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Mother of Uvalde shooting victim loses mayoral bid

Kimberly Mata-Rubio, the mother of one of the victims in school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, lost her bid for mayor on Tuesday. Mata-Rubio, whose daughter was among the 19 children killed in the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School, has been a staunch advocate for stricter gun laws following the attack and launched her campaign...

Virginia’s election result is a loss for Donald Trump

Trump’s supporters love him, which makes it difficult for them to understand how many others do not. 

Trump weighs in as daughter prepares to take stand: ‘Sad!’

Former President Trump expressed his displeasure with his daughter, Ivanka, taking the stand Wednesday in the New York civil fraud trial. “Tomorrow my wonderful and beautiful daughter, Ivanka, is going to the Lower Manhattan Courthouse, at the direction of Letitia Peekaboo James, the Corrupt and Racist New York State Attorney General, who has allowed Murder...

The myth of the national security sweater, or why Israel is not the string that will unravel US hegemony for good 

As the Israel-Hamas conflict moves into another week, politicians and national security experts of all stripes are trotting out a tired equation regarding American national security interests: that [fill in blank event: terrorism, civil uprising, minority oppression, cross-border incursion] in [fill in blank region: Middle East, Eastern Europe, East Asia, South America] is indicative of...

Unemployment insurance needs an update for the gig-economy

The social safety net of unemployment assistance — which already had holes — is being shredded. 

Trump 2.0: It will be all about Trump

A key focus will be establishing the role of the “unitary executive,” which is something many Republicans have been wanting for decades.

Saturn’s awe-inspiring rings will ‘disappear’ in 2025: Here’s why

What is Saturn without its rings? We'll (sort of) find out in 2025.

Morning Report — What message did Tuesday’s voters send? 

Tuesday’s off-year elections produced victories for Democrats, encouraging leaders in both parties to size up the political landscape in 2024. In Kentucky, the Democratic governor won reelection. Voters in Ohio decisively backed abortion rights by putting protections in the state constitution. And in Virginia, Democrats maintained control of the state Senate, thwarting the ambition of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to consolidate...

Meta to require that political ads disclose AI use

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will require political advertisers to disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other digital methods, it announced Wednesday morning. The update, which will go into effect in the new year ahead of the 2024 election, comes amid a rise in generative AI technology that can create...

PA Democrat Cherelle Parker makes history as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, first woman to hold the position

In Philadelphia, Democrat Cherelle Parker made history by becoming both the 100th mayor of the city and the first woman to hold the position. She succeeds Democrat Jim Kenney.

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