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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a roundtable discussion on soil health in the Mike Mansfield Room at the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Marshall, who created the Senate MAHA Caucus, was joined by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins to discuss his Plant Biostimulant Act, which creates a process for approving the commercial use of plant biostimulants as alternatives to synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a roundtable discussion on soil health in the Mike Mansfield Room at the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Marshall, who created the Senate MAHA Caucus, was joined by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins to discuss his Plant Biostimulant Act, which creates a process for approving the commercial use of plant biostimulants as alternatives to synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul the US ‘Vaccine Court.’ What Would That Actually Look Like?
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08.18.25 | 12:41 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 14: Members of the National Guard stand by at Union Station on August 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 14: Members of the National Guard stand by at Union Station on August 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Majority of US Troops Surveyed Say They’re Aware of Their Duty to Not Follow Illegal Orders
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08.15.25 | 3:14 pm
Marcelino Maceda looks for items in the remains of his mobile home after a wildfire sweep through the R.V. park destroying multiple homes in Estacada, Oregon September 12, 2020. US officials girded today for the possibility of mass fatalities from raging wildfires up and down the West Coast, as evacuees recounted the pain of leaving everything behind in the face of fast-moving flames. Dense smog from US wildfires that have burnt nearly five million acres and killed 27 people smothered the West Coast on September 12. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) Marcelino Maceda looks for items in the remains of his mobile home after a wildfire sweep through the R.V. park destroying multiple homes in Estacada, Oregon September 12, 2020. US officials girded today for the possibility of mass fatalities from raging wildfires up and down the West Coast, as evacuees recounted the pain of leaving everything behind in the face of fast-moving flames. Dense smog from US wildfires that have burnt nearly five million acres and killed 27 people smothered the West Coast on September 12. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the State’s Wildfire Risk Map
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08.12.25 | 7:00 am
Blue State Dems Are Having an Overdue Reckoning With Their Own Power Blue State Dems Are Having an Overdue Reckoning With Their Own Power
Blue State Dems Are Having an Overdue Reckoning With Their Own Power
This is a break-the-glass moment. So let’s talk about all the glass available, not just congressional maps.
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08.12.25 | 7:00 am
Trump Promised to Eliminate Funding to Schools That Don’t Nix DEI Work—But Half of States Aren’t Complying
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08.08.25 | 7:00 am
Texas Representative Marc Veasey speaks in front of Democratic members of Congress and Texas House Democrats during a news conference, after they left their state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at IBEW Local Union 701 on August 4, 2025 in Warrenville, Illinois. Dozens of Democrats in the Texas legislature faced threats of legal action Monday after they fled the state to block a redrawing of districts in Republicans' favor ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Republican-controlled state, following a push by President Donald Trump, are seeking to shift congressional district borders such that five seats flip from Democratic control. The contentious but legally permitted move, known as partisan gerrymandering, seeks to prevent Republicans from losing control of the US House of Representatives in next year's midterms, when the opposition party usually does more favorably. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Texas Representative Marc Veasey speaks in front of Democratic members of Congress and Texas House Democrats during a news conference, after they left their state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at IBEW Local Union 701 on August 4, 2025 in Warrenville, Illinois. Dozens of Democrats in the Texas legislature faced threats of legal action Monday after they fled the state to block a redrawing of districts in Republicans' favor ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Republican-controlled state, following a push by President Donald Trump, are seeking to shift congressional district borders such that five seats flip from Democratic control. The contentious but legally permitted move, known as partisan gerrymandering, seeks to prevent Republicans from losing control of the US House of Representatives in next year's midterms, when the opposition party usually does more favorably. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
How Anti-Abortion and Anti-Trans Bills Are Impacted by Texas Democrats Fleeing the State
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08.05.25 | 12:21 pm
WASHINGTON, DC- March 16: Judge James E. Boasberg, chief judge of the Federal District Court in DC, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, DC on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC- March 16: Judge James E. Boasberg, chief judge of the Federal District Court in DC, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, DC on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The Legal System Should Not Give Trump the Benefit of the Doubt
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07.31.25 | 1:12 pm
The Campaign Against Mamdani Has Echoes of the Panic Around Another Socialist Democrat
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07.29.25 | 1:25 pm
How Anti-Affirmative Action Crusaders Are Escalating Their War on Inclusive Democracy
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07.25.25 | 1:48 pm
The Forest Service Claims It’s Fully Staffed for a Worsening Fire Season. Data Shows Thousands of Unfilled Jobs.
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07.24.25 | 7:00 am