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Trump Is Still a Loser: Courts Edition
Note: Norman Eisen is on vacation. Joshua Kolb, senior counsel and manager of rapid legal response at Democracy Defenders Action, is writing in his stead this week. It’s been a…
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What to know about Luigi Mangione's guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea on Friday to federal stalking-to-kill charges raised…
Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe's reservation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from…
Shootings in Michigan leave 5 people plus suspect dead following large-scale search
A series of shootings in Michigan left five people plus a suspect dead Friday, police…
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The Last Roller Coaster in Silicon Valley
Let me tell you a small story that makes me sad, which is part of a big story that makes…
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Norm and Karen Attiah on Victory in Wrongful Termination Case Against ‘The Washington Post’
In a huge win for the First Amendment and Contrarians everywhere, an independent arbitrator ruled today that The Washington Post…
Trump’s D.C. Car Race Is the Best of Populism
History records that in the year 67, the Roman emperor Nero participated in a chariot race at the Olympic Games.…
Why No One Trusts Data Centers and Flock Cameras
So much of what we do at The Free Press is try to make sense of a world where trust…
Tyler Cowen: The Least Bad Way to Regulate AI
For how much longer will the fate of American artificial intelligence be steered from Silicon Valley rather than Washington? To…
Evening Roundup, Aug 24: South Carolina, ICE, and Measles
SpotlightIn the Headlines<div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{"nodeId":"6d9e9d3a-63d1-414d-8db2-d22b5b1d0719","caption":"By Jeff NesbitWhen school doors open this month, hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated children will walk…
We’re Preparing to Send Measles Back to Kindergarten
By Jeff NesbitOver the next few weeks, millions of American parents will photograph their 5-year-olds on front porches, adjust oversized…