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Poll shows Platner’s oyster-farmer image failing to win over working-class Maine voters

A new poll shows Graham Platner trailing Susan Collins by 21 points with non-college-educated voters despite his oyster farmer campaign pitch.

Gorsuch suggests Supreme Court’s Trump ruling is opening move against administrative state

Justice Neil Gorsuch's concurrence suggests the Supreme Court's FTC ruling could lead to sweeping challenges against independent federal agencies' power.

Movies have shown our country — and the world — the American story

America’s entertainment industry benefited from something few other national cinemas could claim: It was...

New fashioned: From the very beginning, American style has been democratic

Fashion isn’t mentioned in the Declaration of Independence or the Bill of Rights, but...

Civil war tore this country apart. But two men’s words still unite us, more than 160 years later

The words of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln remind us: The joy of being...

Trump should take a page from the UFC rulebook on fair fights

But Trump doesn’t give a damn about fair play. 

Live updates: US-Iran agreement faces scrutiny; Trump lands in Europe for G7 summit

As President Trump travels to France for the Group of Seven (G7) summit, the globe is parsing the preliminary deal between the U.S. and Iran, announced Sunday. It would open the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, after it is signed in Geneva, but it pushes thornier issues, like Iran's nuclear capabilities, into 60 days of...

Stocks soar, oil prices fall on tentative agreement to end Iran war

Stocks rose on Monday after the U.S. and Iran reached a tentative deal to end hostilities, with oil prices falling ahead of the potential opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Futures for the S&P 500 were up more than 1.2 percent as of just after 9 a.m. Nasdaq futures, meanwhile, were up nearly 2.1 percent....

Schumer vs. Sanders: a fight for the Democratic Party’s identity 

It’s apparent that Democrats can and should no longer avoid this conversation

We are betraying our children with fossil fuel pollution 

Over the decades, whether we paid attention or not, one thing has remained constant: Our failure to get global warming under control is the greatest betrayal that any generation has ever imposed on its children. We are letting oil oligarchs get rich by robbing our children’s future. 

Trump: FISA extension must include Save America Act

President Trump is pressing for an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to include the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. “A few Dumocrats are against FISA, with or without Bill Pulte going to DNI, as Acting. What kind of a deal is that. Besides, I’m against FISA if...

Trump hosts ‘UFC Freedom 250’ on White House lawn: Five takeaways

It was a spectacle, with a presidential birthday and an Iran peace deal as context and background. “UFC Freedom 250,” a primetime fight night that played out just steps from the White House on Sunday night, combined sports and the office of the president in a way never seen before. Reactions to the event fell sharply along partisan lines, but the event...

Europe must send a message by fast-tracking Ukraine for EU membership

Ukraine is no longer merely a buffer state, an aid recipient or a candidate country trapped in procedural limbo. Rather, it has become central to Europe's future security.

US singer, comedian Oliver Tree among 6 killed after helicopters collide over Brazil: Reports

Two pilots and four passengers were killed after two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

Trump gets birthday wish with Iran deal: What to know

In today’s issue: President Trump got his wish as he celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday, announcing that the U.S. and Iran have reached a deal to bring an end to the 108-day-old war. “Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your...

Trump’s North Korea-Iran nuclear paradox could reveal a path to resolution

At some future date will Trump fall in love with Iran’s current supreme leader?

12 dead in Missouri plane crash, authorities say

A plane crashed in a Missouri field on Sunday during a skydiving outing, killing all twelve people on board, officials said. Chad Anderson, the sheriff of Bates County, Missouri, told reporters that the plane crashed at roughly 11:30 a.m. CST, shortly after departing Butler Memorial Airport. The airport is roughly 60 miles outside of Kansas...

Graham ‘concerned’ that Iran views deal with U.S. differently than Trump administration

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) said Sunday that he is “concerned” that the U.S. and Iranian governments have “different” views of the deal that the two sides have agreed to. “I am pleased to hear the memorandum of understanding with Iran to allow the Strait of Hormuz to open has been agreed to. I will...

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