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August 8, 2026
August 7, 2026
On Tuesday, August 4, Erin Banco, Mike Stone, and Jonathan Landay of Reuters reported that the U.S.
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August 7, 2026
The Voting Rights Act
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August 7, 2026
August 6, 2026
Sixty-one years ago, on August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B.
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August 7, 2026
Politics Chat, August 6, 2026
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August 6, 2026
Politics Chat, August 6, 2026
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August 6, 2026
In Favor of the Income Tax
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August 6, 2026
August 5, 2026
On August 5, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law a new tax to help fund the United States government during the Civil War.
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August 6, 2026
Representative Jim McGovern | American Conversations
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August 6, 2026
Scott MacFarlane | American Conversations
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August 5, 2026
Skewing the System
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August 5, 2026
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
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August 5, 2026
Politics Chat, August 4, 2026
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August 4, 2026
An Unconscionable Deal
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August 4, 2026
Politics Chat, August 4, 2026
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August 4, 2026
Representative Chellie Pingree | American Conversations
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August 4, 2026
August 3, 2026
Just before midnight last night, news broke that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had rescinded the order of May 18, 2026, establishing a $1.776 billion slush fund for those who claimed that th...
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August 3, 2026
Manipulating the Judicial Process
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August 3, 2026
August 2, 2026
Friday’s dismissal of the Department of Justice case against David Hearn for vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool came days after Hearn’s lawyers asked for transcripts of the grand jur...
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August 3, 2026
Week Ten in 250 to 250
This was the tenth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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August 2, 2026
Always a Lie
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August 2, 2026
August 1, 2026
In a classic Friday night news dump, the Department of Justice last night moved to dismiss the criminal charges against David Hearn, the U.S.
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August 2, 2026
Trading Strategy for Ideology
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August 1, 2026
July 31, 2026
Courtney Kube, Monica Alba, Peter Nicholas, Gordon Lubold, Katherine Doyle, and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News reported Wednesday that President Donald J.
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August 1, 2026
Maya Wiley | American Conversations
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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July 31, 2026
60 Years of Medicare and Medicaid
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July 31, 2026
July 30, 2026
Sixty years ago today, on July 30, 1966, Medicare and Medicaid went into effect.
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July 31, 2026
Politics Chat, July 30, 2026
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July 31, 2026
Senator Andy Kim | American Conversations
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July 31, 2026
Politics Chat, July 30, 2026
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July 30, 2026
Nothing to Stand On
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