Policy & Law

Kamala Harris Uses Trump's 'Too Big to Rig' Phrase in Midterms Video, Drawing Republican Fire

Former vice president urged Democrats to turn out in force while warning Republicans are "cheating" ahead of November elections.

By Eleanor Cross · Friday, August 28, 2026 · 4 min read
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Missouri Deputy Attorney General Found Alive 6 Days After Vanishing in Wyoming Wilderness

Shaun Mackelprang, 55, was rescued by helicopter near Scott Lake in the Wind River Range after an extensive multi-agency search effort.

By James Callahan · Friday, August 28, 2026 · 3 min read
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X Disables 200,000 Inauthentic Chinese Accounts in Influence Operation Targeting US AI Policy

The bot network pushed claims linking data centers to rising electricity costs, though research from the Institute for Energy Research found no statistical connection between server density and household bills.

By Marcus Webb · Friday, August 28, 2026 · 4 min read
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Federal Judge Rules Pentagon's Actions Against Anthropic Were Illegal, Baseless

U.S. District Judge Rita Lin wrote in a 59-page ruling that the government sought to 'make a public example' of the AI company for its criticism of defense policy.

By Diane Park · Friday, August 28, 2026 · 4 min read
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Good Good Golf Faces Backlash Over Ad Depicting Man Tackling Woman

Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy pull products, Callaway distances itself after viral ad sparks debate over corporate response to perceived depictions of violence.

By Marcus Webb · Friday, August 28, 2026 · 4 min read
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Fact-Checking Tucker Carlson: Data Center Blackout Claims Investigated

AllSides found claims about Homer City energy prices and grid failures attributed to local officials were fabricated; the actual project is in Center Township, 50 miles east of Pittsburgh.

By Eleanor Cross · Friday, August 28, 2026 · 4 min read
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March on Washington Rally Draws Attention to Voting Rights With Jeffries, Sanders

Thousands gather at National Mall as civil rights groups push back against Supreme Court ruling and Trump's mail-in voting executive order.

By Diane Park · Friday, August 28, 2026 · 4 min read
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The Insight: How the Lindsay Clancy Case Became a Misinformation Chamber

Massachusetts murder case illustrates how polarization and true-crime fascination can transform real tragedy into a battleground for competing narratives about mental health care.

By James Callahan · Friday, August 28, 2026 · 5 min read
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Carney Rejects Trump Renaming of Lake Ontario, Citing Indigenous Heritage

Canadian prime minister says the Great Lake's name derives from a Wendat word meaning 'the lake is beautiful, the lake is big'

By Diane Park · Friday, August 28, 2026 · 3 min read
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America First Coalition Faces Internal Tensions as Political Realignment Reshapes Republican Landscape

The coalition that helped power Donald Trump's political rise is now navigating fractures similar to those that splintered the Tea Party movement a decade ago.

By James Callahan · Friday, August 28, 2026 · 4 min read