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Politics
Week in politics: Biden holds first reelection rally; Trump arraignment
We break down the week in politics: President Biden's first campaign rally for reelection and former President Trump's arraignment.
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Politics
History-making whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has died at 92
Ellsberg's release of what were called the "Pentagon Papers" hastened the end of the Vietnam war, prompted a landmark Supreme Court ruling and contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.
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Politics
Week in politics: After the indictment, independent voters will hold the key
The indictment of Donald Trump may end up emboldening many of his followers, but independent voters will hold the key to the next presidential election.
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Politics
Trailing Trump, DeSantis still bears burdens that have brought down past front-runners
Being clearly the party's Plan B right now has a downside for DeSantis because it makes him Target A for Trump and for all the other candidates.
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Politics
Ghost of William Jennings Bryan haunts Trump's next run for the White House
Comparisons between the two began cropping up early in 2016, right about the time former President Trump's candidacy was bringing the word "populist" back into the daily political conversation.
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Law & Courts
The latest saga of revealed U.S. secrets stirs memories of past legendary leaks
Call them whistleblowers or traitors, call their actions conscientious or unconscionable, the people who decide on their own to share classified material have often altered the course of events.
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Politics
The Nashville school shooting highlights the partisan divide over gun legislation
President Biden this week called for the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban, a law that had roots in a 1989 shooting in a California schoolyard. Here's a look at what got that ban on the books.
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Politics
Haley signals a new direction for the GOP's national ticket
Vice President Kamala Harris' ascent to her current position represents a long step toward making women's full political equality a reality in both parties.
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Politics
Why we have a debt ceiling, and why this trip to the brink may be different
We have been here before. But this time the House's new Republican majority is largely driven by a faction that says it will hold the debt limit vote as a hostage to win policy changes.
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Politics
The history of a contentious U.S. Congress
Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's 15 rounds of voting were the most a speaker has endured since the 1850s. What does the politically fraught ascent mean for McCarthy?