Especially in these times, it’s easy to get lost in the daily flood of news. I know as an editor here, it’s hard to think bigger when I’m sifting through presidential tweets and whistleblower complaints.

But a few months ago, we relaunched our Cafe section, and I now find myself thinking harder about the news and learning more. As the special projects editor, I’ve been helping solicit these contributions, so I now spend a lot of my time digging around for experts on topics like the history of busing and natural disasters. It’s been really refreshing, and I’ve enjoyed the smart analysis we’ve published.

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Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is set to testify in front of the House Intelligence Committee at 9 a.m. ET.

TPM reporter Tierney Sneed is in the hearing room for his testimony.

As part of the Covering Climate Now coalition’s week devoted to climate coverage, we published a few great Cafe pieces that really get at the politics of climate action.

All four that we published are worth a look, but we had two particularly insightful posts from political science researchers.

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