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January 25, 2026
Minnesota shooting scrambles America’s gun debate
Some gun rights backers cite Alex Pretti’s gun as a justification for his killing, while gun-control supporters dismiss its relevance
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January 24, 2026
From Davos to Minneapolis to D.C., Trump is facing sharper pushback
Foreign leaders, Catholic archbishops and the Federal Reserve chairman are among those challenging Trump after a first year in which the president’s critics often tried to placate him.
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January 23, 2026
Conservatives who once railed against federal agents now applaud them
Since Ruby Ridge and Waco, some right-wing populists had excoriated federal law enforcement. Now those agents are being deployed by their allies.
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December 20, 2025
Government’s historic role as trusted information source is under threat
The U.S. government for decades has been the world’s leader provider of trusted data. Many researchers wonder if that is still the case.
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December 13, 2025
Trump leans into isolation as challenges mount at home
As the administration enters choppy political waters, it has redoubled its pushback against foreign people, products and cultures.
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December 11, 2025
Billionaires are spending massive sums on politics. A backlash brews.
An anti-oligarch protest in a small Indiana town shows the depth of the national backlash against the concentration of wealth and power.
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December 6, 2025
Trump struggles to persuade Americans to ignore affordability issues
A president who has often seemed to float above the laws of politics confronts a new political reality.
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