The Memo: Can Trump realistically better Obama’s Iran deal?

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The diplomatic roller coaster between the United States and Iran took another several lurches on Tuesday.  Talks that had been expected to take place in Islamabad were pitched into new doubt. The ceasefire was extended, but so, too, was the American blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Late on Tuesday afternoon, President Trump agreed to prolong…

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Schlossberg unveils plan to crack down on ‘new frontier’ of AI putting the ‘squeeze’ on consumers: ‘Harbinger’

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Democratic House candidate Jack Schlossberg calls for an FTC investigation into reports that Hertz AI scans may be overcharging rental car consumers.

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Who Is the Longest-Serving Female Senator in U.S. History?

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Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 22, 2026.

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Where’s MY Tariff Refund?

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How many ways can the administration demonstrate that they don’t understand who pays tariffs?

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‘Stop this insanity’: Angel mom rips Newsom, Dems for bill to use taxpayer dollars for illegals’ defense

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Agnes Gibboney, who lost her son in an illegal alien-involved shooting, rips Gov. Newsom and California Democrats over an immigrant legal defense bill.

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House Democrats demand Kash Patel take alcohol test under penalty of perjury after Atlantic report

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Rep. Jamie Raskin and House Democrats opened an investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel over alleged drinking behavior reported by The Atlantic, which Patel denies.

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House Judiciary Democrats request information from Patel following Atlantic report

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Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel turn over information to Congress related to accusations that he has regularly consumed alcohol in excess during his time leading the counterintelligence agency. “These glimpses of your relationship to alcohol would be alarming to see in an FBI agent; for us to…

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Trump renews his call for Congress to intervene and pass legislation to control college sports

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President Donald Trump repeated his call for Congress to pass legislation that would rein in college sports at a time athletes are allowed to move freely from school to school and command salaries that put athletic departments in financial peril

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Appeals court keeps ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ open, rejecting need for federal environmental review

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An appeals court has decided that an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain open

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Virginia Voters Approve New Map Favoring Democrats

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Virginia voters approved a new map that could flip four House seats away from Republicans going into the 2026 midterm elections. It was the latest fight in the national redistricting war.

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