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Reporter's Notebook: Capitol Hill's legislative clock is ticking ahead of the midterms
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Reporter's Notebook: Capitol Hill's legislative clock is ticking ahead of the midterms

Congress faces a potential government shutdown this fall as spending bills stall and Democrats refuse to cooperate ahead of midterm elections.

Antone Wunsch · 17 Jun, 2026
Activists unleash a 'next wave' ballot strategy for women's sports inside deep blue states
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Activists unleash a 'next wave' ballot strategy for women's sports inside deep blue states

Jennifer Sey says grassroots organizers qualified a biological sex-protection ballot measure in Colorado for November, targeting blue and purple states.

Spencer Carroll · 17 Jun, 2026
House bill would strip federal funding from colleges with alleged ties to Chinese Communist Party
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House bill would strip federal funding from colleges with alleged ties to Chinese Communist Party

Rep. Pat Fallon introduces the Espionage Protection Act to cut federal funding for universities with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

Marcelina Mayert · 17 Jun, 2026
Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann slammed as ‘small man’ as judge gives max sentence for murder spree
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Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann slammed as ‘small man’ as judge gives max sentence for murder spree

Rex Heuermann, 62, pleaded guilty to seven Gilgo Beach murders and confessed to an eighth, with victims killed between 1993 and 2010 across Long Island.

Herta Volkman · 17 Jun, 2026
Left-wing historian likens UFC White House event to lynchings era
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Left-wing historian likens UFC White House event to lynchings era

Heather Cox Richardson suggested that the same cultural impulse behind the UFC White House event pushed lynching in late 19th century America.

Tremaine Boyer · 17 Jun, 2026
DAVID MARCUS: Dems run against 'Epstein Class,' but can't name anyone in it
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DAVID MARCUS: Dems run against 'Epstein Class,' but can't name anyone in it

Progressive Democrats adopt the term "Epstein Class" to replace "The 1%" as midterms approach, but Rep. Ro Khanna struggles to name specific members.

Kayli Runolfsdottir · 17 Jun, 2026
Failed 2024 candidate Kamala Harris predicts Obama-like end for Trump on Iran negotiations
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Failed 2024 candidate Kamala Harris predicts Obama-like end for Trump on Iran negotiations

Kamala Harris calls Trump's Iran deal a 'war of choice' and predicts it will cost Republicans in upcoming midterm elections at Vienna climate summit.

Ocie Hahn · 17 Jun, 2026
Viking madness grips Boston escalator as Norway fans march toward World Cup match
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Viking madness grips Boston escalator as Norway fans march toward World Cup match

Norwegian sports fans performed synchronized Viking rowing on a Boston escalator ahead of Norway's first World Cup appearance in 28 years — charming locals.

Ibrahim Murazik · 17 Jun, 2026
Hillary Clinton hammers Joe Biden for 2024 reelection bid despite supporting campaign: 'terrible mistake'
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Hillary Clinton hammers Joe Biden for 2024 reelection bid despite supporting campaign: 'terrible mistake'

Hillary Clinton calls Biden's 2024 reelection bid a "terrible mistake" for himself, his legacy and the country during an interview Monday.

John Stehr · 17 Jun, 2026
Delaware hospital shooting suspect identified, faces multiple charges including first-degree murder
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Delaware hospital shooting suspect identified, faces multiple charges including first-degree murder

A Wilmington Police Department advisory identified the suspect in a Tuesday hospital shooting as John Wallace-Bey, 23, of New Castle.He will be charged with fir...

Cora Robel · 17 Jun, 2026
Morgan Wallen pulls off incredible career accomplishment as another song hits a billion streams on Spotify
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Morgan Wallen pulls off incredible career accomplishment as another song hits a billion streams on Spotify

Morgan Wallen's hit "Wasted On You" reportedly crosses one billion Spotify streams, making it his fourth song to reach the milestone on the platform.

Adele Thompson · 17 Jun, 2026
Judge reveals Luigi Mangione will pursue psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination case
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Judge reveals Luigi Mangione will pursue psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination case

Luigi Mangione's defense team plans to argue he suffered extreme emotional disturbance during the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO murder, judge says.

Odell Nicolas · 17 Jun, 2026