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Today, House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) sent a letter to President Joe Biden accusing him of being “missing in action” on efforts to address the approaching debt ceiling crisis. McCarthy accused Biden of “putting an already fragile economy in jeopardy” and tried to portray…

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Seven people died today in a school shooting in Nashville. Three of them were nine-year-olds. Three were staffers. One was the shooter. In the aftermath…

Heather Cox Richardson

Mar 28

Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff landed midday today in Accra, the capital of Ghana, a country of about 33 million people…

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Mar 27

On March 25, 1911, Frances Perkins was visiting with a friend who lived near Washington Square in New York City when they heard fire engines and…

Heather Cox Richardson

Mar 26

A follow-up to last night’s examination of the confusion among the Republicans about their budget plans: today when a reporter said to House speaker…

Heather Cox Richardson

Mar 25

While the latest machinations from Trump are taking up oxygen, the debt ceiling crisis hasn’t gone away. Indeed, just as it is becoming more and more…

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Mar 24

This week, news has been focused on the former president’s possible indictment for paying $130,000 in hush money to adult film performer Stormy Daniels…

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Mar 23

As you know, I try to write this record of modern America from the perspective of what stories will matter in 150 years (about the span between the…

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Mar 22

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