Political Risks in ACA Subsidy Debate Spark Blame Game, Test Parties’ Resolve
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The political — and historical — context of Trump’s D.C. crackdown: From the Politics Desk
Donald Trump isn’t the first president to deploy troops and federal agents in the name of safeguarding the nation’s capital, but he has been particularly selective about what represents a threat to the peace.
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Elon Musk Suggests His New Political Party Will Target Key Senate, House Seats
Topline Elon Musk suggested a third political party, which he’s floated as the “America Party,” will hold significant sway in the Senate and House under slim Republican margins, as he aspires to form a competing party after breaking with the GOP over President Donald Trump’s signature policy bill. Key Facts Musk tweeted a poll to
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10 Political Terms With Curious Origins
The words we use in the context of politics reveal much of the history of how humans have attempted to govern themselves. Many originate from ancient Greece and Rome, where the first representative assemblies closely matching our own arose. The very word “politics” comes from the Greek polities…
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Famine as political violence: ‘There is food, but no access to food’
When we think of famine, we quickly think of a natural disaster, while there are often political causes as well. A famine like Ukraine’s Holodomor (1932–1933) is now recognized by more and more states as genocide. “The current war makes it easier to recognize the complex violence of the Holodomor as political violence,” says cultural
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Mulling political comeback, Cuomo faces Covid scrutiny
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo took at-times fiery questions from House Republicans…
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