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Social Security is set to go insolvent unless leaders can make tough decisions on reform

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June 19, 2026 6:45 am

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Will Dems’ targeting of California GOP-turned-Indie congressman ‘Pan’ out?

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June 19, 2026 6:30 am

Then-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and then-President Barack Obama walk on the tarmac upon Obama’s arrival in Chicago on May 29, 2013. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

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Rahm Emanuel road-tests emphasis on policy over Trump-hatred

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June 13, 2026 7:00 am

The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

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Trump administration attempts to ramp up Alaska oil and gas drilling

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June 13, 2026 6:30 am

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Senate seats Democrats had counted on winning now look iffy

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June 12, 2026 7:00 am

Bill Pulte is the incoming acting director of the Office of National Intelligence. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

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In the post-9/11 era, has the Office of the Director of National Intelligence lost its relevance?

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June 12, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump listens as Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during Warsh’s swearing-in at the White House on May 22. (Alex Brandon/AP)

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New Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is caught between the Trump agenda and a hard place

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June 5, 2026 7:05 am

President Donald Trump walks out of a courtroom after a jury convicted him of felony crimes for falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on May 30, 2024. (Seth Wenig/AP)

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Trump’s personal legal team aims to clear hush money conviction

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June 5, 2026 6:30 am

President Donald Trump tours the ballroom construction site at the White House in Washington on May 19. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

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Ballroom, bunker, or boondoggle? What exactly is Trump building on the White House grounds?

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June 5, 2026 6:05 am

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Congressional Republicans may be losing patience with Trump

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June 5, 2026 5:45 am

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Will Dems’ targeting of California GOP-turned-Indie congressman ‘Pan’ out?

Rahm Emanuel road-tests emphasis on policy over Trump-hatred

Trump administration attempts to ramp up Alaska oil and gas drilling

Senate seats Democrats had counted on winning now look iffy

In the post-9/11 era, has the Office of the Director of National Intelligence lost its relevance?

New Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is caught between the Trump agenda and a hard place

Trump’s personal legal team aims to clear hush money conviction

Ballroom, bunker, or boondoggle? What exactly is Trump building on the White House grounds?

Congressional Republicans may be losing patience with Trump

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