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Flavored vapes doomed Trump’s FDA head
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Why Marty Makary is out at the FDA, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Flavored vapes doomed Trump’s FDA head
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Why Marty Makary is out at the FDA, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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Can Trump lower gas prices?Can Trump lower gas prices?
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What suspending the gas tax would mean for you, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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The FBI investigates a journalistThe FBI investigates a journalist
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How Kash Patel is weaponizing the FBI, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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What Trump’s ballroom could cost youWhat Trump’s ballroom could cost you
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Trump claimed the ballroom would be “free of charge.” It could cost taxpayers $1 billion.

By Cameron Peters

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Trump eyes a new construction projectTrump eyes a new construction project
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Part-time president, full-time developer.

By Cameron Peters
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Why Trump says the US-Iran war is overWhy Trump says the US-Iran war is over
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Trump’s plan to evade an Iran deadline, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s next redistricting targetsTrump’s next redistricting targets
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Once more unto the gerrymandering breach.

By Cameron Peters
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James Comey gets indicted (again)James Comey gets indicted (again)
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Trump’s revenge ploys are getting kookier.

By Cameron Peters
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What Trump wants out of the Correspondents’ Dinner shootingWhat Trump wants out of the Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
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A ballroom and Jimmy Kimmel’s firing.

By Cameron Peters
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Are the latest Iran talks for real?Are the latest Iran talks for real?
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The latest on Iran as negotiators head back to Pakistan.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s big marijuana moveTrump’s big marijuana move
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Rescheduling medical marijuana, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s cruel plan for Afghan refugees, briefly explainedTrump’s cruel plan for Afghan refugees, briefly explained
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Afghan refugees currently in Qatar could be sent to Congo by the Trump administration.

By Cameron Peters
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Why the Pentagon is dropping a flu vaccine mandateWhy the Pentagon is dropping a flu vaccine mandate
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US soldiers are now free to get the flu.

By Cameron Peters
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The lucky few who can apply for tariff refundsThe lucky few who can apply for tariff refunds
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The Trump administration launched its tariff refund portal. Will the refunds really happen?

By Andrew Prokop
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Is the Strait of Hormuz really open?Is the Strait of Hormuz really open?
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A busy day of Iran news, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s ceasefire announcement, briefly explainedTrump’s ceasefire announcement, briefly explained
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An Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is set to take effect Thursday evening.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s DOJ wants to undo January 6 convictionsTrump’s DOJ wants to undo January 6 convictions
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How the Trump administration is still trying to rewrite January 6 history.

By Cameron Peters
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The new Hormuz blockade, briefly explainedThe new Hormuz blockade, briefly explained
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Trump tries Iran’s playbook.

By Cameron Peters
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Why inflation is upWhy inflation is up
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What the Iran war is doing to the economy, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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The ceasefire is already getting shakyThe ceasefire is already getting shaky
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The status of US-Iran negotiations, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s new attack on mail-in voting, briefly explainedTrump’s new attack on mail-in voting, briefly explained
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A new executive order attempts to seize control of mail-in voting.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s gas prices problemTrump’s gas prices problem
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Gas — and lots of others things — are still getting more expensive.

By Cameron Peters
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How Trump is paying TSA, briefly explainedHow Trump is paying TSA, briefly explained
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Good news for your upcoming flight.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s moving Iran deadline, briefly explainedTrump’s moving Iran deadline, briefly explained
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Are US-Iran negotiations going anywhere?

By Cameron Peters
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How Trump is complicating TSA fundingHow Trump is complicating TSA funding
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What Trump wants from a DHS funding measure, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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ICE heads to the airportICE heads to the airport
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Airport delays are spreading. Trump wants ICE agents to fix it.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s new coin, briefly explainedTrump’s new coin, briefly explained
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How Trump is celebrating his favorite things: gold and himself.

By Cameron Peters
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The people dying in ICE custodyThe people dying in ICE custody
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ICE detentions are up. So are deaths.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s Hormuz problem, briefly explainedTrump’s Hormuz problem, briefly explained
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Trump is looking for help with the Strait of Hormuz. He’s not having much luck.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s Cuba ambitions, briefly explainedTrump’s Cuba ambitions, briefly explained
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Is Cuba next?

By Cameron Peters
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A US atrocity in Iran, briefly explainedA US atrocity in Iran, briefly explained
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It was a US strike that killed nearly 200 children on the first day of the Iran war, an investigation finds.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s open-ended war, briefly explainedTrump’s open-ended war, briefly explained
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The Trump administration doesn’t know when this is going to end either.

By Cameron Peters
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A bad news day for Trump’s economy, briefly explainedA bad news day for Trump’s economy, briefly explained
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Jobs numbers down, gas prices up.

By Cameron Peters
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The firing of Kristi Noem, briefly explainedThe firing of Kristi Noem, briefly explained
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Trump shows his Homeland Security secretary the door.

By Cameron Peters
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What the Iran war is costing you, briefly explainedWhat the Iran war is costing you, briefly explained
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The economic shock from Trump’s war may only be getting started.

By Cameron Peters
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The Trump administration still can’t decide why it’s doing thisThe Trump administration still can’t decide why it’s doing this
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Four days in, Trump’s Iran explanations aren’t getting any clearer.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s war with Iran, briefly explainedTrump’s war with Iran, briefly explained
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The US struck multiple Iranian cities early on Saturday morning.

By Cameron Peters
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Mamdani charms Trump (again)Mamdani charms Trump (again)
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After a White House visit, a Columbia student is released from ICE custody.

By Cameron Peters
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One big takeaway from Trump’s SOTU, briefly explainedOne big takeaway from Trump’s SOTU, briefly explained
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What Trump sees in a new voter ID bill.

By Cameron Peters
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The Epstein files Trump’s DOJ is withholdingThe Epstein files Trump’s DOJ is withholding
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The latest Epstein files news, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s Iran buildup, briefly explainedTrump’s Iran buildup, briefly explained
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Is the US really about to attack Iran?

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s tariff defeat, briefly explainedTrump’s tariff defeat, briefly explained
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Trump loses his biggest tariffs power.

By Cameron Peters
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Trump’s ballroom blitz, briefly explainedTrump’s ballroom blitz, briefly explained
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How Trump is signing off on his own new ballroom.

By Cameron Peters
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The Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explainedThe Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explained
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Trump vs. Colbert, continued.

By Cameron Peters