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The U.S. gets downgraded, explained.
Last week, the Fitch Ratings agency downgraded the U.S. government's top credit rating from AAA to AA+, a decision that drew an angry response from t…
2 years, 10 months ago
Trump gets indicted (again).
The latest Trump indictment. On Tuesday, Donald Trump was indicted in a criminal case accusing him of illegal acts during an attempt to change the ou…
2 years, 10 months ago
A special podcast from Isaac.
Four years ago, we picked a fight with partisan media in the United States. Nearly every weekday since, we've published news with an eye toward eleva…
2 years, 10 months ago
The legacy admissions debate.
Legacy admissions. This week, the United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona suggested that the Supreme's Court's decision to strike down af…
2 years, 10 months ago
The new Trump charges.
The new Trump charges. On Thursday, special counsel Jack Smith filed additional charges against former President Trump tied to his alleged mishandlin…
2 years, 10 months ago
"Bidenomics" and the state of the economy.
On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy grew by a 2.4% annualized rate in the second quarter, beating the 2% estimate by …
2 years, 10 months ago
Florida's new African American studies curriculum.
Florida's African American studies curriculum. Last week, the Florida Board of Education approved a controversial new curriculum to teach African Ame…
2 years, 10 months ago
SPECIAL EDITION: International news round-up
International affairs. Since we are a daily newsletter focused on U.S. issues and can't go deep on every single topic out there, we sometimes miss im…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Hollywood strike.
The Hollywood strike. Last week, Hollywood actors joined the screenwriters’ strike, marking the first dual-union strike the industry has seen in over…
2 years, 10 months ago
The IRS whistleblowers.
The IRS whistleblowers. On Wednesday, two whistleblowers from the Internal Revenue Service testified in front of Congress about the investigations in…
2 years, 10 months ago