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screen time -- Are OpenAI Agents Going Rogue, or Is OpenAI? -- John Herrman -- The artificial-intelligence industry can't agree on what it's building — or just how frightening its product really is.

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early and often -- It's Not Just Peltola: How Congress Treats Its Serfs -- Ed Kilgore -- Staff complaints about the Alaska Senate candidate shouldn't be dismissed. But abuse is built right into the institution.

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politics -- America Last -- Sarah Jones -- Trump promised to put ordinary people first. A year in, they have fallen to the bottom of his priority list.

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castles -- Oheka, the Long Island Xanadu, Is Up for Sale -- Adriane Quinlan -- It's been the backdrop to Succession's "boar on the floor" scene, Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" video, and countless rich-person weddings.

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u.s. supreme court -- Supreme Court Voter-Roll Order Won't Affect Midterms, But Look Out in 2028 -- Ed Kilgore -- The six conservative justices see no problem with letting DHS access personal data to screen voter eligibility. That could matter a lot down the road.

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politics -- Pretty Much Every Poll Is Good for Democrats Now -- Nia Prater -- With just weeks to go before the midterms, polls are showing a wide range of Democratic candidates ahead. Here's a quick scan.

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2026 midterms -- Rise of the Red-State Democrats -- Ed Kilgore -- Can all this Democratic overperformance in red-state Senate races last?

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tech -- The Democrats' Mad Scramble to Get AI Right -- Matt Stieb -- Greg Casar wants his party to seize the debate as it vies to retake Congress.

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tech -- Mark Zuckerberg Brushes Off Meta 'Pervert Glasses' Uproar -- Bess Levin -- In a Today'interview, Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg also appeared unconcerned about AI apocalypse warnings.

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tremendous content -- Trump Makes Xi Greeting As Awkward As Possible -- Margaret Hartmann -- He showed up in a winter coat and leather gloves, commented on Xi's attractiveness, and then exclaimed "(Airport!)" for unclear reasons.

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2026 midterms -- Hasan Piker May Not Matter As Much As Republicans Want -- Ed Kilgore -- New polling shows a majority of Michiganders, and an even bigger majority of young voters, don't even know who the leftist streamer is.

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politics -- All the Republicans Backing Away From Trump -- Nia Prater -- A growing number of GOP candidates are awkwardly attempting to downplay their links to Trump. Here's a running list.

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early and often -- Election Day Is Already Underway -- Ed Kilgore -- Here's how to understand early voting ten times better than Donald Trump.

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the media -- CNN, MS NOW, and Politico Regain White House Access After Court Order -- Michael Calderone -- A Trump-appointed federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against the ban.

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screen time -- The AI Assistant Wars Are Coming -- John Herrman -- Everyone in tech wants to build you a personal agent.

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turn coats -- The New Book Democrats Hate — and Can't Stop Talking About -- David Freedlander -- Evan Barker quit the party and voted for Trump. Now she's telling (a few) stories about what she saw.

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family business -- San Francisco Sues Trump's Truth Social Over 'Insider Trading' -- Bess Levin -- The city is taking the Trump's social-media company to court for offering traders early access to posts.

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tremendous content -- Trump's Shoddy Ballroom Design Is the Real National Security Threat -- Margaret Hartmann -- The president reportedly shrugged off the original architect's concerns that he was violating fire and safety regulations, saying, "I am the code."

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poll position -- Trump's Popularity Is Circling the Drain -- Ed Kilgore -- At the worst possible time for his party, the president's job-performance numbers continue to sag in every possible way.

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the system -- No One Can Fix School Segregation Alone -- Zak Cheney-Rice -- Nikole Hannah-Jones's recent essay about her daughter has sparked a reckoning about integration.

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tremendous content -- Trump TV Is Finally Here, and No One Is Watching -- Margaret Hartmann -- A media boycott drove Trump to dabble in state TV. But instead of a network competitor, Trump TV is just a dinky livestream with abysmal ratings.

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How Trump Will Claim Victory on Election Night

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AOC's Upstate Tour Looks Like a Preview of Something Bigger

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Nikole Hannah-Jones and Her Daughter Had It Out on Air

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tremendous content -- Trump Woos Taxpayers by Wasting Their Money on Campaign Ads -- Margaret Hartmann -- Trump is doubling down on self-promoting, government-funded commercials, which may be illegal. His affordability pitch might need some work.

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