Political
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Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75-year trend
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives set April 21, 2026, as the date to hear from and question top…
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How Trump’s repeated efforts to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell harm the economy – and make battling inflation harder
President Donald Trump has again threatened to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, putting at risk a keystone of good…
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Iran’s military forces combine state-of-the-art drones and hackers with out-of-date conventional weapons
Six weeks of U.S. and Israeli bombardment have served to degrade Iran’s nuclear facilities and cripple parts of its military.…
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Why Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon prayer services challenge traditional notions of separation of church and state – but might be blessed by the Roberts Supreme Court
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is engaging in “a proselytizing Christian campaign” in his job, according to The Washington Post.…
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A justice department opinion arguing the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could revert the nation to a time when presidents freely burned their papers
Prior to 1978, U.S. presidents could do what they pleased with the records from their time in office. They owned…
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4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon Bonaparte’s maxim may well have been in the minds…
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What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios
President Donald Trump on April 7, 2026, announced a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, after more than a…
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As a philosopher, I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse
For much of his political career, dishonesty has been without cost for Donald Trump. He entered into national politics with…
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Presidential words can turn the unthinkable into the thinkable − for better or for worse
Among the most disorienting things about President Donald Trump’s public language is how easily it can feel numbing and shocking…
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Philadelphia’s 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador
In the midst of a civil war, married couple Ernesto and Linda Fuentes fled their home country of El Salvador…
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