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4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (140+ words) “A Montana Democrat running for Congress in the red state has picked up what once would have seemed like an unlikely backer: a former GOP governor who was once chairman of the Republican National Committee,” MS NOW reports. “Marc Racicot,…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago   (141+ words) “President Donald Trump’s White House on Thursday unveiled a website featuring classic arcade games – but with a ‘Maga’ twist, in which players can deport migrants and build a border wall,”AFP reports. “One game called Rio Run – an updated version…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (115+ words) “The average price of diesel topped its 2022 record high on Friday, spiking to $5.85 per gallon, per AAA,” Axios reports. “Farmers, truckers and freight companies have been absorbing higher diesel costs since the Iran war began. The ballooning price threatens to…...

3+ hour, 50+ min ago   (288+ words) Shortly before her mother died, Megan McArdle learned a family secret. Decades earlier, her mother had given birth to a son and placed him for adoption. Megan’s attempt to find the brother she never knew would force her to reconsider…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (102+ words) “The White House is at odds with some private sector analysts over how much oil is leaving the Strait of Hormuz — but it will take weeks until the picture of what’s truly getting through becomes clear,” Axios reports. “How much…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (314+ words) “The median net compensation for Americans in 2023 was $43,222.81, just enough to buy the $41,600 Hublot watch (taxes and tariffs not included) that eagle-eyed internet users believe Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton was wearing on the campaign trail earlier this week,…...

20+ hour, 52+ min ago   (271+ words) The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live. The four political lessons of the summer — and what they tell us about Donald Trump and the midterm elections this fall. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features…...

30+ min ago   (1772+ words) Rozina Ali on the rise of Islamophobia in America and the vague terrorism laws now being wielded against dissidents like the Prairieland protesters. A quarter century after the September 11 attacks emboldened then-President George W. Bush to launch the “war on terror,…...

38+ min ago   (743+ words) A work trip can go wrong in plenty of ways. A delay or a bad seat can make a flight difficult, and sometimes the person sitting next to you adds a problem you never saw coming. But Turnter’s first work…...

37+ min ago   (417+ words) Senator Thom Tillis has officially called for the removal of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing friction between top military leadership and Capitol Hill. According to Fox News, the North Carolina Republican made his…...