Politics

Clear, balanced coverage of politics, government, and civic life. Explainers, background, and context to help you understand how it all works, without the partisan noise.

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Politics

What DOGE Was, And The Debate Over Whether It Worked

The Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE, was one of the

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Politics

Why Gas Prices Are Rising, And Who’s Actually Responsible

Gas prices are climbing again, and as always, the politics have arrived faster

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Politics

The Kennedy Center, Trump’s Name, And A Court Order: What’s Going On

The John F

A smartphone beside a blank identity card on a kitchen counter illustrating new age verification laws

Politics

The Age Verification Fight Is No Longer Theoretical

The Supreme Court let Texas start enforcing app store age checks and 21 states

An empty grey ballot box on a folding table in a snowy community hall as Alaska votes on ranked choice voting

Politics

Alaska Is About To Vote On Whether Ranked Choice Voting Was A Mistake

Ballot Measure 2 would undo the open primary and ranked choice voting Alaska

Politics

Senate Confirmation Hearings Explained: What They Are and How They Work

Senate confirmation hearings show up in the news often, but the process behind

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Pets

Northwest Naturals Recalled Frozen Raw Pet Food After the FDA Found Salmonella and Listeria
If you feed your dog or cat frozen raw food, go look in the freezer right now
Health

Statins Cut Heart Attacks in Healthy Over 70s but Did Not Extend Healthy Life
The first large randomized trial of statins in healthy adults over 70 finally
Movies

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is Now $45 Million From the All Time Domestic Record
Spider-Man: Brand New Day finished first at the domestic box office for the
Sports

NFL Cutdown Day Ended Will Levis and Evan Neal in the Same Afternoon
Every NFL team had to be at 53 players by 6 p
Recreation

Novak Djokovic Lost a US Open First Round for the First Time in His Life
Novak Djokovic has played 20 years of Grand Slam tennis without ever losing an
Television

Hulu Renewed Furious Four Days Before Its Finale, and the Ratings Explain Why
Hulu renewed Furious for a second season on Wednesday, four days before its
Finance

Warsh Refused to Commit to Anything at Jackson Hole, and the Market Heard a Rate Hike
Kevin Warsh gave his first Jackson Hole keynote as Federal Reserve chair on
Recreation

Song Yadong Knocked Out Umar Nurmagomedov in Shanghai With One Uppercut
Umar Nurmagomedov dropped his level for a takedown in the second round in