Measles hit a 35-year high, and vaccination can’t wait
What makes this moment more uncomfortable is that the issue is not new. Measles is a preventable disease.
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James Talarico says faith has a place in Texas politics, and Republicans hate it
Talarico is not running as a Democrat who hides his values. He is running as a Democrat who names them.
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Big Bend Gets a Pause, Not a Promise
Bulldozers stopped rolling through Big Bend National Park last week after the Trump administration said it would pause construction of a border barrier there.
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Paper, Dairy, and Booze Get Pricier as Canada Trade Fight Drags On
The trade impasse with Canada could drag on for months. That line landed on my desk this morning with the weight of a slow squeeze.
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75 archived storiesTodd Blanche may push voter-roll fights to the Supreme Court
Access to state voter rolls is the kind of thing most people do not think about day to day. Yet it touches a nerve that never stays quiet for long.
Read the full story →James Talarico says faith has a place in Texas politics, and Republicans hate it
Talarico is not running as a Democrat who hides his values. He is running as a Democrat who names them.
Read the full story →Arrest threats for election officials hang over the midterms
The warning to states sounds simple on paper, but it carries heavy weight in practice.
Read the full story →A federal judge blocks Ohio proof of citizenship for voter signup
This is not a small legal tweak. Ohio is a pivotal election state, and rules about who can register and when matter because they shape who shows up.
Read the full story →Aisha Wahab gets a seat in Congress after Swalwell’s exit
Aisha Wahab, a progressive California state senator, is set to fulfill the remainder of Eric Swalwell’s congressional term.
Read the full story →Deporting people to the Central African Republic puts families at risk
A deportation policy that pushes people to the Central African Republic raises a question that won’t go away once you see it in black and white. The U.S.
Read the full story →Trump’s endorsement sits on the line in Tuesday’s GOP runoffs in SC and OK
I had the same first reaction a lot of people do when I read something like this.
Read the full story →Supreme Court lets Trump mail voting limits move closer to midterms
Mail-in voting is supposed to be a safety valve for people who cannot make it to a polling place on a single day.
Read the full story →Paper, Dairy, and Booze Get Pricier as Canada Trade Fight Drags On
The trade impasse with Canada could drag on for months. That line landed on my desk this morning with the weight of a slow squeeze.
Read the full story →Canada’s 50 Percent Tariffs Hit U.S. Goods
Canada announced duties of up to 50% on some 700 U.S. products. The new tariffs will target U.S.
Read the full story →Oura is being sued over sleep tracking it says it can’t get wrong
A class-action lawsuit says Oura has been selling sleep quality as if it were more certain than it is.
Read the full story →Trump’s endorsed candidates won runoffs in South Carolina and Oklahoma
On Tuesday, Trump-endorsed Republicans won decisive GOP runoffs in South Carolina and Oklahoma, with victories that will matter once the race shifts from.
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