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Senior Democrat outlines new drug pricing plan as talks drag on
Sen. Ron Wyden hopes his new plan could jump-start drug pricing talks, which have stalled over concerns from moderate Democrats. More »
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Senate prepares for showdown over Democrats’ elections bill
Senate Republicans plan to block the bill Tuesday evening, which Democrats have characterized as essential to pass before the 2022 midterms. More »
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Biden administration likely to miss Independence Day vaccination target
The setback comes amid a drop in the nation’s vaccination rate and difficulties in convincing younger Americans in particular to seek out the shot. More »
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Ex-Marine and Neo-Nazi Told Followers How to Shoot Truckers to Dismantle Supply Chain
The four-year military veteran, who recently encouraged his followers to move to Maine to start a white ethnostate, said his comments were showing a hypothetical scenario where 25 shooters could bring the U.S. “to its knees.” More »
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‘I Wish Juneteenth Could Remain Underground, Secret, and Sacred’
The first federally recognized Juneteenth has come and gone, but deep ambivalence about it remains. More »
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QAnon Believer Tried to Kill His Pregnant Partner With a Hammer to ‘Save’ His Kids
The man was sentenced to 10 years in jail for beating and strang More »
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China’s rappers are writing patriotic rhymes for the Communist Party’s 100th birthday
Unlike the OG rap genre that express Black anger over racism and poverty in the US, rap music in China is has been swiftly co-opted by the Party. More »
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‘Random Black Kid’ Misidentified as Soccer Star’s Son on National TV
The segment about Jessica McDonald and her son was played on Juneteenth. More »
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‘No one is gonna steal the election from me’: Echoes of 2020 in NYC mayor’s race
NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers head to the polls Tuesday to pick the next mayor of the nation’s biggest city. But the closing days of the election, and perhaps the weeks that follow, may as well be a referendum on the ballot itself. The city’s... More »
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Progressives count their foreign policy wins with Omar flap in rear view
The Israeli government may have changed hands, but the Democratic Party’s friendlier posture toward the Minnesota liberal’s view of U.S. policy in the Middle East is here to stay. More »
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Trump’s GOP friends and foes unite — to shrug at Dem fury over secret subpoenas
Democrats are accusing Trump of a Nixon-style leak hunt, but Republicans say it's legitimate for the DOJ to investigate leaks. More »
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The pandemic changed how we vote. These states are making the changes permanent.
At least two states are moving to universal mail voting after Covid-19, while GOP-controlled Kentucky is among those expanding early voting. More »