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July 9, 2026
Roommate of man accused of killing Charlie Kirk recounts shooting aftermath
Prosecutors lay out their case against Tyler James Robinson in Day 4 of the preliminary hearing in Utah.
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July 8, 2026
Questions remain about defense strategy for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
A preliminary hearing to establish whether there is enough evidence against Tyler James Robinson for the case to proceed to trial enters Day 3 in Utah.
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June 16, 2026
At a UFC watch party, cheers for the fight and dismay over the war in Iran
The frustration of a young crowd at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Pennsylvania shows why President Donald Trump was under pressure to end the conflict.
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June 3, 2026
Centrist Democrats launch new pledge: ‘We are capitalist, not socialist’
A pair of Democratic House members who won Republican-held seats want others to sign a vow for moderate policies.
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June 3, 2026
Seven takeaways from a big primary night in Iowa, California and more
In Iowa, Josh Turek won the Democratic nomination for Senate, defeating a rival who had criticized party leaders. Major races in California were not yet called.
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June 2, 2026
Los Angeles mayor faces a TV star and a former ally. See primary results live.
Latest Los Angeles mayor primary results as incumbent Karen Bass seeks reelection in a tight race with candidates Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt.
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May 31, 2026
Blue states pitch 100 percent tax on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ payouts
“If you storm the Capitol and you take from this slush fund, too bad, we’re taking it,” one New York lawmaker said.
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May 28, 2026
Trump won big with the White working-class. Now they’re souring on him.
In a striking shift, White voters without college degrees that voted to reelect Trump by a huge margin are now net-negative on his job approval.
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May 8, 2026
Anti-woke Vivek Ramaswamy confronts racism in his run for Ohio governor
Vivek Ramaswamy built a political brand casting racism as an obsession of Democrats. As a Republican running for Ohio governor, he’s facing racism on the right.
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May 6, 2026
Ramaswamy advances in Ohio, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
Primaries in Indiana and Ohio reinforced President Donald Trump’s power in the GOP and set the stakes for several top-tier midterm races.
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May 2, 2026
Trump endorses Andy Barr in race to succeed Mitch McConnell
Trump also asked one of Barr’s rivals to drop out of the Republican primary in Kentucky, where the winner of that race is likely to succeed McConnell.
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April 27, 2026
DeSantis floats Florida map that could give GOP up to four more House seats
The redistricting plan proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, if approved, would let Republicans regain their lead in the national gerrymandering arms race.
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April 25, 2026
Trump’s political headwinds pile up after gerrymandering, Iran setbacks
New polls showed voters prefer Democrats on the economy for the first time since 2010 and Republicans disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation.
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