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President Joe Biden reiterated his call Wednesday for the release of freelance journalist Austin Tice, saying that his administration has “repeatedly pressed” Syria to work with the United States to…

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How state populations have changed since the last election

August 14, 2024

The 2020 presidential election coincided with the Census Bureau’s decennial tally of the number of people living in the United States. You know this; every year ending in a zero…

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The other big shift in the presidential race

August 14, 2024

One month ago, the Republican Party was convening in Milwaukee to anoint Donald Trump as its presidential nominee for the third consecutive election. The convention was energetic and brash; the…

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Democrats’ ads shift from Trump to abortion and economy with Harris as nominee

August 14, 2024

The messaging in presidential political advertisements has dramatically shifted in the weeks since President Joe Biden abandoned his bid for a second term and Vice President Kamala Harris united the…

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Harris cuts Trump’s advantages on economy, immigration

August 14, 2024

For his entire aborted 2024 reelection campaign, no issues threatened to hamstring President Joe Biden quite as much as the economy and immigration. The economy is almost always voters’ top…

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Why Trump keeps talking about fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter

August 14, 2024

Hannibal Lecter is a cannibalistic serial killer, a lover of fava beans and a nice chianti, fictional — and now, a regular feature in Donald Trump’s speeches. As the Republican…

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Democrats invite public to off-site ‘DemPalooza’ convention events in Chicago

August 14, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris aims to share the campaign trail vibes with the public in Chicago next week with free manicures, friendship bracelet making and campaign training at the city’s…

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Congress didn’t recognize a race riot. Biden will make the site a monument.

August 14, 2024

In 1908, a White mob incited a race riot in Springfield, Ill., leaving several people dead, hundreds injured and dozens of Black-owned businesses and homes burned and destroyed. On Friday,…

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Former Houston mayor to replace late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on ballot

August 14, 2024

Former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner has won the Democratic nomination to replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.), making Turner her likely successor next year in the heavily Democratic…

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Biden, in rare appearance since stepping aside, touts moonshot program

August 14, 2024

NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden announced $150 million in additional funding for cancer research during a Tuesday visit to Louisiana, a rare public appearance since announcing he would not…

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Biden says administration has ‘repeatedly pressed’ for Austin Tice’s release

How state populations have changed since the last election

The other big shift in the presidential race

Democrats’ ads shift from Trump to abortion and economy with Harris as nominee

Harris cuts Trump’s advantages on economy, immigration

Why Trump keeps talking about fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter

Democrats invite public to off-site ‘DemPalooza’ convention events in Chicago

Congress didn’t recognize a race riot. Biden will make the site a monument.

Former Houston mayor to replace late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on ballot

Biden, in rare appearance since stepping aside, touts moonshot program