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March 8, 2026
Tim Walz talks about the ‘generational trauma’ his state has faced
Amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, Americans saw Minnesotans at their best, looking out for each other, the governor tells The Post.
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March 4, 2026
What Democrats need to do to flip Texas, and how Republicans can hang on
The GOP Senate candidates will spend two more months attacking each other, while Democrat James Talarico must shore up the base.
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February 26, 2026
Hillary Clinton derides her Epstein deposition as GOP ‘political theater’
House Republican lawmakers on Thursday promised to deliver hourly updates on what they said would be lengthy testimony from Hillary Clinton.
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February 26, 2026
Trump stirred rumors for years. Now, it’s the Clintons’ turn to speak about Epstein.
Bill and Hillary Clinton have survived decades of scrutiny and conspiracy theories. Often, their adversaries come out on the losing end.
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February 25, 2026
Trump reframes America, in two acts
The president delivered a speech that tried to reshape the dark reality many Americans say they are feeling, according to polls.
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February 22, 2026
Supreme Court put the brakes on Trump, after Congress helped him step on the gas
Trump has walked all over Congress but prior presidents of both parties have stretched the bounds of emergency powers.
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February 17, 2026
Breaking barriers, Jesse Jackson exposed racism and rifts in politics
The obstacles he faced — including those from his own party’s establishment — were overt and subtle.
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February 15, 2026
Primary season has arrived. Why these races matter so much in 2026.
A 21st-century-record number of seats are opening, and races will be raucous and crowded, reflecting both parties’ ideological, stylistic and generational tensions.
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February 12, 2026
Does it make sense for Trump to demand lower interest rates? Ask us your politics questions.
Join our chief political correspondent for her next live chat on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 12 p.m. Eastern time.
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January 26, 2026
Minn. AG calls Trump administration version of shooting ‘flat-out insane’
Alex Pretti’s death came two weeks after the killing of Renée Good, who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
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January 25, 2026
Trump’s sudden retreat on Greenland shows that limits still exist
It remains to be seen what lasting damage the episode has done, particularly to how other members of NATO regard and trust the United States.
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January 22, 2026
What happened to Trump’s affordability agenda? Ask us your politics questions.
Join our chief political correspondent for her next live chat on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 12 p.m. Eastern time.
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January 18, 2026
Trump wants to get rid of the Fed chair. Why a DOJ inquiry has backfired.
The probe of Jerome Powell immediately revealed the extent of support from GOP lawmakers and the finance community for an independent central bank.
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January 15, 2026
Trump, ICE, affordability: Which issue will top the midterms? Ask your politics questions.
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January 11, 2026
Branding Trump a neocon does a disservice to the label
Marco Rubio’s transformation underscores how far Trump’s militaristic nationalism is from traditional neoconservatism.
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