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21+ min ago   (1848+ words) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shot back at President Trump Sunday after the Department of Justice served the Fed's board with grand jury subpoenas. In a statement, Powell called the move a "threat of criminal charges," saying it was a…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1648+ words) The United States Department of Agriculture's new-look food pyramid, released last week to accompany a new set of Dietary Guidelines for Americans, looks more like a minimalist poster designed to be hung in a foodie's kitchen than a piece of…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (453+ words) This period of enslavement represents one of the darkest chapters in Jewish collective memory. It is a moment of fear, despair, and existential threat. Yet precisely in this space of darkness, women emerge as the unexpected agents of resistance and…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1960+ words) The following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 12 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I'm your…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (654+ words) Dexter Filkins: "As Trump lurches from one crisis to another, Rubio " calm, articulate, and capable of projecting a Boy Scout's earnest charm " justifies his policies, soothes rattled allies, and puts the best face on initiatives that only a few years…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago   (712+ words) The nation is splitting into three distinct economic realities: the Have-Nots (stalling) " the Haves (coasting) " and the Have-Lots (rocketing to greater wealth)," Axios reports. This isn't just about "inequality.' It's about a structural shift where the growing number of hyperwealthy…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (649+ words) President Trump said in an interview that he believed civil rights-era protections resulted in white people being "very badly treated," his strongest indication that the concept of "reverse discrimination" is driving his aggressive crusade against diversity policies, the New York…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago   (1191+ words) The uncomfortable truth about "the left" and "the right." If staunch Democrats and Republicans agree on anything, however, it's that their myriad policy disputes all follow from a deeper philosophical conflict " the centuries-long clash between progressive and conservative conceptions of…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago   (711+ words) Democrats are entering the 2026 midterm elections with a clear path to reclaiming control of the House, helped by President Trump's wobbles in his second term, Republican retirements and tight margins across the map that are set to tilt the balance…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (407+ words) Your card for the week is The Star, which points to inspiration, hope, and guidance. When it pops up in a tarot reading, it often means there's something to look forward to on the horizon " even when it really doesn't…...