‘I Believed in the U.S. but That Turned Out to Be Such a Big Mistake’

An Afghan journalist in hiding in Kabul talks about what it’s like in the capital city as the Taliban seize control. | Continue reading


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‘Price growth is winning the race’: Inflation is devouring wage gains

New data shows inflation jumped again in July, as price hikes overshadow the benefits of wage gains. | Continue reading


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America's Covid-Reporting Breakdown

Crashing computers, three-week delays tracking infections, lab results delivered by snail mail: State officials detail a vast failure to identify hotspots quickly enough to prevent outbreaks. | Continue reading


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NIH director sees 'no signs' of a Delta peak

“This is going very steeply upward with no signs of having peaked out,” Collins said on “Fox News Sunday.” | Continue reading


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Albania to accept Afghans who worked with Western forces

“No doubt we shall not say no,” the prime minister said. | Continue reading


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Federal laws bar cannabis from crossing state lines, driving up the cost — and the emissions — of an industry using indoor grow operations. | Continue reading


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Senior Biden health officials have for weeks worried internally about the low vaccine uptake in rural, conservative counties across the country. | Continue reading


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Last-ditch effort to salvage cryptocurrency tax deal underway in Senate

The revised amendment attempts to end a dayslong standoff over who counts as a “broker” and is therefore subject to new requirements. | Continue reading


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Obamacare architect floated for top FDA job

The administration has struggled for months to find a nominee to lead the agency despite its central role in fighting the ongoing pandemic. | Continue reading


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'Functionally useless': California privacy law's big reveal falls short

One year in, it’s almost impossible to tell how many Californians are taking advantage of their new rights, or precisely how the biggest players are complying. | Continue reading


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Where Republicans Are Starting to Worry About Big Oil

Everyone likes the money from fracking. But as contaminated water spills across the North Dakota plains, a deep red state faces a question: What prevails, property rights or big business? | Continue reading


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On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which sought to lift long-standing impediments against blacks that blocked them from voting in some federal, state and local elections. | Continue reading


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California hits drought milestone as Oroville hydropower stops for first time

Oroville is at 24 percent of its capacity, which is about a third of average for this time of year. | Continue reading


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"If they want all this spending and debt to be their signature legacy, they should leap at the chance to own every bit of it,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said. | Continue reading


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Jihadists flood pro-Trump social network with propaganda

GETTR, the new platform started by members of the former president’s inner circle, is awash with beheading videos and extremist content. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

Pro-Trump social network becomes safe haven for ISIS

GETTR, the new platform started by members of the former president’s inner circle, is awash with beheading videos and extremist content. | Continue reading


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Just like oat milk and kombucha: Inside the race to sell cannabis beverages

Major beer companies are investing in THC-infused drinks, but the sector represents less than 2 percent of the overall $20 billion marijuana market. | Continue reading


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A Liberal Michigan Town Struggles to Move Past ‘Defund the Police’

Decriminalizing mental illness is emerging as one of the most important and challenging aspects of police reform. | Continue reading


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How Biden's sherpa, Steve Ricchetti, scored the big deal

Senators say the president’s top aide was critical in the close of negotiations. Now, he just needs to clear several more major hurdles. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

The Cyber Apocalypse Never Came. Here’s What We Got Instead

Over the past decade, cyber warfare has changed in ways the experts didn’t see coming. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

In Alabama and Louisiana, partisan opposition to vaccine surges

Many people are turning down Covid vaccines because they are angry that President Donald Trump lost the election and sick of Democrats thinking they know what’s best. | Continue reading


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“I can’t make you take care of yourself,” Republican Kay Ivey said of her state’s residents who have yet to receive their shots. | Continue reading


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When it comes to reopening after coronavirus, income matters more than party

Cell phone data shows a partisan split on how quickly people are returning to their normal routines. But there’s an even bigger income divide. | Continue reading


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Huawei hiring former Democratic super lobbyist Tony Podesta

The longtime K St. fixture is back in business after a Mueller-induced hiatus. | Continue reading


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Mississippi Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe vs. Wade

Abortion rights advocates warn of a threat to the landmark 1973 precedent. | Continue reading


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It's not a border crisis. It's a climate crisis

There was a time when rural Guatemalans never left home. But back to back hurricanes, failed crops and extreme poverty are driving them to make the dangerous trek north to the U.S. border. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

Amazon endorsed legal weed. Will it now fight to make it happen?

The company’s money and power could be a game-changer for federal cannabis policy. | Continue reading


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The White House hasn’t called out the network. Nor has it engaged it aggressively. Some supporters of the vaccine campaign say that’s a mistake. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

A $280M handout for baseball? Secret California budget item might juice Oakland

The money has stayed under the radar ahead of a pivotal Oakland City Council vote Tuesday on the stadium’s future. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

Pollsters: 'Impossible' to say why 2020 polls were wrong

A new report couldn't answer the big question plaguing political polling: Why were surveys off by so much in 2020? | Continue reading


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The rocket engine that could transform space travel

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Fed’s Powell expects Inflation to stay hot for months

Both the Fed and the Biden administration have said rapid price increases are being stoked by temporary factors. | Continue reading


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Biden picks former West Virginia health official as drug czar

Rahul Gupta, who gained national recognition for his anti-opioid efforts, will oversee President Joe Biden's response to a worsening drug crisis. | Continue reading


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Biden admin to work with SMS carriers to dispel vaccine misinformation in texts

The administration has shifted to a head-on strategy to dispel fear-mongering over its door-to-door efforts. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

The internet industry’s D.C. powerhouse vanishes

The Internet Association once brokered deals on tech legislation. But its role has shrunk amid the industry's divides and changes under a new CEO. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

Britney spurs Congress to tackle toxic conservatorships

Lawmakers on the left and right are moved to act by the plight of a pop star whom one called a "voice for the voiceless." | Continue reading


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Feds agree to pay $6.1M to create database for Capitol riot prosecutions

Deloitte will assemble videos, photos, social media posts and documents for use by attorneys in a slew of criminal cases. | Continue reading


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‘Deeply alarmed’: China now ahead of U.S. on privacy law

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States sue Google for alleged antitrust violations in its Android app store

The lawsuit filed in California federal court is the third by state attorneys general to target the company for alleged antitrust violations. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan complete 'for all intents and purposes'

The U.S. currently has roughly 600 troops in Afghanistan, most of whom are Marine Corps and Army personnel providing security at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

FTC staffers told to back out of public appearances

“The American public needs this agency solving problems, not speaking on panels," an FTC official told POLITICO. | Continue reading


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Geriatric Senate Confronts a Youth Movement; a Surge in Millennial Candidates

A surge in Millennial candidates could make the Senate a whole lot younger after the 2022 midterm elections. | Continue reading


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Ricchetti's gamble

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GETTR will be the newest MAGA venture in this space. It’s being led by Trump’s former spokesman, Jason Miller. | Continue reading


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Talks over who will oversee the industry apparently are at a standstill. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

The Don Rumsfeld the Obituaries Won’t Write About

They loved him when things were going well. They blamed him when things went bad. And he never complained. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

Senate confirms Chris Inglis as Biden's top cyber adviser

Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, will confront the mammoth task of streamlining the government's approach to a growing crisis. | Continue reading


@politico.com | 2 years ago

One Man’s Quest to Break Open the Secretive World of American Voting Machines

Why doesn’t anyone know what a voting machine costs? | Continue reading


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