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		<title><![CDATA[House Democrats' campaign arm takes side in contentious California Central Valley race]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Democratic officials are drawing criticism after a surprising move to
elevate a preferred candidate in California’s 22nd Congressional
District with less than a month before the primary election.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4089156</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Massachusetts Senate candidates Deaton, Moulton agree to debate ahead of primary, as incumbent Markey remains silent]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton and Democrat
candidate Seth Moulton agreed Monday to an inter-party debate ahead of
September’s primary — as incumbent candidate Sen. Ed Markey remained
quiet on the challenge.

“I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4089154</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alaska lawmakers fall 2 votes short of overriding Gov. Dunleavy's veto of election bill]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Legislature narrowly voted to sustain
Gov.
Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a sweeping elections reform bill
Monday.

In a 38-22 vote, lawmakers fell two votes shy of the 40 votes needed
to override the veto. Sen. Bert ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4089102</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court puts hold on ruling that would block mailing of abortion pills]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took a first step Monday to consider
anti-abortion challenges to medication that has been commonly used to
end early pregnancies for 25 years.

The justices moved quickly to put on hold an appeals
court ruling that...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4089001</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A democracy or a republic? History shows that some Americans are asking the wrong question]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle
one present-day dispute: Is the United States a democracy or a republic?

For years, advocates have argued the point.

Yet the question itself is misleading. It assumes that the...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4088988</link>
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    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The real reason trump doesn't want Congress to vote on war powers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thursday marked 60 days since the start of Trump’s failed war in
Iran. The U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) gives Congress the
power “To declare War,” and the War Powers Resolution of 1973 —
enacted over Nixon’s veto — mandates...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/robertbreich/s-4088934</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court issues temporary stay preserving nationwide abortion drug access]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary
stay on an appeals court ruling from Friday that was blocking remote
access to an abortion drug, restoring access until at least May 11.

The administrative stay, issued by Justice Samuel Alito, pauses
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4088931</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Modi set for landmark win in key opposition-ruled Indian state]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party was set to secure its
first-ever election victory in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal,
expanding its support base across the country and bolstering his
standing as the nation’s most popular leader.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4088850</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Colombian presidential candidate seeks Trump's help for war on cocaine gangs]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colombians face a hard, familiar choice in this month’s
presidential election: negotiate with violent criminals, or go back to
war against them.

Voters must decide whether to continue President Gustavo Petro’s
“Total Peace” strategy, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4088768</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Optimistic Democrats add 8 more House seats to 'Red to Blue' program]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The House Democratic campaign arm is adding eight more
candidates in competitive districts – including several locked in
messy primaries – to its list of contenders eligible for additional
resources.

The “Red to Blue” ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4088698</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Illinois abortion rights amendment still not a reality as Gov. JB Pritzker, Democrats focus elsewhere]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Embarking on a second term about six months after the U.S. Supreme
Court’s conservative majority struck down the federal right to
abortion, Gov. JB Pritzker declared in his January
2023 inaugural address that the new realities facing those ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4088493</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Ungovernable billionaires may be our biggest global threat]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suddenly, artificial intelligence is everywhere we look. Three years
ago, I had no exposure to it personally, but now it tries to
auto-populate my emails, shows up at the top of my online searches and
answers my consumer queries (or tries to, at ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4088398</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Congestion pricing a 'green' move or cash grab?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congestion
pricing, such as that being considered by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
to discourage people from driving their personal cars into the city, is
supposed to be a “green” policy. Indeed, Wu’s proposal is a
strategy to meet her net-zero ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4088370</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: 3 things we can learn from the Declaration of Independence]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a people, we feel lost. Our political life is full of division and
animosity. Our society struggles to find its sense of meaning. Violence
erupts far too often. And beyond our borders, we find ourselves
embroiled in conflicts with enemies and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4088366</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Death with dignity -- A person's right to choose life or death]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is much debate around
the world regarding both physician-assisted dying
legislation—often called "Death with Dignity"—and
expanding the circumstances in which it is applicable. Eight countries
and 19 states already permit it in some form...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4088363</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Promoting civic literacy for America's 250th]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[We Americans have always felt anxious about our democracy. As
Benjamin Franklin famously said, ours is only “a republic, if you can
keep it,” and we’ve been plagued by a nagging feeling ever since
that we can’t. The latest bout of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4088361</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Indianapolis acts on school consolidation. Chicago refuses, despite a projected deficit]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[School’s almost out for summer, great news for class-weary kids
looking forward to a break. For Chicago Public Schools, though, the year
is winding up in the red.

CPS is projected to end the current school year with a $45 million
deficit, WBEZ
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/opeds/s-4088360</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Voting Rights Ruling Will Promote Corrupt Electoral Maps]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. cautiously praised the hard-won Voting Rights Act of 1965 as a “great step forward” toward removing obstacles that kept Black Americans from voting. It was. But this week, in striking down a voter redistricting ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/clarencepage/s-4086890</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Modi eyes milestone win as key Indian states begin vote counts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[India begins counting votes in several key states on Monday,
providing a barometer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity in
the face of heightened economic challenges.

The stakes are particularly high in the eastern state of West Bengal,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4088220</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trump says US to help some ships exit Hormuz starting Monday]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said the U.S. will begin guiding some neutral
ships trapped in the Persian Gulf out through the Strait of Hormuz
starting Monday.

“The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies,
and Countries that have ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/politicalnews/s-4088177</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/03/2026</pubDate>
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