impossible Place -- Ed Kilgore -- His opposition to the regulation of AI, even when the industry is begging for it, has made Republicans deer in the headlights on this issue.

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early and often -- Gerrymandering May Not Have Done Republicans Much Good After All -- Ed Kilgore -- At least one major election forecasting outlet has Democrats making net House gains in the states that redrew maps before the midterms.

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tech -- Why the AI Apocalypse Won't Play Out Like The Terminator -- Matt Stieb -- Here's how everybody could die from superintelligence, according to a panel of expert AI doomers.

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the media -- 60 Minutes's Big Premiere Saw Ratings Dive -- Chas Danner -- Viewership is down from the previous season premiere, but the Trump administration seemed pleased.

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early and often -- Mitch McConnell Is Alive and (Sort of) Well -- Margaret Hartmann -- The Kentucky senator went back to work for the first time in three months. Yet aside from a long smile and a wave, he was still barely seen or heard.

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tremendous content -- Bettina and Don Jr. Bravely Defend Their Oligarch-Funded Wedding -- Margaret Hartmann -- According to the couple, reporting that Trump's son let a close Putin ally secretly pay for his wedding is discrimination. And it's NOT okay!

3 days ago

the law -- Why the Supreme Court Slapped Down Trump's Mail-In Ballot Rules -- Elie Honig -- The president's effort to throw a smoke bomb into the 2026 midterms has been foiled — for now, anyway.

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just asking questions -- Colin Kaepernick Says 'Woke' Misses the Point -- Will Leitch -- A conversation with the activist and blackballed quarterback, who has a lot to get off his chest in a new autobiography.

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politics -- Trump Can't Stop Backing Stuff Americans Hate -- Chas Danner -- Forget what you heard: Trump says AI, data centers, and Flock are all actually great.

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the christian right -- The Women Fighting for Fewer Rights -- Sarah Jones -- Two recent books examine why women embrace a politics that puts them last.

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fraud watch -- How Nick Shirley Became Republicans' Favorite Poster -- Eamon Whalen -- His videos on fraud helped push Trump to target Minneapolis. They were just the start of a "beautiful synergy."

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early and often -- Property-Tax Cuts Are the GOP's Favorite Affordability Fix -- Ed Kilgore -- State-level Republicans are racing to cut, cap, or abolish property taxes, though that could hurt renters and wreak havoc on public services.

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the system -- Watching Football Isn't American Enough? -- Zak Cheney-Rice -- Some Republican politicians are upset that students cheering on the University of Texas football team do not look like them.

3 days ago

wall street -- AI-Doomsday Warnings Haven't Derailed Anthropic IPO -- Bess Levin -- The AI giant is expected to list on the NASDAQ as early as next month, while OpenAI delays its plans to go public.

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early and often -- Republicans Are Losing Trump's 2024 Gains With Texas Latinos -- Ed Kilgore -- The defection of non-MAGA 2024 Trump voters, and particularly Latinos, is shaping up to be the big story of the midterms.

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books -- Donald Trump Couldn't Do It Alone -- Michael Calderone -- Jacob Weisberg chronicles the enablers of his return to power and fateful second term.

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