Opinion | Win or lose, El-Sayed’s campaign in Michigan has forced a Democratic reckoning

Regardless of whether voters select El-Sayed or Stevens, the Democratic Party will face the monumental task of restoring trust among the many rank-and-file Democrats.

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What El-Sayed’s primary win in Michigan means for the Democratic left

Abdul El-Sayed was buried under more than $50 million in outside spending in a state Democrats can’t afford to lose. His performance tests what electability means — and hands Republicans a target.

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Andy Beshear Demands to Know if Rand Paul is Brain-Dead

“I have viewed disturbing video taken last week in the US Senate in which Senator Paul appears to be brain-dead,” Beshear said.

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Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It

The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

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Worm Leaves Scathing Yelp Review of RFK Jr.’s Brain

The worm’s review began on a discouraging note, claiming that Kennedy’s brain was “almost impossible to find.”

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Michigan Election Results Live Updates: Abdul El-Sayed Wins Democratic Senate Primary

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a bitter and expensive race that had divided Democrats. Both moved quickly to project party unity.

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GOP infighting erupts as senator accuses leader of 'huge mistake'

Senate Republicans are divided over their priorities, a situation laid bare by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) as he lashed out at Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Monday.Speaking to Punchbowl New...

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'Where is your spine?' MS NOW host blows up at GOP senator for lack of 'self-respect'

MS NOW's Symone Sanders Townsend blew up on Monday's edition of "The Weeknight" over Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and his seeming lack of concern for his daughter.On Saturday, the senator finally address...

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'No way on this Earth!' Legal expert aghast after Pirro concocts excuse for damning loss

A legal expert was aghast on Monday night while reacting to an excuse Jeanine Pirro concocted to explain her signature case falling apart. Over the weekend, reporting indicated that Pirro told President Donald Trump that it was a career staffer in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C. who d...

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Kindergarten girls targeted for invasive exams by new GOP-led ballot measure

Washington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports — a ...

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Kindergarten girls targeted for invasive exams by new GOP-led ballot measure

Washington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports — a ...

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Experts eye Iran in Minnesota water hack; Trump blames state

President Donald Trump blamed Minnesota for a cyber attack on water plants, but a federal agency warned days earlier Iran could launch such an attack. The FBI also said at least seven states were hit,...

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Trump says the Iran war is going ‘extremely well.’ Is it?

Donald Trump said the Iran war is going “extremely well.” Military attacks have degraded Iran’s conventional forces, but not its ability to attack U.S. troops and allies. And the war has brought new e...

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Republican Accused of Domestic Violence Issues Threat to GOP Senator

Hegseth fails to convince a single Republican to fund Iran war, Rogan blames Trump for new forever war, ICE protesters prosecuted under Civil War-era law

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'Lying' Trump caught using made-up story to justify slashing national monument: NY Times

President Donald Trump claimed hikers, hunters and anglers were locked out of Utah's Bears Ears National Monument and used that story to justify slashing its size by more than 1.2 million acres. Newly...

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Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate

The request from two Democratic lawmakers comes after WBUR and ProPublica found that the federal safety record was missing dozens of fatal crashes involving one of the nation’s largest public transit ...

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Andy Beshear Set Out to Make Drug Treatment Widely Available in Kentucky. Fraud and Abuse Followed.

In 2020 as Kentucky faced a spike of deadly overdoses, Gov. Andy Beshear set out to help more people access drug treatment by loosening Medicaid spending controls. But as the costs piled up, so did th...

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As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a Voice

Under an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with a president intent on conflict and a congressman silent on the issue, these Michiganders see no sig...

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For the Second Time, Lawmakers Failed to Fix California’s Warning System for Teacher Misconduct

California is set to launch a database for school support staff, such as bus drivers and janitors, with substantiated claims of egregious misconduct. Setting up a similar system for public school teac...

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Solar Developer Cancels Washington State Project on Sacred Indigenous Land

The company, Avangrid, pulled its long-standing and controversial project following years of delays, as well as tribal objections spurred in part by High Country News and ProPublica reporting.

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FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount

Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...

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