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April 10, 2026
Politics Chat, April 9, 2026
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April 9, 2026
Politics Chat, April 9, 2026
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April 9, 2026
Meeting at Appomattox
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April 9, 2026
April 8, 2026
On April 8, 1865, General Ulysses S.
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April 8, 2026
Trump’s Mad and Desperate Threats
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April 8, 2026
April 7, 2026
At 5:06 this morning, President Donald J.
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April 8, 2026
Politics Chat, April 7, 2026
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April 7, 2026
Politics Chat, April 7, 2026
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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April 7, 2026
Lies and Non Sequiturs
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April 7, 2026
April 6, 2026 (Monday)
“It’s really difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is,” journalist Aaron Rupar of Public Notice told George Grylls of The Times about President Donald J.
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April 6, 2026
The President’s Ultimatums
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April 6, 2026
Exerting Their Will
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April 6, 2026
April 5, 2026
At 8:03 this morning, Easter Sunday, President Donald J.
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April 5, 2026
April 4, 2026
On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the U.S.
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April 4, 2026
NATO
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April 4, 2026
April 3, 2026
On April 4, 1949, representatives from twelve countries in Europe and North America—Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingd...
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April 4, 2026
Administration is Feeling Pressure
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April 3, 2026
April 2, 2026
This afternoon, President Donald J.
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April 3, 2026
Politics Chat, April 2, 2026
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April 3, 2026
The Legacy of Birthright Citizenship
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April 2, 2026
Politics Chat, April 2, 2026
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April 2, 2026
April 1, 2026
Today, for the first time in U.S.
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April 1, 2026
Unbelievably Irresponsible
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April 1, 2026
March 31, 2026
At 4:11 this morning, President Donald J.
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April 1, 2026
Politics Chat, March 31, 2026
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April 1, 2026
The Whims of a Single Man
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March 31, 2026
Politics Chat, March 31, 2026
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March 31, 2026
American Conversations: Vanessa Williamson
Yesterday, I had the chance to speak with Dr.
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March 31, 2026
March 30, 2026
Showing reporters on Air Force One a series of posterboard images of his new ballroom last night, Trump told them: “I thought I’d do this now because it’s easier.
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March 30, 2026
The Battle of the Bulge Episode Eight: Stopping the German Advance
I grew up hearing about the horrors of the Battle of the Bulge but never really understood why the battle mattered so much.
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