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Black Democrats Fired By Tenn. GOP Peers After Gun Protest
22 mins; April 07, 2023
Fraud Risk? Candidates Pay Signature Gatherers To Get On Ballot
12 mins; April 06, 2023
It Happened Again: Abortion Access Propels Dems To Huge Win
13 mins; April 05, 2023
Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 34 Felony Charges
14 mins; April 04, 2023
Abortion Access Likely At Stake In Wisconsin's Supreme Court Race
13 mins; April 03, 2023
America's Presidential Indictment Era
26 mins; March 31, 2023
Trump Indicted By New York Grand Jury
10 mins; March 30, 2023
Americans Like It, Congress Ended It: Free School Lunch For All
12 mins; March 30, 2023
The American Trade-Off: Guns And Cars For A Much Shorter Lifespan
15 mins; March 29, 2023
How Will The U.S. Handle Israel's Democratic Crisis?
14 mins; March 28, 2023
Can GOP Hopefuls Build A Winning Coalition Without Losing Base?
13 mins; March 27, 2023
Latino GOP Voters Embrace Culture War & New AI Makes Disinfo Easy
25 mins; March 24, 2023
Moving Cash Is Faster Than Ever. It Makes Bank Runs Hard To Stop.
16 mins; March 23, 2023
TikTok CEO Heads To The Hill As Congress Mulls A Total Ban
14 mins; March 22, 2023
Trump Says He'll Be Arrested, Invites Protest, Derails GOP Confab
13 mins; March 21, 2023
US Still Has Lessons To Learn From Its Misguided War In Iraq
13 mins; March 20, 2023
Roundup: Repealing Iraq War Approval; SCOTUS Has No Ethics Code
22 mins; March 17, 2023
Abortion Access Could Be Limited Further By Mifepristone Case
13 mins; March 16, 2023
US Pulls Allies Closer As Its Drone Downed In Brush With Russia
14 mins; March 15, 2023
Donald Trump Likely To Be Charged Over Porn Star Hush Money
12 mins; March 14, 2023
Biden: Government To Ensure Customers Can Withdraw Money
15 mins; March 13, 2023
What Does Biden Care About Most? Look At His Budget Proposal
22 mins; March 10, 2023
Politics Wins Over Principle As Dems Axe DC Crime Code Reforms
13 mins; March 09, 2023
Fox News Still Broadcasts Election Lies. It Could Cost Them.
15 mins; March 08, 2023
How Department of Agriculture Is Reckoning With Racial Inequity
15 mins; March 07, 2023
We Traveled With Attorney General Merrick Garland To Ukraine
14 mins; March 06, 2023
Will Supreme Court Un-Forgive Student Debt? Seems Like It.
22 mins; March 03, 2023
Tucker Carlson Has Exclusive Access To Jan. 6th Security Tapes
13 mins; March 02, 2023
Cooperation To Confrontation: Why US China Strategy Changed
16 mins; March 01, 2023
Why Scientists, Lawmakers & Diplomats Care Where COVID Began
16 mins; February 28, 2023
Train Wreck: Political Sideshow Descends On Ohio Crash Site
14 mins; February 27, 2023
Will SCOTUS Remake The Web? And Dems' Tough 2024 Senate Map
24 mins; February 24, 2023
DeSantis vs Trump Voters: Insights Into GOP Primary Divide
15 mins; February 23, 2023
J6 Trial: DOJ Alleges Cop Tipped Off Proud Boys Leader
15 mins; February 22, 2023
Have You No Sense Of Decency?
13 mins; February 21, 2023
Biden's Surprise Visit To Ukraine
13 mins; February 20, 2023
These Voters Fret Biden's Age, Just Not Enough To Pick Trump
25 mins; February 17, 2023
Biden Says UFOs Are NBD—Plus Our Chat With Second Gentleman
17 mins; February 16, 2023
Christian Nationalism's Foothold In American Politics
14 mins; February 15, 2023
GOP Targets Immigration Boss, Will Hold Hearings In Arizona
13 mins; February 14, 2023
More UFOs Shot Down By US Air Force
13 mins; February 13, 2023
U.S. Officials Allege Ballooning Chinese Espionage Threat
25 mins; February 10, 2023
The Fight Over The Farm Bill
15 mins; February 09, 2023
From SOTU To Stump: Biden Heads To Wisconsin and Florida
13 mins; February 08, 2023
State Of The Union: Biden Touts Popular, Bipartisan Policies
16 mins; February 08, 2023
Top US Diplomat Cancels China Trip Amid "Spy" Balloon Fallout
12 mins; February 06, 2023
Biden Intends To End COVID Emergency Declarations. Now What?
27 mins; February 03, 2023
House Republicans Begin Investigations Into President Biden
15 mins; February 02, 2023
Nikki Haley Will Seek The Republican Presidential Nomination
16 mins; February 01, 2023
Florida Election Workers Warn Chaos Is Coming Without Reform
12 mins; January 31, 2023
Can Facebook Still Be Trump's Fundraising Juggernaut?
17 mins; January 30, 2023
Does Conservative Mean Whatever Donald Trump Says It Means?
24 mins; January 27, 2023
Mass Shootings And Extremism Are Top White House Concerns
13 mins; January 26, 2023
United States And Its Allies To Provide Tanks To Ukraine
12 mins; January 25, 2023
Dems Don't Love 2024 Senate Maps Like The GOP Does
17 mins; January 24, 2023
FBI Searches Biden's Home; Harris Speaks Out For Abortion Rights
12 mins; January 23, 2023
Ruminations On Supreme Court Leaks, Classified Documents & Preferred Fonts
26 mins; January 20, 2023
PPP Loans Provided Lots Of Cash Assistance With Few Questions Asked
17 mins; January 19, 2023
Much Ado About Debt
17 mins; January 18, 2023
Proud Boys Members Face Seditious Conspiracy Charges
17 mins; January 17, 2023
The Fight To Keep Climate Change Off The Back Burner
11 mins; January 16, 2023
A New Congress Takes Shape; Stefanik's Stock Rises; 'Spare' Sparks Drama
30 mins; January 13, 2023
Garland Appoints Special Counsel To Investigate Biden Document Storage
14 mins; January 12, 2023
Document Drama Differs Between Biden & Trump
12 mins; January 11, 2023
Democrats' 2024 Primary Plans Get More Complicated
14 mins; January 10, 2023
Border, Drugs, Economy On Agenda As North American Leaders Meet
14 mins; January 09, 2023
McCarthy Prevails, Becomes Speaker In Late-Night House Vote
18 mins; January 07, 2023
Is Kevin McCarthy On The Brink?
26 mins; January 06, 2023
House Impasse Continues
13 mins; January 05, 2023
Six Ballots — None The Speaker
15 mins; January 04, 2023
House Deadlocks In Vote For New Speaker
17 mins; January 03, 2023
The Push To Redefine "Black" And End Anti-Racist Voter Protections
36 mins; January 02, 2023
"Can't Let It Go" Holiday Spectacular 2022
27 mins; December 30, 2022
After Roe, The Supreme Court Seems Poised to Undo More Major Precedents
15 mins; December 29, 2022
After Months Of Inflation, Where Is The Economy Heading?
18 mins; December 28, 2022
2022 Reshaped the U.S. Relationship With Russia, China