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After Trump’s Execution Spree, Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Biden To End Death Penalty
During Donald Trump’s final week in office, the federal government executed three prisoners on death row. By the time President…
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Biden’s pick for commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, has a confirmation hearing.
The Commerce Department has wide-ranging authority over issues as broad as technology exports and climate change. On Tuesday, President Biden’s…
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60 percent of likely voters say they’re in favor of public housing. So why isn’t there more of it?
As Covid-19 has thrust tens of millions of Americans into housing insecurity and revealed longstanding issues with the nation’s stock…
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Fact-checking 7 statistical claims from Biden’s (quite factual) economic speech
We fact-checked many of the statistical claims Biden made in the speech — and found Biden was highly factual, though…
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How Biden Is Erasing Trump’s White Supremacist Legacy
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden moved to both erase the white supremacist legacy of the previous…
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The Covid Fight Gets More Challenging
Biden and the states confront a fast-morphing virus, while Republicans have already started looking to 2022. It’s Tuesday, and this…
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Can dogs rapidly learn words?
IMAGE: The Family Dog Project research team is investigating on these exceptionally talented dogs view more Credit: Photo by Claudia Fugazza…
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The race for Rob Portman’s Senate seat begins
Republican Senator Rob Portman, in hopes of giving Republicans who want to replace him “plenty of time to gear up,”…
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The Republican Party is at war with itself as it charts its post-Trump future
The result is a Republican Party in a fight with itself over who will determine its path forward — and,…
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Nikki Haley Hammered For Plea To Give Trump A Break And ‘Move On’
Nikki Haley just wants former President Donald Trump to be given a break. Trump’s actions since the 2020 election were…
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