The director of national intelligence appears to be withholding an explosive court opinion that could give lawmakers all the more reason to meaningfully reform surveillance law.
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Republicans Running Scared in the Rio Grande Valley
Trump’s economic and immigration policies have pushed South Texas voters away from the GOP, but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote blue no matter who.
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Money Can’t Buy Me Votes
Republicans are going to try to solve their midterm problems with money. Good luck to them.
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What Congress Actually Needs to Do About AI: Staff Up
In 1995, Newt Gingrich lobotomized Congress’s technical brain trust. It should be rebuilt.
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DOGE Bills Could Come Back to Haunt Republicans
One bill in particular would threaten $500 billion in federal spending every year. Several House Republicans in tough races supported it.
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NY-17: Who’s Afraid of Mike Lawler?
Cait Conley is leading the two-term incumbent in the polls, but on the airwaves, Lawler dominates. Why have Democrats been reluctant to spend as much as in other swing districts?
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Republican Nominee in Texas Using Trump’s $5,000 Promise to Deceive Voters
Eric Flores is an Army veteran and lawyer running to unseat Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in Texas District 34.
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The Big Crypto Whiff
The crypto industry wasn’t able to buy support for its biggest legislative priority in the Senate this week, despite unparalleled levels of spending in the midterms.
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The Unbearable Lightness of Pete Hegseth
While the military is running out of missiles, the secretary of war is fixated on whether the troops are adequately toned and testosteroned.
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A Path to a Texas Breakthrough
James Talarico is deploying his Christian faith in his bid for the Senate. But he’s winning because Texans have been pummeled by inflation and corruption.