Newark’s mayor arrested at protest outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center
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US President Donald Trump shut out refugees but is making White South Africans an exception
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How US media differently frames Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other female politicians
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US judge orders discovery in high-profile deportations case where immigrants were sent to El Salvador
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Ukraine says it uncovered Hungarian spy network
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Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts | “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one”
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New Hampshire becomes first state in US to sign Bitcoin reserve bill into law
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India says it has launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir - Live thread
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Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Columbia University library
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Donald Trump says "I don't know" regarding whether he has to uphold the Constitution of the United States
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Donald Trump administration announces plans to shut down the US Energy Star program
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Panic in Pakistan as India vows to cut off water supply over Kashmir
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At US Social Security, these are the days of the living dead
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Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s tenth chancellor fails first ballot by six votes – confirmed in a second vote held on the same day
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Has international travel to the US really collapsed? (No, except Canada).
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Denmark planning to hold discussions with member states on the EU Cloud and AI Development Act and the Digital Networks Act when it takes the lead of the EU meetings in July
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Donald Trump says he’s pursuing 100% tariffs on movies produced outside US, calling runaway production “a national security threat”
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Drones hit ‘Freedom Flotilla’ Gaza aid ship in international waters near Malta
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US President Donald Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison
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Australia PM Anthony Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win
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Biglaw is under attack in the US. Here's what the firms are doing about it.
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The Signal clone the Donald Trump administration uses was hacked
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America's $150B defence surge - strategy, risks and what $150 billion buys in 2025
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Some US women having trouble getting REAL IDs due to name changes
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US district judge rules Donald Trump order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional
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Finland restricts use of mobile phones during school day – latest country to act amid evidence of impact on young people, including attention and self-esteem
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Redo of Oblivion? Nah, give me the Great Depression!
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West Virginia has one of the lowest crime recidivism rates in the US
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The short-circuiting of the American mind
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 28
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Swedish journalist gets eleven-month suspended prison term in Turkey for insulting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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Abundance meets resistance: Are US Democrats finally ready to go all in on building housing?
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Pakistan and India hint at imminent military action over Kashmir
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals win election
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White House condemns ‘hostile and political’ move by Jeff Bezos’ Amazon to display how much costs are for tariffs
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Oklahoma City family traumatized after Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids home
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US House Republicans take steps to use budget process to try to eliminate some of current antitrust law
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Canadian election: Liberals projected to form government
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Some thoughts on the arrest of US Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly directing an immigrant to use a different door to exit her courtroom
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PhD timeline
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 21
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say
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Spouse of active-duty US Coast Guard service member detained by immigration agents on base
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The future of US forces in Europe: NATO, the pivot to Asia, and could Europe replace US troops?
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David Lebryk on US Department of Government Efficiency, fraud, and fixing government payments
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Elon Musk’s X sues to overturn Minnesota political deepfakes ban
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Socializing for abundance
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US citizen wrongly detained by Border Patrol for ten days
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"Is democracy a fad?" Ben Garfinkel’s sobering forecast for democracy in the automation age.
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US Department of Health & Human Services reverses course and restores funding for Women's Health Initiative
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