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RFK Jr. pushed to explain changing abortion position
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) brought up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s past comments on abortion during his Senate confirmation hearing to be President Trump's secretary of Health and Human ...CBS News - 15h -
Trump’s flood-the-zone strategy delights MAGA
When a group of Senate Democrats held a press conference Tuesday to denounce President Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, there was a slight problem. They were capitalizing on a news cycle that had ...The Hill - 21h -
Woman with ALS explains decision to die with medical assistance
MAID is currently legal in 10 states and Washington, D.C., but eight other states are considering similar laws this year.CBS News - 1d -
Stirewalt: DeepSeek sharpens AI arms race — and MAGA tensions
The revelation that China’s DeepSeek has built a better artificial intelligence (AI) mousetrap than its much richer American counterparts set off a panic among tech investors Monday, causing the ...The Hill - 1d -
MAGA’s Big Tech Divide
The journalist James Pogue explicates the strange tensions between big tech and the new right.The New York Times - 1d -
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The Maga vision of corporate life will struggle
Davos shows how many companies are convinced diversity and environmental measures make financial senseFinancial Times - 4d -
Trump's Week 1 actions reward his MAGA base and settle scores
President Donald Trump’s first week in office isn’t yet over, but he fulfilled his plan to “flood the zone” with a deluge of executive actions.NBC News - 4d -
The Evidence For the Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Explained
Here’s why doctors recommend getting specific shots at specific times — as well as what happens when parents stray from that advice.The New York Times - 4d -
When Your Son Goes MAGA
Some liberal parents face a new, unexpected challenge: how to talk to their children who voted for Donald J. Trump.The New York Times - 5d -
Collins explains her 'no' vote on Hegseth
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), one of two Republicans to vote against advancing Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary of Defense, said Thursday Hegseth “does not have the management ...The Hill - 6d -
The Who's Who of MAGA Influencers You Should Know About by Now
Welcome to Trump 2.0, where these creators have the ears not only of their audiences but of the president as well.Wired - 6d -
How Javier Milei's Tough Remake of Argentina Made Him a MAGA Hero
One year in, “El Loco” is curbing public spending, slashing red tape—and offering his services to Donald Trump.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 21 -
How Musk could thwart the MAGA agenda
Elon Musk's influence in the Trump administration could lead to a repeat of the same mistake of Trump's first term, as he is not a MAGA Republican and his agenda for electric cars and climate ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
MAGA Influencers Take Their Victory Lap, With Big Tech Picking Up the Tab
At parties throughout Washington over the long Inauguration weekend, creators and strategists who take credit for Donald Trump’s victory toasted their success on the dimes of TikTok, Google, and ...Wired - Jan. 20 -
Tim Kaine explains strategy on Pete Hegseth
His questioning was aimed at calling Hegseth's character into question.Politico - Jan. 19 -
The reality TV roots of the MAGA coalition
The cast of characters in the second Trump administration is straight out of reality TV — literally, in some cases. So is the MAGA mindset.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 19 -
How Long Can the Alliance Between Tech Titans and the MAGA Faithful Last?
Trump’s unruly coalition is threatening to tear itself apart.The New York Times - Jan. 18 -
The MAGA fight over skilled immigrants could cost us all
Do we really want to live in a country without Nvidia, Tesla or Viggo Mortensen?MarketWatch - Jan. 18 -
‘A small act of patriotism’: Canada’s anti-Maga hats go viral
Ontario premier’s ‘Canada is not for sale’ cap emerges as an unlikely expression of unity amid Trumpian threats. Few items of clothing have come to exemplify American far-right nationalism in the ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Louisiana governor says he'll raise MAGA flag for Trump inauguration
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) said he will fully raise the Make American Great Again (MAGA) flag at the governor’s mansion for President-elect Trump's inauguration next week and invited ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
In Turning to Trump, More CEOs Adopt MAGA Swagger in Business Decisions
In addition to donating millions to Trump’s inauguration, many company heads are adopting the President-elect’s hard-edged, even vindictive vibe in announcing changes in their business.Inc. - Jan. 17 -
How Trump’s Border Czar Thomas Homan Found MAGA
Thomas Homan once defended Obama-era policies and health care for transgender immigrants. Now he’s eyeing hotlines to report undocumented neighbors and arrests of local officials who get in the way.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Israel and the Palestinians: History of the conflict explained
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running in the world.BBC News - Jan. 16 -
Senate GOP incumbents brace for MAGA primary challengers
Several GOP Senate incumbents are already staring down the threat of primary challenges next year as friction builds between the MAGA and establishment wings. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who plans ...The Hill - Jan. 14 -
Trump's inauguration weekend features fireworks, MAGA rally, inaugural balls
President-elect Trump's inauguration weekend will start with a fireworks display outside his northern Virginia golf club and end with a trio of inaugural balls where he will speak, the committee ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Veterinarian explains how to protect pets amid wildfires
A veterinarian shares some advice how to keep pets safe amid wildfire danger.ABC News - Jan. 12 -
In utterly unsurprising news, Maga blames diversity for the Los Angeles wildfires
Elon Musk, one of the brightest minds of his generation, is saying it, so it must be true. Women, eh? They’re simply not to be trusted. Eve ate that apple; Pandora opened that horrible little box; ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Trump’s conviction is the latest twist in the Maga story | Lloyd Green
The supreme court order may also be a harbinger of what awaits the US over the next four years: litigation that again divides the judiciary and the nation. Donald Trump will take the office on 20 ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
How Democrats should take on MAGA for the next four years
Democrats must not underestimate Trump, create a truth squad to counter his lies, and hit hard against his corporate overlords in order to win the battle against MAGA.The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Meta Goes MAGA Mode + a Big Month in A.I. + HatGPT
“I think this set of changes that the company announced this week are the most important series of policy changes that they have made in the past five years.”The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Guantánamo Bay Explained: The Costs, the Captives and Why It’s Still Open
Just 15 men remain at the prison, down from hundreds when it opened 23 years ago. But the costly operation could go on for years.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
MAGA Is Blaming DEI for the California Wildfires
Rather than months without rain or the effects of climate change, figures like Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. are pointing to a familiar scapegoat as entire neighborhoods burn.Wired - Jan. 9 -
No Fact-Checking and More Hate Speech: Meta Goes MAGA
Mark Zuckerberg has fully adopted the language of his former right-wing critics about what constitutes censorship.Wired - Jan. 8 -
Mark Zuckerberg has gone full Maga | Siva Vaidhyanathan
It’s a mistake to describe the Meta CEO’s move as a retreat from ‘fact-checking’: it’s a retreat from limiting harm to users. Mark Zuckerberg seems to have gone full Maga. Just two weeks before ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
New neutron science could explain our cosmic leftover status
The world’s most powerful source of electrically neutral particles may help us understand why the universe existsFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
GeForce RTX 50-Series GPUs - Nvidia's New Graphics Cards, Explained
Nvidia revealed its next generation of graphics cards, the GeForce RTX 50-series, at CES this week. There are four new GPUs in the lineup: the Geforce RTX 5090, 5080, 5070, and 5070 Ti. The ...GameSpot - Jan. 7 -
Maga vs the billionaires
Trump’s fragile coalition is already splintering over immigrationFinancial Times - Jan. 6 -
What Explains the Resurgence of the N.F.L. Running Back?
It’s not a miracle, but it seems like one.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
How a German Proverb Explains a Golf Star’s Long-Awaited Breakthrough
From the onset of Xander Schauffele’s relationship with golf, motivational allegories and philosophical adages were fed into his psyche.The New York Times - Jan. 2