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Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment
Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment No president other than Franklin D. Roosevelt has held office for more than two terms. Walter Leporati/Getty Images Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States. This […]
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America the secular? What a changing religious landscape means for US politics
America the secular? What a changing religious landscape means for US politics Conventional wisdom about nonreligious Americans' voting misses some important distinctions. Sarah Rice/Getty Images After climbing for decades, the percentage of Americans with no religion has leveled off. For the past few years, the share of adults who identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing […]
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How your brain reacts to buying groceries can reveal your politics
How your brain reacts to buying groceries can reveal your politics A new study reveals that how your brain reacts to food purchasing decisions can be used to determine your political affiliation with almost 80% accuracy. Researchers used brain imaging techniques to examine adults purchasing eggs and milk with various prices and produced in different […]
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TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech’s chaotic April
TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech’s chaotic April As TikTok’s April 5th sell-by date approaches, Americans are back to where they stood before the original January deadline: watching anxiously to see if a major social media app gets banned. But that’s far from the only big event we’ll see over the coming month. […]
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What is a ‘revisionist’ state, and what are they trying to revise?
What is a ‘revisionist’ state, and what are they trying to revise? A meeting of top diplomats from China, Iran and Russia – three so-called revisionist powers. Photo by Getty Images Once upon a time, “revisionist power” was a term reserved for nations trying to overturn the postwar liberal order – the usual suspects being […]
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Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador sparks legal questions likely to reach the Supreme Court
Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador sparks legal questions likely to reach the Supreme Court Prisoners stand in a cell as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 26, 2025. AP Photo/Alex Brandon A federal […]
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Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy
Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy The new plan will shrink the Health and Human Services workforce from more than 82,000 to 62,000 employees. Sarah Stierch via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, […]
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Trump’s desire to ‘un-unite’ Russia and China is unlikely to work – in fact, it could well backfire
Trump’s desire to ‘un-unite’ Russia and China is unlikely to work – in fact, it could well backfire Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin. Getty Images Is the U.S. angling for a repeat of the Sino-Russian split? In an Oct. 31, 2024, interview with right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson, President Donald Trump argued […]
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Trump is not a king – but that doesn’t stop him from reveling in his job’s most ceremonial and exciting parts
Trump is not a king – but that doesn’t stop him from reveling in his job’s most ceremonial and exciting parts President Donald Trump speaks with Elon Musk next to a Tesla Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Heads of state are the symbolic […]
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Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean, and where the country could be heading next
Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean, and where the country could be heading next A Sudanese man celebrates as the military enters the central city of Wad Madani, pushing out the Rapid Support Forces in January 2025. AP Photo/Marwan Ali A series of advances by the Sudanese military has led some observers to posit […]
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