10 h. ago Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene says she won't run for Senate while blasting Dems and fellow Republicans

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a top House ally of President Donald Trump and a MAGA firebrand with a national following, is passing on a 2026 Senate run.

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26 h. ago Leo XIV, becomes first North American to lead the Catholic Church

Leo XIV, becomes first North American to lead the Catholic Church  The Washington Post

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27 h. ago Republican DA bucks blue state's 'broken sentencing' with tough

As a Republican district attorney in the heavily blue Denver metro area, George Brauchler is bringing a tough-on-crime stance learned in some of the state's biggest mass shooting cases.

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29 h. ago For U.S. Catholics, surprise and elation at first American pope

For U.S. Catholics, surprise and elation at first American pope  The Washington Post

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35 h. ago Pope live updates: Leo XIV, becomes first North American to lead the Catholic Church

Pope live updates: Leo XIV, becomes first North American to lead the Catholic Church  The Washington Post

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38 h. ago Conclave live updates: Robert Prevost elected as first American Pope Leo XIV

Conclave live updates: Robert Prevost elected as first American Pope Leo XIV  The Washington Post

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42 h. ago Buddy Carter to Run for Georgia Senate, Seeking to Challenge Jon Ossoff

Representative Buddy Carter became the first Republican to enter the primary field to take on Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, one of the nation’s most vulnerable Democrats.

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4 d. ago Brian Kemp Won’t Run for Senate in Georgia, Giving Ossoff a Lift

The popular two-term governor of Georgia had been seen as the strongest potential Republican challenger to Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat.

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5 d. ago These young people see meme coins as their best shot at the American Dream

These young people see meme coins as their best shot at the American Dream  The Washington Post

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9 d. ago “World Without End: The George Washington Carver Project” at California African American Museum review

“World Without End: The George Washington Carver Project” at California African American Museum review  Artforum

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1 week ago American Airlines 737 Pilot and Washington ATC Involved in Heated Argument

American Airlines 737 Pilot and Washington ATC Involved in Heated Argument  Aviation A2Z

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1 week ago Some artifacts removed from African American history museum after executive order

Some artifacts removed from African American history museum after executive order  NBC4 Washington

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2 w. ago Column | The Kennedy Center’s future will shape the history of American arts

Column | The Kennedy Center’s future will shape the history of American arts  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago Lynn Nottage bestowed with 2025 Washington University Humanities Prize

Lynn Nottage bestowed with 2025 Washington University Humanities Prize  St. Louis American

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2 w. ago Americans are protesting the Trump administration. Do they work?

When you think of a successful protest movement, most Americans probably think of the American Civil Rights movement, and the March on Washington in 1963.Martin Luther King, Jr. standing behind a podium on the steps of the Lincoln memorial delivered his most famous speech and a line that would come to define the goals of the Civil Rights Movement. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act just nine months after the March. A year after that Johnson signed the National Voting Rights Act of 1965.The quest for equality continues. In the decades since that bright summer day in August 1963, many other Americans have tried to use the model of protest to achieve their political goals. But do protests work?For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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2 w. ago What did the Bush administration, 9/11 Commission say about REAL ID legislation?

The Bush administration and Republican lawmakers supported the REAL ID Act before President George W. Bush signed it into law in 2005 — 20 years before it is set to officially be implemented.

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2 w. ago Notes: Alexandria Police mentors take students from George Washington Middle School to Smithsonian African American Museum

Notes: Alexandria Police mentors take students from George Washington Middle School to Smithsonian African American Museum  ALXnow

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2 w. ago Washington Heights community mourns Pope Francis as first Latin American pope

Washington Heights community mourns Pope Francis as first Latin American pope  Spectrum News NY1

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2 w. ago George Clooney optimistic Trump will just ‘go away,’ claims no Republican can replicate his charisma

George Clooney said Donald Trump will eventually "go away," claimed Republicans have no strong successor, and urged Democrats to find new leadership.

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2 w. ago Live updates: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dead at 88

Live updates: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dead at 88  The Washington Post

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