Author: Naftali Bendavid

Washington Post – Politics:

Some gun rights backers cite Alex Pretti’s gun as a justification for his killing in Minneapolis, while gun-control supporters dismiss its relevance

Washington Post – Politics:

Foreign leaders, Catholic archbishops and the Federal Reserve chairman are among those challenging Trump after a first year in which the president’s critics often tried to placate him.

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Since Ruby Ridge and Waco, some right-wing populists had excoriated federal law enforcement. Now those agents are being deployed by their allies.

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The U.S. government for decades has been the world’s leader provider of trusted data. Many researchers wonder if that is still the case.

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As the administration enters choppy political waters, it has redoubled its pushback against foreign people, products and cultures.

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An anti-oligarch protest in a small Indiana town shows the depth of the national backlash against the concentration of wealth and power.

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The move is the first step the department has taken since Congress compelled the release of more files, though Trump could direct the release of such information without the courts.

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Beyond the big governors and New York mayor contests, Democrats on Tuesday swept city councils, school boards and county commissions.

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In addition to his accumulation of political power, Trump has embraced visual cues designed to project personal command and grandeur.