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Republicans, grasping for an issue to attack Democrats over as they head to expected losses in this fall’s midterm elections, have inexplicably decided to embrace President Donald Trump’s widely unpopular tariffs. CNBC reported on Tuesday that the National Republican Congre...

“Democrats aren’t doing enough to win over voters with their approach to tackling government accountability and corruption, as those issues take on greater salience,” Semafor reports. “New polling from the center-left group Third Way and Impact Research, shared first with Semafor, found that voters trust Republicans slightly more than Democrats to reduce government waste, fraud, […]

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Earlier this year, I visited the prison medical department to request a colonoscopy. I'm 56 years old and have never had the procedure, but I’ve heard on the news that it’s important.

The post The Negative Effects of Dehumanizing Language in Prison appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.

During my trial, while I was being escorted to the courtroom by two officers, I looked up and saw my 2-year-old niece's face. Her chin was resting on my sister's shoulder, and her expression was blank.

The post Watching My Niece Grow Up in a Prison Visiting Room appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.

First Lady Melania Trump has helped reunite a fifth group of Ukrainian and Russian children with their loved ones, continuing her humanitarian work on behalf of those affected by the war. A total of five children were reunited today. This milestone marks another step toward ensuring that innocent kids can safely return to their homes, […]

The post First Lady Melania Trump Facilitates Her Fifth Ukraine–Russia Family Reunification appeared first on The White House.

“A Russian missile was likely the object that crashed in eastern Poland early on Thursday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said,” Bloomberg reports. “The announcement comes after Polish armed forces said it detected an unidentified object entering the country’s airspace while observing ‘at least a dozen missiles’ over western Ukraine. Poland borders Ukraine and is a […]

“He sees me as the person that’s the impediment to some of the things he wants to get done. But as I continually point out… I don’t make this stuff up. Math is math, arithmetic is arithmetic.” — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), quoted by Politico, on the pressure he feels from President Trump […]

The media world is still buzzing about some of the new hires for the upcoming season of CBS’s “60 Minutes.” Most notably, the talk has been about the hiring of […]

The post Can the new hires for ‘60 Minutes’ meet the challenge? appeared first on Poynter.

“Longtime Democratic operative Guy Cecil has launched a new research initiative aimed at boosting the party’s numbers and appeal — an effort that comes amid debate over how to best win in the midterms and 2028,” Bloomberg reports. “The American Horizon Project is circulating their first round of analysis among party officials. It includes polling […]

Over 200 drivers no longer have a ride thanks to their vehicle being taken away by the State of New York. Here's how to avoid it happening to you. Continue reading…

WBUR's Mirian Wasser talks to a panel of energy experts —Matthew Nelson, former chair of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities; Erika Uyterhoeven, a Democratic state representative from Somerville Disctrict; and Mary Wambui, a ratepayer advocate who sits on the state's Energy Efficiency Advisory Council  — about the market and policy drivers behind the skyrocketing electric and gas bills across New England, as well as practical steps consumers can take to ease the burden.

Ezekiel Emanuel — bioethicist, oncologist and author of  the new book “Eat Your Ice Cream” -— talks to WBUR's Deborah Becker about how to separate interventions that improve longevity and quality of life from those that don’t.

The New England coast used to be crowded with wild oyster reefs. But the reefs have been decimated by overfishing, pollution, development and climate change.  Aran Mooney, who studies underwater acoustics at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, is studying whether sound can help with efforts to restore oyster beds

“I was reminded of a time when life was easy,” writes Blake Turck, of tending a basil pant in her windowsill. “It was a portal to the past, and activated a scent that connected me to the memory of my mom. It also gave me a reason to stay present, and look forward.”