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Donald Trump’s escalating revenge campaign, briefly explainedDonald Trump’s escalating revenge campaign, briefly explained
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After a Comey indictment, “there’ll be others.”

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s weird day at the UN, briefly explainedTrump’s weird day at the UN, briefly explained
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Trump had a lot to say at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

By Cameron Peters
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Did Trump’s deportation czar accept $50K in cash?Did Trump’s deportation czar accept $50K in cash?
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The Tom Homan scandal, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s brazen attack on free speechTrump’s brazen attack on free speech
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How the Trump administration took Jimmy Kimmel off the air.

By Cameron Peters
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Why is Trump suing the New York Times?Why is Trump suing the New York Times?
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Trump’s new attack on press freedom, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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The US and China have a new TikTok “deal”The US and China have a new TikTok “deal”
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Remember the TikTok ban? There’s a new deadline coming up.

By Cameron Peters
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SCOTUS tells ICE it can target people based on raceSCOTUS tells ICE it can target people based on race
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ICE gets the go-ahead for indiscriminate immigration stops in LA.

By Cameron Peters
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What the new jobs report tells us, briefly explainedWhat the new jobs report tells us, briefly explained
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Is the economy headed for a downturn?

By Cameron Peters
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RFK Jr.’s alarming Senate hearing, briefly explainedRFK Jr.’s alarming Senate hearing, briefly explained
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Even some Republican senators seem to be getting fed up with Trump’s health secretary.

By Cameron Peters
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The US strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, briefly explainedThe US strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, briefly explained
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Why did the US blow up a boat in the Caribbean?

By Cameron Peters
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The bigger plan behind Trump’s attempted Fed firingThe bigger plan behind Trump’s attempted Fed firing
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Trump is seizing on a flimsy pretext to fire one of the Fed’s seven governors.

By Cameron Peters
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The Trump administration won’t leave Kilmar Abrego Garcia aloneThe Trump administration won’t leave Kilmar Abrego Garcia alone
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Abrego Garcia could face deportation to Uganda after being detained by ICE.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s plan to win the House just took a big step forwardTrump’s plan to win the House just took a big step forward
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Texas plans to add five Republican seats. It could swing control of the House.

By Cameron Peters
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Why Trump is calling on a Fed board member to resignWhy Trump is calling on a Fed board member to resign
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The president’s attack dog is accusing a Fed governor of mortgage fraud.

By Cameron Peters
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Why the DOJ is looking into DC crime statsWhy the DOJ is looking into DC crime stats
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Trump looks to justify his DC takeover.

By Cameron Peters
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What we learned from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, briefly explainedWhat we learned from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, briefly explained
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Trump met with Zelenskyy and European leaders to discuss an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump-Putin summit ends with no deal on UkraineTrump-Putin summit ends with no deal on Ukraine
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Trump emerged from talks with little to show for it.

By Cameron Peters
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A court victory for Trump’s foreign aid cuts, briefly explainedA court victory for Trump’s foreign aid cuts, briefly explained
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The Trump administration will be allowed to withhold billions in foreign aid.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s disastrous pick to oversee US economic dataTrump’s disastrous pick to oversee US economic data
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Why Trump’s latest nominee has economists worried.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s takeover of the DC police force, briefly explainedTrump’s takeover of the DC police force, briefly explained
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Trump’s crime numbers are completely wrong. He’s taking over DC police anyway.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s new tax, briefly explainedTrump’s new tax, briefly explained
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Trump finally imposed his new tariffs. Here’s what to know.

By Cameron Peters
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RFK Jr. defunds a medical miracleRFK Jr. defunds a medical miracle
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mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives. RFK Jr. is attacking them anyway.

By Cameron Peters
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Did we just lose $7 billion for solar?Did we just lose $7 billion for solar?
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Trump’s EPA wants to claw back grants for a solar panel program.

By Cameron Peters and Paige Vega
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The jobs numbers were bad — so Trump fired the messengerThe jobs numbers were bad — so Trump fired the messenger
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The abrupt dismissal of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, briefly explained.

By Andrew Prokop
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Why Trump is picking a fight with BrazilWhy Trump is picking a fight with Brazil
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Trump is attempting to interfere in the criminal trial of a far-right ally in Brazil.

By Cameron Peters
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The EPA gives up on climate changeThe EPA gives up on climate change
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The agency plans to reverse its own legal justification for regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s new EU trade deal, briefly explainedTrump’s new EU trade deal, briefly explained
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The US and the EU reached a deal just days before Trump’s threatened deadline.

By Cameron Peters
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The dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explainedThe dire state of Gaza negotiations, briefly explained
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Ceasefire negotiations falter as Gaza totters on the brink of famine.

By Cameron Peters
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Columbia pays Trump’s ransomColumbia pays Trump’s ransom
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Why is Columbia paying the Trump administration $200 million?

By Cameron Peters
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Epstein breaks CongressEpstein breaks Congress
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The House is heading for the door early to avoid an Epstein vote.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s attack on NPR and PBS, briefly explainedTrump’s attack on NPR and PBS, briefly explained
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Congress signs off on Trump’s request to claw back funding.

By Cameron Peters
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DOJ seeks a single-day prison sentence for an officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor raidDOJ seeks a single-day prison sentence for an officer convicted in the Breonna Taylor raid
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Trump’s DOJ turns its back on police reform.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s new Ukraine plan, briefly explainedTrump’s new Ukraine plan, briefly explained
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NATO countries will buy weapons from the US — and deliver them to Ukraine.

By Cameron Peters
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The Trump administration excludes undocumented children from Head StartThe Trump administration excludes undocumented children from Head Start
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The change reverses decades of federal policy.

By Cameron Peters
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The Supreme Court’s order letting Trump conduct mass federal layoffs, briefly explainedThe Supreme Court’s order letting Trump conduct mass federal layoffs, briefly explained
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Trump wants to lay off thousands of federal employees. Now, he can.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s new wave of tariffs, briefly explainedTrump’s new wave of tariffs, briefly explained
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The new tariff deadline is August 1, Trump says.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump vs. after-school programs, briefly explainedTrump vs. after-school programs, briefly explained
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The Trump administration is withholding nearly $7 billion in education funding.

By Cameron Peters
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RFK’s attack on children’s vaccines, explainedRFK’s attack on children’s vaccines, explained
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Anti-vaxxers are coming for health recommendations parents rely on.

By Patrick Reis
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A court ordered Trump’s team to free an activist. They refused.A court ordered Trump’s team to free an activist. They refused.
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It’s a case with high takes for freedom of speech and the rule of law.

By Patrick Reis
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Trump’s team takes aim at a major climate ruleTrump’s team takes aim at a major climate rule
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The pro-pollution presidency rolls on.

By Patrick Reis