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Dace Potas

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Scandals, socialists and a cruel attack ad: 2026's worst candidates

25.10.2026 50

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The only question that will matter on Nov. 4

21.10.2026 10

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My progressive parents let me find my own politics. Why I went right

18.10.2026 20

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I wasn't interested in politics. Now I'm a conservative

18.10.2026 20

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Trump might not get another Supreme Court justice

17.10.2026 150

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AG candidate's crime message offers Republicans a path to win in NYC

16.10.2026 30

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El-Sayed, Talarico and the Democratic Party's masculinity problem

13.10.2026 10

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Betting markets are messing with the midterms. Insiders are cashing in

Prediction markets, the online platforms where people buy and sell shares tied to the outcome of future events, are booming. Combined monthly trading...

11.10.2026 30

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Young men are leaving Trump. They're not coming back to Democrats

09.10.2026 10

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Chris Hansen chased predators and ratings. 'Primetime' won't judge

04.10.2026 20

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COVID made Americans more cautious. It's hurting Gen Z the most

01.10.2026 300

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Legal weed, betting was meant to kill the black market. It backfired

29.09.2026 20

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Republicans can win on immigration, if they ditch Trump's cruelty

25.09.2026 30

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Abdul El-Sayed's defense of Hasan Piker misses the point

22.09.2026 30

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AI industry wants to regulate itself ... into more power

18.09.2026 30

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Supreme Court just proved it isn't in Trump's pocket. Again.

16.09.2026 20

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Summer jobs are disappearing – and teens are worse off

15.09.2026 40

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The Supreme Court's secrecy is working exactly as intended

12.09.2026 30

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Bernie Sanders wants to ban the future

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, has established himself as one of the most vocal anti-artificial intelligence voices in American politics, and...

11.09.2026 40

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Lindsay Clancy mistrial ignores key aspect: The children

06.09.2026 50

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Anti-Flock vandalism is immoral – and unnecessary

04.09.2026 50

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China's hidden hand in America's AI outrage

02.09.2026 20

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Trump and Mamdani have one very bad idea in common

A recent CBS News poll found that 75% of Democrats, 62% of independents and 54% of Republicans support price controls, or government-imposed limits on...

23.08.2026 40

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Most Americans oppose data centers. Their concerns are misplaced.

19.08.2026 40

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America's loudest socialists are living lives of luxury

17.08.2026 60

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The left wants amnesty for 'Woke 1.0.' They owe us an apology.

12.08.2026 50

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El-Sayed trashed Stevens. Now he needs her voters.

08.08.2026 50

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Republicans need to start thinking beyond Trump

06.08.2026 50

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With Miller, Republicans have their own Platner problem

05.08.2026 60

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Are Democrats about to repeat the GOP's midterm mistake?

03.08.2026 60

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Democratic socialists aren't telling the whole story

30.07.2026 60

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Can't get a job with your degree? Socialism won't save you.

26.07.2026 50

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Working-class voters aren't buying what the left is selling

24.07.2026 40

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Republicans – and Democrats – are underestimating AOC. Again.

Republicans and conservatives have long dismissed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, as a bumbling idiot making childish promises to her...

23.07.2026 50

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Democrats are headed for their own Tea Party moment

17.07.2026 40

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Platner was always a bad candidate. Democrats didn't care.

08.07.2026 60

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Political parties are about to get their power back thanks to SCOTUS

06.07.2026 60

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On birthright citizenship, the right sounds like the left

05.07.2026 60

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Trump has a point about birthright citizenship. He was still wrong.

30.06.2026 40

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Why the Supreme Court just handed every future president more power

30.06.2026 60

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Trump broke mail-in voting for his own party

26.06.2026 70

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Gen Z's patriotism problem isn't what you think

24.06.2026 50

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Why Trump settled for a weak Iran deal

19.06.2026 50

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'Looksmaxxing' is the manosphere's newest trap

16.06.2026 40

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Democrats keep taking Trump's bait

15.06.2026 100

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Democrats have a solid candidate for 2028. Hint: It's not Harris.

11.06.2026 50

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The 2028 Republican primary already feels like a two-man race

08.06.2026 60

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What helped Democrats win primaries will cost them their midterms

04.06.2026 40

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Politics has a profanity problem that is a disservice to voters

02.06.2026 50

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Breaking with Trump is easy once he's killed your career

28.05.2026 70

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