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The International Criminal Court issued warrants over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.
The International Criminal Court issued warrants over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.
The incoming president appears committed to placing awesome prosecutorial power in the hands of his loyalists.
Gaetz was a reckless pick, even by Trump’s standards.
Presidential powers to use the military domestically are broad, but not absolute.
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Putin’s response is renewing concerns about nuclear escalation.
Trump shunned Project 2025. He’s picking its authors for Cabinet positions anyway.
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He didn’t just get unlucky. He botched the response.
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There are key protections for same-sex marriage. Some LGBTQ couples are worried they could be rolled back.
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Could Trump force the Senate into recess — and then appoint whoever he wanted to the government?
The Biden administration proposed a change to school athletics that sought a compromise.
Kennedy has promised to overhaul American health care. How much can he actually change?
Some of Trump’s picks are normal. Others look a lot like choices made by authoritarians abroad.
The legal question in United States v. Skrmetti is whether the word “all” means “all.” There’s no guarantee that this Court will say that it does.
Progressives need an accurate autopsy of Kamala Harris’s campaign, not an ideologically convenient one.
Campaigning can only do so much when a party has a credibility problem.
His second term picks include staunch allies, immigration hardliners and national security hawks.
Trump could weaponize Title IX against trans kids.
Tariffs and rebate cuts are coming for your favorite gadgets and appliances.
Trump’s gains with Black and Latino voters tell us something important. But so does his very white base.
The new presidential commission sounds like a joke. It isn’t.
Rape threats and other sexist posts are going viral after the election. It’s part of a pattern.
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America voted for chaos — but we don’t know what real chaos is. Yet.
From Trump’s victories to the rise of Nick Fuentes, it’s clear that right-wing radicalism can’t be forced back into the fever swamps.
From start to finish, Palestinians became a target, and candidates were only interested in maintaining the status quo.
The change would be a major blow to the system of checks and balances.
Was she a weak candidate? Was it Joe Biden’s fault? Did Trump have unexpected strength? Or was it a global trend?
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Ukraine’s new pitch: Democracy out, gas and minerals in.
Silicon Valley didn’t shift right. It just wants to be left alone.
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