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Greetings and welcome to another wee bit of open-threaded fluff. This week I'll be continuing my series of diaries featuring photos from my Summer trip to Poland with part two of my tour of Castle ...

I have kept my mind open about what exactly happened in the TN special house election. I really did not want to make the statement that this is a bellwether but that has changed. We live in a small town on the Easternshore of Maryland. I will state...

A grand jury today refused to indict New York Attorney General Letisha James on mortgage fraud. The return of a "no true bill" is historically exceptionally rare for federal grand juries, but is becoming more common in Trump's weaponized Department of...

On Friday, Federal District Judge Rodney Smith ordered the release of the Grand Jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's Florida case. He wrote: In its instant motion, the Government argues that the newly enacted Act overrides Rule 6's prohibition on the...

A bipartisan group of congressional leaders has asked Attorney General Pam Bondi for a briefing on when, exactly, she’s going to get around ...

New AI-powered programs offer help to patients stymied by insurance denials. By Anna Claire Vollers for� Stateline As states strive to curb health insurers’ use of artificial intelligence, ...

There are harmful administrative decisions that have immediate but reversable negative consequences. But what of decisions that are reversable in policy only – those whose effects will almost ...

During his televised Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, President Donald Trump claimed that concerns about the affordability of goods and services are a “fake narrative.” Trump also falsely claimed ...

President Donald Trump went on a manic late night social media posting binge on Monday night, reinforcing concerns about how abnormal his behavior has been during this presidency. Between the hours ...

When Tyson Foods announced it would close its beef processing plant in Lexington, Nebraska in early 2026, most Americans didn’t notice. But they should have. Not because Lexington is unique — but because it isn’t. What’s happening there is a warning, a...