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2028 Election Odds Out From Polymarket: Vance Tops List At 27%, Trump Has 5%, Here's What Voters Say In New Poll

President Donald Trump has been in office for nearly six months of a four-year term. While Trump has more than three years left, prediction markets and polls for the 2028 presidential election are already heating up.

Benzinga · Jul 20, 2025

Pete Hegseth is skirting law by bringing back Confederate names of army bases

US defense secretary reverted to Fort Bragg and Fort Benning, but the men they honor aren’t role models

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2025

Carol Moseley Braun, first black female senator: ’Sexism is harder to change than racism’

Trailblazing Illinois Democrat reflects on political career and says party is ‘in a daze’ about how to combat Trump

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2025

Six in 10 Believe Trump's New Tax and Spending Bill Will Benefit Wealthy, Hurt Low-Income Groups

A majority of Americans now believes that the newly passed Republican tax and spending bill primarily favors the wealthy, contradicting GOP claims that the legislation is designed to benefit the working class.

Benzinga · Jul 19, 2025

Florida Arrested Two Migrants Under a Law That a Federal Judge Had Already Blocked

According to reporting by The Marshall Project and the Tampa Bay Times, at least 27 people have been arrested under the law since the injunction

Latin Times · Jul 19, 2025

From Washington to Warsaw: how MAGA influence is reshaping Europe’s far right

From closed-door conferences in Paris to policy summits in Madrid and Warsaw, US-style nationalism, championed by Donald Trump’s allies, is gaining ground in Europe – raising urgent questions about the future of democracy on both sides of the Atlantic.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 19, 2025

Fact check: Does ICE have higher detention standards than prisons in US?

Gaps in detention standards for immigrants lead to inconsistent practices and poor conditions, watchdog groups say.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2025

Mamdani’s win signifies hope and a political voice for Muslim Americans

The New York mayoral candidate has piqued the interest of South Asian Americans and Muslims – not only because of his identity, but his platform, too

The Guardian - US · Jul 19, 2025

Trump requests release of Epstein court documents but says ‘nothing will be enough for the troublemakers’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - US · Jul 19, 2025

‘The ghost of Epstein is haunting Trump’s presidency’: inside the ‘Maga’ revolt

As pressure builds over the president’s broken promise to publicly release details about the convicted sex offender, his base has a new target: Trump himself

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2025