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July 31, 2026
Courtney Kube, Monica Alba, Peter Nicholas, Gordon Lubold, Katherine Doyle, and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News reported Wednesday that President Donald J.
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A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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60 Years of Medicare and Medicaid
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July 30, 2026
Sixty years ago today, on July 30, 1966, Medicare and Medicaid went into effect.
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Nothing to Stand On
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July 29, 2026
Ariel Edwards-Levy of CNN reported today that a new CNN poll conducted by the public opinion research firm SSRS found that 70% of adult Americans…
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July 28, 2026
Turning it over to Buddy tonight.
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Trying to Rewrite History
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The Trump administration is trying to rewrite the history of the United States.
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