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For sale by the GOP: Our public land — and our shared history

For sale by the GOP: Our public land — and our shared history

America’s public lands are back in the crosshairs as Senate Republicans work on their own version of Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,”...

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Michael Albertus

Fear of "gay blood" and "confused minds": Virginia Republican touts support from anti-gay preachers

Fear of

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears helped make history this week when she was named the Republican gubernatorial nominee, ensuring that no matter who...

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

How ranked choice voting will shape the red-hot NYC mayoral race

How ranked choice voting will shape the red-hot NYC mayoral race

Early voting is underway in New York City’s mayoral primary, with Election Day on June 24. Democrats will choose the party’s mayoral nominee from...

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David Daley

"Brokeback Mountain" broke hearts on the big screen, and it's back to do it again

When Ang Lee’s seminal film (no pun intended, don’t even get me started) “Brokeback Mountain” hit theaters in the winter of 2005, its unanimous...

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Coleman Spilde

"Justice prevailed," Khalil freed

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian-born Columbia University graduate and activist, walked free Friday after a federal judge ordered his release from...

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Ck Smith

U.S. moves B 2s to Guam to “dramatically intensify” pressure

U.S. moves B 2s to Guam to “dramatically intensify” pressure

The U.S. is dramatically escalating its military posture in the Middle East by repositioning its stealth B-2 bombers to Guam amid rising tensions...

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Ck Smith

“I’m lucky,” says teen struck by lightning in Central Park

“I’m lucky,” says teen struck by lightning in Central Park

Fifteen-year-old Yassin Khalifa was struck by lightning this week  while sheltering under a tree during a sudden thunderstorm in Central Park’s...

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Ck Smith

‘Dark day for truth’: Kari Lake slashes U.S. global media agency by 85%

‘Dark day for truth’: Kari Lake slashes U.S. global media agency by 85%

Once a Cold War-era powerhouse for U.S. diplomacy, the U.S. Agency for Global Media has been gutted under a Trump executive order — slashing 1,400...

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Ck Smith

“Very successful,” Trump says of Iran strike

U.S. bombers join Israeli offensive, targeting nuclear facilities; Tehran vows to retaliate

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Ck Smith

Anthony Bourdain didn't say that (but we wish he did)

Anthony Bourdain didn't say that (but we wish he did)

If you’re paying attention, you’ll start to notice them — little altars to chef Anthony Bourdain scattered across America’s restaurants, displayed...

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Ashlie D. Stevens

"We are heartbroken": Hospitalized lawmaker and wife recount assassination attempt

Minnesota state Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette have released their first statement since the June 14 shooting that left them both...

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Blaise Malley

Facing a decision on Iran, Trump is as befuddled as ever

Facing a decision on Iran, Trump is as befuddled as ever

If there's one thing we have learned about Donald J. Trump over the last decade, it's that he loves to talk big and carry a small stick. He's a man...

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Heather Digby Parton

"Not a danger to the community": Judge order Mahmoud Khalil's release from detention

A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration has to release Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, who has been...

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Blaise Malley

Hakeem Jeffries says "aggressive diplomacy," not war, is the best way to deal with Iran

Hakeem Jeffries says

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y, called on President Donald Trump to refrain from using military force against Iran without explicit...

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Blaise Malley

MAGA's narrative warfare gets all mixed up by Rupert Murdoch

MAGA's narrative warfare gets all mixed up by Rupert Murdoch

It’s an unnerving feeling to find myself in agreement with Tucker Carlson, but it’s not unfamiliar. By my count, the last time was 2003 and the...

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Sophia Tesfaye

We've become a failed nation-state in 150 days

We've become a failed nation-state in 150 days

Donald Trump made his personal transformation of the White House nearly complete Wednesday morning. He already announced his intentions to add a...

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Brian Karem

Juneteenth: Resilience and resistance

Juneteenth: Resilience and resistance

Let’s be clear: No president, not even Donald Trump, can eliminate Juneteenth with the stroke of a pen. It’s a federal holiday, signed into law in...

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Ck Smith

"Justice would taste like the best pie ever": These activists bake a good fight into every slice

Gather for Good co-founder Steph Chen’s earliest pie memories involve scraping the rich remnants of banana cream pie filling off her father’s plate...

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Melanie Mcfarland

Musk’s meltdown era is here

Musk’s meltdown era is here

Elon Musk is unraveling in real time. This week, SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded — again — during a ground test in Texas. That makes four...

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Ck Smith

This ad hits a nerve because it's true

This ad hits a nerve because it's true

A new ad from the Progress Action Fund dramatizes a nightmare too many still face: masked ICE agents drag away a young woman mid-date. “She looks...

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Ck Smith

“Send them back” — even when they’re ours

“Send them back” — even when they’re ours

This week, a group of Americans fleeing escalating violence in Israel landed in Tampa on flights coordinated by Grey Bull Rescue, a Tampa-based...

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Ck Smith

As his support drops, Trump will "lash out in dangerous, unimaginable ways"

As his support drops, Trump will

On Saturday, Donald Trump finally got his military parade in Washington, D.C. Ostensibly to honor the U.S. Army on its 250th birthday, the event...

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Chauncey Devega

How Trump and the age of "crass, brutal politics" make extremist violence more likely

How Trump and the age of

The political assassination and attempted killing of Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses have reignited fears about rising political...

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

“You don’t know anything about Iran!”: Carlson crushes Cruz in contentious convo

“You don’t know anything about Iran!”: Carlson crushes Cruz in contentious convo

Sen. Ted Cruz doesn't know much about Iran, beyond the fact that he wants to bomb it.  That was the takeaway from an interview with former Fox News...

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Cheyenne Mcneill

"We will not back down": Democratic lawmakers refused entry to Manhattan ICE facility

Two congressmen were refused entry to observe and inspect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in New York City on Wednesday. New York...

18.06.2025 3

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Garrett Owen

Trump has become an easy mark — and so has America

Trump has become an easy mark — and so has America

To say that Donald Trump's second term is more chaotic and volatile than his chaotic and volatile first term is, at this point, a cliché. There are...

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Heather Digby Parton

The art of the almost-fancy snack wrap

The art of the almost-fancy snack wrap

Mark your calendars. July 10 is officially the day America reclaims one of its greatest culinary conveniences: the McDonald’s Snack Wrap. Yes, that...

18.06.2025 8

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Ashlie D. Stevens

How to eat like a strong woman

How to eat like a strong woman

Before dawn, actress Sidney Sweeney was in the weight room. By midday, she was kickboxing. At night, she returned to the bench press for a final...

18.06.2025 4

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Ashlie D. Stevens

"Political theater": Trump deploying another 2,000 soldiers in LA, despite lack of unrest

California Governor Gavin Newsom is criticizing President Donald Trump over the decision to deploy an additional 2,000 soldiers from the National...

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Garrett Owen

With disbarment decision, John Eastman's downfall continues

With disbarment decision, John Eastman's downfall continues

Friday, June 13, was a truly unlucky day for John Eastman, a key architect of President Trump’s plot to disrupt the results of the 2020...

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Austin Sarat

Taking on "the language police" and taxing the rich: Tom Suozzi has a vision for moderate Democrats

Taking on

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., has emerged as one of the favorite representatives of the centrist faction of the Democratic Party after winning in a...

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Russell Payne

The cringe-ification of protest

The cringe-ification of protest

Organizing the last big protest of the 20th century was a major undertaking. The contingents set to be involved in disrupting the World Trade...

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Andi Zeisler

Threat in your medicine cabinet: The FDA’s gamble on America’s drugs

Threat in your medicine cabinet: The FDA’s gamble on America’s drugs

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox....

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Debbie Cenziper

Standing on family business: Pope Leo XIV is related to Justin Bieber, Madonna

Standing on family business: Pope Leo XIV is related to Justin Bieber, Madonna

The first American pope has been a font of endless, odd connections to the New World that clang against the public perception of the ancient...

18.06.2025 1

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Alex Galbraith

"In sadness, I dissent": Sotomayor blasts conservative justices for upholding trans health care ban

The Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors on Wednesday. The 6-3 decision in United...

18.06.2025 1

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Cheyenne Mcneill

"Devastated and heartbroken": Trump cuts LGBTQ+ youth services on 988 suicide hotline

The Trump administration has removed the "Press 3 option" from the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline. The "Press 3 option" was available since...

18.06.2025 1

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Garrett Owen

"You will find a husband": Charlie Kirk tells 14-year-old girl to get an "MRS degree"

Conservative commentator and activist Charlie Kirk told a 14-year-old girl to think about finding a husband when she asked for his advice about...

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Alex Galbraith

"Could've been solved": Trump suggests he would have handled the Civil War better than Lincoln

President Donald Trump suggested that he could have handled the Civil War better than then-President Abraham Lincoln in a meeting with reporters at...

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Cheyenne Mcneill

"Searched by an unknown individual": Police report break-in at slain Minnesota representative's home

The home of slain former Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark was broken into by an unknown individual, authorities reported on...

18.06.2025 10

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Garrett Owen

"His life is in jeopardy": R. Kelly hospitalized for overdose, attorney alleges murder-for-hire plot

R. Kelly was hospitalized for a reported overdose over the weekend.  Per his attorney, the former R&B megastar was removed from solitary...

17.06.2025 2

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Alex Galbraith

“This is not our war": Lawmakers launch bipartisan effort to block Trump from starting war with Iran

“This is not our war

Lawmakers are hoping to pass legislation that limits President Donald Trump’s authority to bring the United States into war with Iran. Rep. Thomas...

17.06.2025 9

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Blaise Malley

“Unconscionable and unforgivable”: Gibson hasn't been absolved of antisemitism by former costar

“Unconscionable and unforgivable”: Gibson hasn't been absolved of antisemitism by former costar

Mel Gibson might be making movies again, but that doesn't mean all of Hollywood has forgiven him. Jason Isaacs, who starred in "The Patriot" with...

17.06.2025 8

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Cheyenne Mcneill

"He's a mess": Trump mocks Walz after shooting of Minnesota Democrats

President Donald Trump mocked Tim Walz on Tuesday, calling the Minnesota governor "a mess" after several state-level Democrats were targeted in a...

17.06.2025 2

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Alex Galbraith

Chef Anne Burrell, beloved Food Network star, dies at 55

Chef Anne Burrell, beloved Food Network star, dies at 55

Anne Burrell , the exuberant Food Network host whose infectious energy and signature spiked platinum hair made her a standout in food television,...

17.06.2025 10

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Ashlie D. Stevens

"A lasting impact": Dolly Parton to receive honorary Oscar at 2025 Governors Awards

Dolly Parton is set to receive an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in November The 79-year-old country star will be recognized for her ...

17.06.2025 10

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Cheyenne Mcneill