Politics
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WATCH: Jack Smith explains why Trump was the only defendant charged in Jan. 6 case
Rep. Brad Knott, R-N.C., questioned former special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday in a hearing focused on Smith’s investigations into…
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Luis Villarreal, a Democratic Socialist, is running for Congress in Utah
Luis Villarreal hopes to capture the Zohran Mamdani energy to mobilize progressives in outsider bid for Democrat’s nomination. (Villareal campaign)…
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US government warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilize country
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the…
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Mamdani continues calls to tax the rich
Mayor Zohran Mamdani was pressed Wednesday about his now very public disagreement with Gov. Kathy Hochul over taxes. Despite opposition…
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Jacksonville Bold for 1.21.26: Nixon’s next move
Is she running for Senate? Jacksonville City Council? Or something else? Local political watchers have waited for Rep. Angie Nixon…
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Women’s Political Representation in Arab Parliaments (New Texts Out Now)
Marwa Shalaby, Varieties of Power: Women’s Political Representation in Arab Parliaments (Columbia University Press, 2025). Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this…
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How could the US acquire Greenland?
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Hochul promises no new taxes for 2026
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her $260 billion spending plan on Tuesday, highlighting the lack of significant tax hikes in a…
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Five key points on Trump’s Greenland push
President Donald Trump’s quest to take over Greenland isn’t going away. If anything, he’s ratcheted up his pressure and threats…
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Analysis: Europe may need to adopt Trump’s brass-knuckle methods to save Greenland
Donald Trump fights as brutally as the UFC cage fighters he’s invited to slug it out on the South Lawn…
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