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A District Known for a Horrific Mass School Shooting Will Have a New Representative Next Year. It’s Almost Certainly Going to Be “the AK Guy.”

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America’s New No. 1 Song Just Did What Even Taylor Swift Couldn’t

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The Senator Who Cost Kristi Noem Her Job

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It Has Been a Roller Coaster 24 Hours for Democrats’ Hopes of Retaking the Senate

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Jasmine Crockett or James Talarico? Democrats Don’t Have an Easy Answer, but They Do Have a Clear One.

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Democrats’ Hopes of Retaking the Senate Could Get a Major Boost This Week

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March 02, 2026 5:45 AM

Texas Is Prosecuting a Midwife for Abortion. Its Case Is Already Falling Apart.

Mary Ziegler

Feb 21, 2026 9:00 AM

The Supreme Court Just Basically Held Up a “No Kings” Sign

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Texas Is Planning to Put an Innocent Man to Death. Will the Supreme Court Even Take the Case?

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Trump’s Plan for an American Gulag Just Got a Major Boost in Court

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Democrats Had a Very Messy Week in Texas. Here’s What That Means for the Rest of the Country.

Jim Newell

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One of the Most Significant Texas Abortion Bans Might Be Facing a Major Loss in Court

Mary Ziegler

Jan 16, 2026 10:00 AM

One Senate Primary Just Got a Lot More Interesting—and Poses Big Questions for Democrats’ Future

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The Unlikely State Where Democrats Could Turn U.S. Politics on Its Head

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This Dissent From a Reagan Judge Is One of the Most Unhinged Judicial Opinions in U.S. History

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Republicans Are Suing to Kill California’s Pro-Democratic Gerrymander. They Have a Huge Problem.

Matthew Cooke and Richard L. Hasen

Nov 18, 2025 5:01 PM

She Was Such a Good Bank Robber Even the FBI Admired Her. There’s Still One Thing About Her That No One Can Figure Out.

Skip Hollandsworth

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