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Feb 21, 2026•18 questions
Democrats are outrunning 2024 margins by 32 points in special elections
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Feb 21, 2026•20 questions
Republicans in 5 states launched mid-decade redistricting to redraw maps before 2026
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Jan 30, 2026•26 questions
Trump's DOJ protects Epstein predators, deletes files, exposes survivors in selective document release
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Jan 30, 2026•18 questions
DOJ arrests Don Lemon, Georgia Fort over church protest coverage
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Apr 18, 2026
Iran-US ceasefire expires April 22 after Islamabad talks collapse
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Apr 18, 2026
Acting ICE director Todd Lyons resigns, never faced Senate confirmation
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Apr 17, 2026
Trump pressures Alito and Thomas to retire before Senate Democrats could block replacements
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Apr 17, 2026
Trump announces 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Netanyahu shocked by terms
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Apr 17, 2026
Jury finds Live Nation-Ticketmaster ran an illegal concert monopoly
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Apr 17, 2026
House rejects Iran war powers resolution by one vote
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Apr 15, 2026
Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution for fourth time in 47-52 vote
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Apr 14, 2026
Appeals court blocks contempt probe into Trump deportation flights
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Apr 13, 2026
Representative Chris Smith blocks Democrats' Iran war powers resolution in pro forma session
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Apr 13, 2026
DHS shutdown ends as ICE keeps $75B OBBBA windfall, bypassing Congress
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Apr 18, 2026
Iran-US ceasefire expires April 22 after Islamabad talks collapse
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Apr 18, 2026
Acting ICE director Todd Lyons resigns, never faced Senate confirmation
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Apr 18, 2026
House defies Trump, extends Haiti TPS protection via discharge petition
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Apr 18, 2026
Congress passes emergency 10-day FISA surveillance extension
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Apr 17, 2026
Trump pressures Alito and Thomas to retire before Senate Democrats could block replacements
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Apr 17, 2026
Federal judge blocks DOJ bid to stop Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies
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Apr 17, 2026
Trump announces 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Netanyahu shocked by terms
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Apr 17, 2026
House rejects Iran war powers resolution by one vote
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Apr 15, 2026
Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution for fourth time in 47-52 vote
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Apr 14, 2026
Appeals court blocks contempt probe into Trump deportation flights
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Apr 18, 2026
Iran-US ceasefire expires April 22 after Islamabad talks collapse
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Apr 17, 2026
Trump announces 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Netanyahu shocked by terms
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Apr 15, 2026
Senate votes 40-59 to keep $447M Israel arms sales despite Democratic opposition
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Apr 14, 2026
Treasury won't renew Iran oil sanctions waiver, ending legal crude sales
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Apr 13, 2026
US and Iran deadlock on nuclear enrichment terms as April 21 deadline looms
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Apr 13, 2026
Representative Chris Smith blocks Democrats' Iran war powers resolution in pro forma session
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Apr 13, 2026
Trump threatens China with 50% tariff if it arms Iran with missiles
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Apr 13, 2026
US Navy begins blockade of Iranian ports after peace talks fail
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Apr 12, 2026
US-Iran Islamabad talks collapse; Trump threatens naval blockade
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Apr 11, 2026
US Navy begins Hormuz mine clearing; Iran disputes transit
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Apr 18, 2026
Iran-US ceasefire expires April 22 after Islamabad talks collapse
🔒
Apr 18, 2026
Congress passes emergency 10-day FISA surveillance extension
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Apr 17, 2026
Trump announces 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Netanyahu shocked by terms
Verifying sources
🗳️
Apr 17, 2026
House rejects Iran war powers resolution by one vote
Verifying sources
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Apr 15, 2026
Senate votes 40-59 to keep $447M Israel arms sales despite Democratic opposition
Verifying sources
🗳️
Apr 15, 2026
Senate blocks Iran war powers resolution for fourth time in 47-52 vote
Verifying sources
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Apr 13, 2026
US and Iran deadlock on nuclear enrichment terms as April 21 deadline looms
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Apr 13, 2026
Representative Chris Smith blocks Democrats' Iran war powers resolution in pro forma session
+30
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Apr 13, 2026
Trump threatens China with 50% tariff if it arms Iran with missiles
+37
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Apr 13, 2026
US Navy begins blockade of Iranian ports after peace talks fail
+44
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Apr 18, 2026
House defies Trump, extends Haiti TPS protection via discharge petition
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Apr 10, 2026
Trump fires judges who threw out student deportation cases
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Apr 9, 2026
HUD emergency housing voucher program will run out of funding by end of 2026
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Apr 9, 2026
BIA orders deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
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Apr 9, 2026
James Strahler pleads guilty to cyberstalking and AI-generated child sexual abuse material
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Apr 9, 2026
ICE spent $1 billion on detention warehouses without notifying states or Congress
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Apr 9, 2026
Louisiana Republicans are abolishing the clerk's office an exonerated man won by 33 points
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Apr 8, 2026
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for 5,000 Ethiopians
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Apr 8, 2026
Federal judge gave FDA six months to respond before blocking mail-order mifepristone in Louisiana
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Apr 8, 2026
Office of Personnel Management demanded prescription and diagnosis records for 8 million federal workers
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Denver
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Madison
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Santa Fe
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2.1M
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Jackson
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Hartford
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3.6M
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Salt Lake City
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Atlanta
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Springfield
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