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Abdul El-Sayed keeps dominating Fox News
Sophia Tesfaye
Abdul El-Sayed keeps dominating Fox News
Sophia Tesfaye
The Michigan Senate candidate masterfully baits Donald Trump after leaving Fox hosts swooning
The rock critic who preferred pop
Kenneth Womack
The rock critic who preferred pop
Kenneth Womack
Nik Cohn’s new book "Corner Boy" reveals the godfather of rock criticism as music’s contrarian
A bipartisan healthcare fix
Howard Dean, Larry Bucshon
Holding insurers accountable could be a point of agreement in a divided Washington
Will federal agents appear at the polls?
Alexander Shur, Votebeat
- Votebeat
Federal officials have sent conflicting signals about law enforcement at the polls. Here’s what the law says
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Hegseth's holy war has a math problem
Amanda Marcotte
Forget Iran — the defense secretary is focused on forcing his religion on everyone else
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Caryn Rose
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Ashlie D. Stevens
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The Daily Wire is too mad to make movies
Alex Galbraith
Ben Shapiro's studio still hasn't learned that owning the libs isn't a plot
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AEW wrestler Pac's death exposes pro wrestling's labor problem
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Pro wrestling turns the precarity of American gig workers into a glorious spectacle
Jon Ossoff's not-so-secret weapon against JD Vance and Marco Rubio
Jon Ossoff has what JD Vance never will
Amanda Marcotte
The rising Democratic star has what his GOP opponents lack: old-fashioned sex appeal
Netflix's "East of Eden" asks if we've misread its monster
Maybe we've misread "East of Eden"
Melanie McFarland
Zoe Kazan's adaptation of Steinbeck's classic asks us to rethink what leads to evil
Trump lashes out at Fox News as MAGA rally crowds shrink
Trump attacks Fox as rally crowds shrink
Sophia Tesfaye
The White House also barred Politico from Air Force One to cap off a weekend of media attacks
Pete Hegseth's holy war on "weirdos" targets most Americans
Hegseth's holy war has a math problem
Amanda Marcotte
Forget Iran — the defense secretary is focused on forcing his religion on everyone else
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Trump attacks Fox as rally crowds shrink
Sophia Tesfaye
The White House also barred Politico from Air Force One to cap off a weekend of media attacks
Samuel Alito's gift to Democrats
Heather Digby Parton
The justice's refusal to retire deprives Donald Trump of a Supreme Court vacancy ahead of likely blue midterm wave
Jon Ossoff has what JD Vance never will
Amanda Marcotte
The rising Democratic star has what his GOP opponents lack: old-fashioned sex appeal
Trump's stolen election claims fading
Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat
- Votebeat
A shrinking pool of candidates who agree with the president may suggest a shift
White House defends Iran attack comments
Troy Farah
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Troy Farah
The president's comments sparked a posting war, outraging even some Republicans
AI in political ads is getting weird
Travis N. Ridout, Erika Franklin Fowler, Michael Franz
- The Conversation
Thanks to a patchwork of state legislation, many of these ads do not disclose the use of AI at all
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You can't solve a problem like "Digger"
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Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film indicts its audience when it should point the finger at itself
"Lanterns" finds its power in fear
Melanie McFarland
To fulfill his destiny, John Stewart embraces what he was trained to reject — and so should we
The fake hit song we could all agree on
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Tom Hanks' directorial debut produced a fake song that was undeniable
I grew up next door to Ted Kaczynski
Jamie Gehring
Netflix's "Unabomber" wants to know what "made" him. I was his neighbor. There was no single moment
Maybe we've misread "East of Eden"
Melanie McFarland
Zoe Kazan's adaptation of Steinbeck's classic asks us to rethink what leads to evil
Please don’t send me your robot music
Troy Farah
Generative AI can churn out endless songs. Its evangelists miss why we hit play
SNL’s Rubio & others panic over midterms
CK Smith
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- ProPublica
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The controversy of Tim Tebow & LifeSurge
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Christian star is taking heat over Life Surge, but dozens of celebs lent credibility to questionable financial org
Fast food and the private equity fallout
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The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do
Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras
Ayden Runnels
- The Texas Tribune
Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts or cut their number of cameras
Man City scandal isn't about soccer
Andrew O'Hehir
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Andrew O'Hehir
It's a tangled tale of global corruption and cynicism, and we're all complicit
I don't want another restaurant app
Ashlie D. Stevens
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Jay L. Zagorsky
- The Conversation
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Trump's Iran war has economists aghast
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- The 19th
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New MLB ballpark could be in Grand Teton
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CK Smith
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Are we in the AI end times?
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