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States sue Trump over new global tariffs
Speed Read More than 20 states took legal action against the president
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Primaries set up big races in Texas, North Carolina
speed read The 2026 midterms kicked off with primary elections in three states
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Can Democrats actually win a Texas Senate campaign this time?
Today’s Big Question James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett battle to be Senate nominee
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Political cartoons for February 28
Cartoons Saturday’s political cartoons include Trump's falling ratings, Dems' croaking, and Olympic hockey
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Democrats seek calm and counterprogramming ahead of SOTU
IN THE SPOTLIGHT How does the party out of power plan to mark the president’s first State of the Union speech of his second term? It’s still figuring that out.
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Why are election experts taking Trump’s midterm threats seriously?
IN THE SPOTLIGHT As the president muses about polling place deployments and a centralized electoral system aimed at one-party control, lawmakers are taking this administration at its word
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‘The forces he united still shape the Democratic Party’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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How Democrats are turning DOJ lemons into partisan lemonade
TODAY’S BIG QUESTION As the Trump administration continues to try — and fail — at indicting its political enemies, Democratic lawmakers have begun seizing the moment for themselves
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How are Democrats trying to reform ICE?
Today’s Big Question Democratic leadership has put forth several demands for the agency
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Democrats push for ICE accountability
Feature U.S. citizens shot and violently detained by immigration agents testify at Capitol Hill hearing
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Democrats win House race, flip Texas Senate seat
Speed Read Christian Menefee won the special election for an open House seat in the Houston area
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Is Alex Pretti shooting a turning point for Trump?
Today’s Big Question Death of nurse at the hands of Ice officers could be ‘crucial’ moment for America
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‘Dark woke’: what it means and how it might help Democrats
The Explainer Some Democrats are embracing crasser rhetoric, respectability be damned
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How realistic is the Democratic plan to retake the Senate this year?
TODAY’S BIG QUESTION Schumer is growing bullish on his party’s odds in November — is it typical partisan optimism, or something more?
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