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The Memphis Grizzlies star died in May from the effects of heroin and cocaine, authorities said Friday. [...]

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Bulldozers Descend On Big Bend National Park As Trump Keeps Disfiguring America
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Tasia Fortune’s aunt described her niece as a “strong-minded, big-hearted, vibrant young woman.” [...]

Appeals Court Blocks Trump's $400 Million White House Ballroom Project
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Remains Of 56 People Found Improperly Stored And Decomposing At Chicago Funeral Home
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Neighbors told local media outlets that there was a horrible smell coming from the funeral home area. [...]

Trump Already Blaming Anyone But Himself For Possible Midterms Wipeout
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“They’re not angry at me,” Trump said of voters. “But they are angry at Republicans.” [...]

U.S. Job Market Stalled In July As Employers Cut 23,000 Jobs, Delivering Political Setback To Trump
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The June jobs numbers from the Labor Department Friday marked a sharp reversal for the American labor market. [...]

Jimmy Fallon Torpedoes Donald Trump’s ‘Hunt Down’ Threat With 1 Cutting Line
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The “Tonight Show” host pounced on the president’s latest wild warning. [...]

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The president offered two options for how long it could be before he’s out of office. [...]

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Scientists say the storms were among the most intense to hit the region in years. [...]

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More GOP senators — including Miller’s ex-father-in-law — say the Ohio congressman should resign. One called him “a degenerate sociopath.” [...]

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The move aims to undermine the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the 14th Amendment. [...]

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His loss makes him the second Donald Trump-endorsed candidate to lose a primary this week. [...]

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‘I hate to be explaining every single thing,’ said the Tejano singer and DCCC darling about controversial social media comments and his past work relationship with a sex offender. [...]

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The democratic socialist facing swing-state realities — and her old tweets
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Anti-Trump conservatives Tucker Carlson, MTG, Massie huddle about launching third-party movement
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says the president has "betrayed us all." [...]

Messy Michigan primary leaves Democrats licking wounds
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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is trying to patch things up with moderates. And some party leaders have already started to file behind him. [...]

Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out
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Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District. [...]

Thanedar becomes latest incumbent to fall to a progressive challenger
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Rep. Shri Thanedar lost to democratic socialist state Rep. Donavan McKinney as progressives continue their romp of primary wins this year. [...]

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary — a major victory for progressives
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It’s a clear signal that the ascendant left can win primaries in key battlegrounds and carries massive implications for 2028. [...]

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
5 August 2026

The razor-thin margin will only deepen divisions over the future of the Democratic Party. [...]

Progressives' anti-AIPAC wave hits a snag in St. Louis
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Rep. Wesley Bell defeated Cori Bush for a second cycle in a row. [...]

South Dakota Democrat exits Senate race, clears way for independent
4 August 2026

Julian Beaudion is the third Democrat to drop out of a Senate race after facing pressure from his party to bow out for a more promising independent candidate. [...]

Bernie Sanders’ circle is pretty clear on who his successor will be
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But ahead of the direction-defining Michigan Senate primary, the broader progressive movement is still fighting between Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna. [...]

Democrats’ stance on Israel takes center stage in Bush-Bell rematch in St. Louis
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The rematch between Rep. Wesley Bell and Cori Bush puts the U.S.-Israel relationship under scrutiny. [...]

Pete Buttigieg shares his theory for how Democrats can win over cherry ice cream
4 August 2026

Pete Buttigieg shares his theory for how Democrats can win over cherry ice cream lead image [...]

We’re about to find out how powerful progressives really are
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A strong performance across the Senate race and two House primaries would bolster the left’s argument that its message has potency in a key battleground. [...]

Republicans want to talk about James Talarico’s manhood. Talarico says let them.
3 August 2026

Democrats’ hopes to flip the Senate may hinge on the Texas candidate’s strategy to win back male voters. [...]

Michigan’s GOP governor primary is getting weird
3 August 2026

John James has Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement and leads in the polls. Can he fight back a last-minute grassroots revolt? [...]

Kansas’ data center boom is shaking up the governor’s race
2 August 2026

Republican and Democratic rivals are attacking each other over their positions on data center development in the final stretch of the primary. [...]

Dems are increasingly desperate to get their Senate candidates to drop out in these races
1 August 2026

But Alani Bankhead in Montana and Julian Beaudion in South Dakota say they have no plans to clear the way for independents in their races. [...]

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
31 July 2026

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. [...]

FCC chair Brendan Carr on Trump, free speech and his threats against broadcasters
31 July 2026

FCC chair Brendan Carr on Trump, free speech and his threats against broadcasters lead image [...]

Mandela Barnes drops out of Wisconsin governor race
30 July 2026

Shortly after, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed it was investigating allegations that Barnes had leveraged his role within the state Democratic party to have sexual encounters with young women. [...]

Poll: Trump’s MAGA voters would stick by a candidate through the most serious of scandals
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Most of President Donald Trump’s MAGA base say they’d still vote for a GOP candidate when confronted with an array of scandals — more so than Republican voters writ large or Democrats. [...]

Two looming primaries will test pro-Israel Democrats’ role in the party
30 July 2026

The race for Michigan Senate and Missouri's 1st District has turned into referendums on the Democratic Party's once unwavering support for the longtime U.S. ally. [...]

Stevens to El-Sayed: ‘Thank you for clarifying that you didn’t call me an ogre’
28 July 2026

The two faced off in the final Michigan Democratic primary debate hours after POLITICO published a leaked recording of El-Sayed. [...]

‘I've never lost:’ Rahm Emanuel makes his case for the White House
28 July 2026

‘I've never lost:’ Rahm Emanuel makes his case for the White House lead image [...]

El-Sayed comes under fire for 'ogre on a pike' leaked comment
27 July 2026

The Michigan Senate candidate saw immediate backlash from within his own party amid a tense primary that has divided progressives and moderate Democrats. [...]

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