Politics
Coverage of current events, government decisions, policy discussions, elections, and global political shifts. Written to help readers understand how political movements influence everyday life.
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Rob Reiner’s history of political activism includes landmark wins for marriage equality, childhood development
Rob Reiner was known for decades as a Hollywood luminary, finding early success as a sitcom star before going on…
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3 things to know from the latest NBC News Decision Desk Poll: From the Politics Desk
Dec. 15, 2025, 5:01 PM ESTWelcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you…
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Donald Trump is sports-fan-in-chief : The NPR Politics Podcast
President Donald Trump takes part in the coin toss before the start of the 126th Army-Navy NCAA college football game…
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Jimmy Lai’s daughter says he’d focus on family, not activism, if he’s freed in Hong Kong
Pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism…
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Trump’s religious freedom nominee is being held up by a former political foe, his allies say
Dec. 15, 2025, 3:15 PM ESTWASHINGTON — In April, President Donald Trump nominated Mark Walker, a former Baptist minister and…
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Trump mocks Rob Reiner after death. Here’s what Reiner said about Trump and Charlie Kirk
Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead at their home in Los Angeles this weekend.
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Trump’s ugly Rob Reiner post undercuts the GOP’s post-Charlie Kirk claims to civility
One of the downsides of serving in President Donald Trump’s movement is that the moral high ground is extremely unsteady…
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What does losing Harris Democratic Party endorsement mean for John Whitmire?
Harris County Democratic Party officials argue that today’s political climate will force them to be more outspoken in future races…
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‘Consistency at the ballot box isn’t nearly as meaningful to many voters here’
‘The hunting tradition that explains Pennsylvania’s wild politics’Salena Zito at The Washington Post Bear camp is “about much more than…
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