Former correspondent, NPR News. Voting, poverty. ALSO, author of "Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice" (Liveright) post.news/pamfessler
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This is my husband's grandfather, Morris Koll, as a young US soldier in 1902. He contracted leprosy in the Philippines and as a result was later confined by his own government. His story was the genesis of mine. wwnorton.com/books/978163149…
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📣 🚨 NEW 2026 Quick Reference Guides for *ALL 50 STATES* Are Now Available! 📣 🚨
We are thrilled to announce that as of this morning all 50 states and D.C. now have updated state-specific guides that provide #LawEnforcement with practical information and key penal provisions to help protect election workers, voters, and election infrastructure in this evolving threat environment.
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Algae blooms have turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool green after recent renovations. See the photos. Click the link below to see all of the photos ⬇️
📸 Tasos Katopodis, Getty Images usatoday.com/picture-gallery…
ALT Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turns green after surface painted
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On the cusp of the country’s 250th birthday, the capital is a city full of metaphors.
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How a change to mail-in voting could impact Alaska’s most rural voters kyuk.org/politics/2026-06-12…
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Where will the USA be able to celebrate its 250th birthday now that everything in DC has been turned into a Trump rally?
Is this the first time our nation has not been able to celebrate a big birthday?
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So gross.
The President of the United States announces that the gathering on the National Mall on July 4 will be a "TRUMP RALLY."
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein paid cash, Disney tickets to Palm Beach Sheriff's Deputy while in jail, testimony reveals miamiherald.com/news/local/c…
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Trump just announced that the July 4 event on the National Mall celebrating America 250 will now be turned into a "TRUMP RALLY."
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The tarp is still up Monday morning at the Kennedy Center, obscuring the name of the building. The Trump administration filed paperwork saying it complied w judge’s order to remove the current president’s name.
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POTENTIAL conflicts of interest?
Analysis by Amber Phillips: Experts say President Trump's UFC fight at the White House holds potential conflicts of interest.
Trump and his friends also stand to make money from it, a new lawsuit alleges. wapo.st/49MR6ja
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People had to subscribe to Paramount to watch.
There are lots of Americans who loved every second of it.
Stop being so intolerant of people you don’t understand.
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BREAKING:
New from Haberman and Swan:
Secret memos show that the Trump White House debated last year, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit a constitutional right — suspending habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants to accelerate mass deportation efforts.
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“Michelle Obama is a man” shouted on the White House lawn in a ring sponsored by Bud Light only available on Larry Ellison’s Paramount Plus. What a way to celebrate America 250 and the twilight of liberal democracy.
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But... we don't do political events at the White House. We've got laws about that.
I’ve been to every Republican National Convention since 1992.
This @ufc is the best political event I’ve ever seen.
USA!
Happy 250th Birthday America. 🇺🇸
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So it’s a political event.
I’ve been to every Republican National Convention since 1992.
This @ufc is the best political event I’ve ever seen.
USA!
Happy 250th Birthday America. 🇺🇸
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it's notable to me that the administration tried to frame tonight's UFC event as a "gift to Americans" but you can't watch it unless you have a paid subscription to Paramount
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This is 10x more embarrassing than just having his name removed and the story moving on to the next crazy shit he does
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Less than a decade ago, wagering on a sporting event was a crime in all but a handful of states. On Sunday, the mat of the octagon President Trump ordered placed on White House grounds will advertise for Stake, an online casino and sportsbook. wapo.st/4epbPeg
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