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During his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in July, Donald Trump doubled down on a well-worn riff about one of his administration’s major foreign policy achievements. Because he “got along very well” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he had persuaded Kim to stop conducting ballistic missile …

In late August, Colorado’s top election official, Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold, was admitted to the hospital for her scheduled C-section, as she and her husband were, naturally, thrilled about the imminent birth of Griswold’s first child. They had gone through unsuccessful IVF treatments, but were able to conceive …

Marcus Silva, the Texas man who sought to exact revenge on his ex-wife by suing her best friends for $1 million dollars each under Texas’ abortion ban, has asked a court to dismiss his claims. For the women Silva targeted, a legal nightmare that spanned more than a year and …

There’s less than a month left in the presidential election, which will not only shape Donald Trump’s political legacy and the nation’s trajectory, but also likely decide whether he’ll face multiple prison sentences. And as he makes his closing argument, Trump is planning to amp up his violent, fascist rhetoric …

The Supreme Court announced last week that it is taking up a contentious gun case in which the government of Mexico is suing U.S. gun manufacturers. Mexico alleges the companies are raking in hundreds of millions in profits by “knowingly” flooding that country with military-grade assault weapons and other guns …

Donald Trump is still mad he lost in 2020, and this year he and his allies are determined to upend the electoral process to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Intimidation is a key part of the plan. The MAGA faithful have spent the past four years threatening election officials, …

This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. As a hurricane intensified by hot ocean water now threatens to destroy the Tampa Bay region, Florida Republicans bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry are pushing legislation …

A new poll conducted for the Arab American Institute carries a stark warning for Kamala Harris and Democrats: Israel’s bloody war in Gaza has eroded support among a once reliable constituency with a major presence in must-win Michigan. While Arab Americans voted nearly 60 percent for Joe Biden in 2020, …

T HIS STORY WAS PUBLISHED in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters. One week in November 2008, Dawn Williams-Stewart showed up for work at the headquarters of the National Rifle Association, in Fairfax, Virginia, with bruises on her face. A close friend …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is putting the full weight of the Florida government behind an effort to defeat a ballot measure that would protect abortion access in the state —including by enlisting government lawyers in a campaign to silence a young mother with terminal brain cancer who is warning of …