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May 18 2026POLITICS

Massachusetts Faces New Campaign‑Finance Debate

Senator Rebecca Rausch has introduced a budget amendment that would remove the clause in state law allowing candidates to spend unlimited amounts on their own campaigns. The proposal, called “Elections Not For Sale, ” targets the practice that let billionaire Mike Minogue pour more than $13 million

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May 17 2026POLITICS

Lamar Alexander Urges GOP to Push Back Against Trump

Senator Lamar Alexander, who served Tennessee for many years and once ran for president, has written a new book that calls out former President Trump. In his memoir, Alexander criticizes how the president spoke to a large crowd that later stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The senator says Trum

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May 11 2026POLITICS

Why JD Vance fell hard for Usha before they even dated

JD Vance’s upcoming book reveals how his view of love changed when he met Usha Chilukuri. Before law school, he thought feelings like heartbreak were overrated—until he met someone who made him forget all that. His friends noticed the shift first. One drunken night, Vance confessed he was obsessed w

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May 09 2026POLITICS

Canadian Summit Sparks Debate Over Trade and Politics

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan who is seen as a possible 2028 presidential hopeful, will travel to Canada on Saturday. The trip comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new partnership with China that could bring up to 49, 000 Chinese electric cars into Canada at a low tarif

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May 04 2026POLITICS

Planned Parenthood Loans: A Code‑Word Controversy

Senator Joni Ernst said the Biden team talked about giving large forgivable loans to Planned Parenthood during COVID, but used a secret label “Benghazi” in emails to hide the plan. The SBA chief of staff replied “Yes, let’s talk Benghazi” after a senior attorney asked for a meeting. Ernst claims t

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May 03 2026OPINION

Mysterious Tattoos, Big Politics: A Deep Dive

Senator Chris Murphy was recently on television trying to explain why a candidate from Maine has a Nazi symbol inked on his arm. He claimed it was the result of trauma and that people deserve a second chance. The story stirred up debate about how politicians justify questionable pasts. The discussi

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May 01 2026FINANCE

Senseonics Raises $80 Million to Push Diabetes Tech Forward

Senseonics, a maker of implantable glucose monitors, has set the price for its upcoming stock sale. The company will offer eight million shares at five dollars each, aiming to bring in about eighty million dollars before fees. Investors can also receive pre‑funded warrants, which let them buy the sa

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May 01 2026POLITICS

Senate Clash: A New Twist on the Spy‑Program Debate

Sen. Ron Wyden, a long‑time defender of privacy rights, has stirred the Senate by demanding that a secret court ruling be made public. The ruling, issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, criticized how the Trump administration used data collected by the National Security Agency. Wyden

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Apr 28 2026POLITICS

Senegal’s Parliament Moves to Clear Path for Sonko’s Future Run

Senegal’s lawmakers just passed a new voting law that could let former opposition leader Ousmane Sonko run in the 2029 presidential race. The bill was approved with a large margin: 128 members voted for it, only 11 opposed and two stayed neutral. Sonko, who was barred from the 2024 election be

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Apr 17 2026POLITICS

JD Vance’s Dual Role: Fundraising for Power

JD Vance isn’t just the vice president—he’s also the finance chair for the Republican National Committee, a rare combo that gives him unusual influence. While the party benefits from his fundraising skills, raising tens of millions ahead of the 2026 midterms, Vance gains something too: access to the

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