Putin

Issue date2020 vision

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Florida poll puts Biden 13 points over Trump

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A brokered convention is more likely than Elizabeth Warren winning the nomination, FiveThirtyEight forecasts

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Cory Booker pledges to protect abortion rights with executive action as president

Issue date2020 primaries

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Markey fights off challenge from Kennedy in Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary

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Florida Republicans unseat Rep. Ross Spano, nominate far-right activist Laura Loomer, in GOP primaries

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Rep. Ilhan Omar fends off 4 challengers to win Minnesota primary

Issue datecriminal justice reform

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Clemency so little and late

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John Oliver explains what really happens in police interrogations

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Can America's police use pain to make you talk?

Issue dateBrexit

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Nigel Farage and Andy Murray volley barbs over Djokovic, Brexit

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U.K. is experiencing panic-driven gas shortages tied to Brexit

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The reality of Brexit

Issue dateendorsements

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Trump's risk and reward in endorsing J.D. Vance

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Trump's real ideology: fame.

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Trump backs Ken Paxton over George P. Bush in Texas AG race

Issue dateControversies

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The new golf league challenging the PGA, explained

Washington: Is the political system broken?

The economic crisis: On Main Street, fear leads to frugality

Issue dateFreedom of the press

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The firestorm surrounding journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's death

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Don't arrest Tucker Carlson

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The Spotify controversy isn't 'cancel culture'

Issue dategood deeds

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The week's good news: January 20, 2022

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The year in good news

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The week's good news: Dec. 2, 2021

Issue datepolice brutality

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Can America's police use pain to make you talk?

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3 ex-officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights

A sign protesting police brutality is seen in a Dallas trash can

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The still-urgent problem of police violence

Issue dateopioid crisis

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Drug distributors win key federal opioid trial in West Virginia county

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Understanding America's opioid epidemic

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Native American tribes will get $665 million in opioid lawsuit settlement