Everything You’ve Been Told About Lethal Injection Is a Lie
In the months leading up to Christa Pike’s execution date, she and her legal team made it clear that she, the lone…
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“They Knew, They Lied”: Fire Survivors Bring Their Fight to the Supreme Court’s Steps
On Monday morning outside the Supreme Court, as Justices heard arguments concerning a landmark climate liability…
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California’s Mail Ballot System Excludes Disabled Voters, Court Rules
A federal court struck down a California rule that required voters to sign and return vote-by-mail ballots on paper,…
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Trump Ran on Lowering Prices. Now Most Americans Blame Him for Them.
Only 17 percent of Americans approve of how President Donald Trump is handling the cost of living, according to a…
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A Federal Judge Slams the Brakes on Big Bend Border Wall Construction
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…
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Out of Sight in North Florida: Life Inside Deportation Depot
Last month, I wrote about a DHS inspector general report that revealed alarming conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz,…
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Christian Nationalism’s Grip on American Faith Is Finally Breaking
Like many conservative evangelical pastors with whom I had worked for almost four decades, Rev. David Corbett is a…
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Is Hollywood Finally Turning Against Tech Oligarchs?
Big Tech is back on the big screen—but its bosses might not be thrilled. This fall, Hollywood will release four movies…
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Watch: Trump’s Deportations Are Tearing Apart Florida Communities
You might have seen the viral campaign ad. Last month, Rep. María Elvira Salazar—a Miami Republican endorsed by Donald…
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RFK Is Gloating That His Changes to HHS Are Permanent
In remarks delivered before a MAHA audience at the Waldorf Astoria in D.C. last week, Health and Human Services…
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Why Do Democrats Keep Posting Videos of Themselves Pumping Iron?
After a historic setback in 2024, the Democratic rebrand appears to be working out. No, seriously—the rebrand is that…
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California Just Made It Legal to Turn Balconies Into Tiny Power Plants
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As free…
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“You Kidnapped My Son”
For several days this spring, trapped inside a Texas immigration detention center, Luis made frantic phone calls, one…
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Reports of a Plague Outbreak in Russia Follow the Death of a Researcher
Reports out of the Irkutsk region of Russia reveal a potential public health crisis developing in the area, after a lab…
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Trump’s Appearance in Ohio Underscores All the Reasons the GOP Is Unpopular
On Saturday, President Donald Trump hosted a campaign rally for Ohio senatorial and gubernatorial candidates, John…
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How a Bolsonaro Biopic Ended Up at the Center of Brazil’s Presidential Election
This article is a partnership with Agência Pública. In May, now-presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son…
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Accidental Environmentalist? How Trump’s War Exposed the Fragility of Dirty Energy.
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.…
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Does Jared Kushner Know What a Conflict of Interest Is?
CNN published an investigation earlier this week detailing how an investment fund operated by Jared Kushner, who has…
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Welcome to the Flock Elections
Over the past six months, Americans have become increasingly aware of automated license plate readers, used by almost…
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The Future of Wildfire Response: AI, Drones, and Robots
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…
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Daniel Ellsberg’s Dark Chronicles of Courage and Foreboding
Daniel Ellsberg’s ninth and final book, Truth and Consequence, was published this spring, three years after his…
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America’s New Relationship With Israel…It’s Complicated
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage at the United Nations last month, diplomats streamed for…
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Elon’s Fans Erect 50-Foot Statue Outside His Company Town
On Thursday, a group of men dressed like extras from Les Misérables erected a giant statue outside Elon Musk’s company…
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A New Trump Rule Could Transform Gun Sales. The President’s Son Is Poised to Profit.
The Trump administration has spent much of this year rewriting the federal government’s approach to guns. Just last…
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David Flippo Blamed Staff For Exaggerating His Military Record. His Own Hat Tells a Different Story.
Last week, The Washington Post reported that David Flippo’s congressional campaign falsely claimed on multiple…
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Want to Attend an “Exclusive Dinner” With Trump? Just Buy His Meme Coin!
President Donald Trump is once again offering “exclusive” access to buyers of his meme coin—this time in the form of an…
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Book-Banning GOP Governor Wants You to Buy His Book
Utah Governor Spencer Cox has been making the rounds of national media recently promoting his new book, Off Ramp: How…
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“Cheat Like Hell”: Can Trump Actually Rig the 2026 Midterms?
He tried really, really hard in 2020. With his souring presidency on the line, he’s intensifying his efforts again. You…
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Burned Cattle, Drought, Smoke-Choked Pastures—and the SCOTUS Case to Make Exxon and Suncor Pay
After one of the largest wildfires in state history devastated Rio Blanco County, Colorado in 2025, Deirdre Macnab saw…
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Bill Pulte Said He Was Cracking Down on Fraud. Now He’s Firing the Investigators.
Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said last year that the agency, which oversees federal…
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In Sworn Deposition, Rep. Max Miller Was Silent on Staircase Assault Allegation
During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) declined to answer repeated questions from one of his…
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Introducing “Stress Test”: The Midterms Will Test Democracy. We’ll Help You Through It.
It’s only a few weeks away. It feels like an eternity. The midterm elections have officially entered their looming…
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Why Trump’s Crypto Business Wants to Become a Bank
In a move that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has decried as a “clear conflict of interest and corruption,” one of the Trump…
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Alito’s Recusal From a Key Climate Case May Be Too Little, Too Late
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…
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Red States Just Asked the Supreme Court to Kill Abortion Shield Laws
In what promises to be the most consequential showdown over reproductive rights since the end of Roe v. Wade, three…
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They Called Her a Domestic Terrorist. Now Renée Good’s Family Is Suing.
Renée Good’s family filed two federal lawsuits on Thursday, nine months after she was fatally shot by ICE agent…
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