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Politics

The 10 races that could decide Senate control

Georgia, Nevada, and Wisconsin are some of the closest contests in the country.

By Li Zhou

Ruben Gallego’s ready for a fight — even if the Democratic Party isn’t

Inside the Arizona’s representative’s restless, highly online, and seriously combative plan to transform the Democratic Party.

By Christian Paz

Russia’s mobilization won’t fix its military problems

What Putin’s troop surge can — and can’t — do in Ukraine.

By Ellen Ioanes

The sleep advice no one tells you

Sleep better without sacrificing your tech.

By Allie Volpe

The profound pessimism of Clarence Thomas

How "the sense of defeat over the Black freedom struggle" shaped the Supreme Court justice’s thinking.

By Sean Illing

Why Iranian women are risking everything by burning their hijabs

Iran is in revolt.

By Jonathan Guyer

Are the walls really closing in on Trump this time?

His legal problems are worsening. But they might not take him down.

By Andrew Prokop

Do we ask too much of parents?

An expert argues that we make parenting so much harder than it needs to be by failing at policy.

By Sean Illing

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A practical guide to winning Latino voters

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