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June 9, 2026

This week: Currency & the $250 bill

A Treasury prototype. Trump’s face on a $250 bill. A law from 1866. The debate about what currency is actually for.

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June 2, 2026

This week: Birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court is about to rule on whether being born in the United States makes you a citizen. The answer was settled in 1898. The question is back.

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May 26, 2026

This week: The Medicaid argument

The government says it cut $1.02 trillion from Medicaid. The administration says there were no cuts. The CBO projects 10.5 million people lose coverage.

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May 19, 2026

This week: Warrantless surveillance

The government can search your emails without a warrant. It has done it hundreds of thousands of times. Congress can’t decide whether to stop it.

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May 12, 2026

This week: Mid-decade redistricting

Both parties are redrawing the map ahead of November — and the map war may determine who controls Congress.

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May 5, 2026

This week: Redistricting & the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map — and gutted a 60-year-old voting rights protection in the process.

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April 28, 2026

This week: The courts vs. the White House

The federal judiciary has become the most consistent check on executive power — and it's being tested like never before.

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April 21, 2026

This week: Federal spending cuts & DOGE

DOGE's cuts are real — but so is the legal resistance.

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April 14, 2026

This week: Medicaid cuts

The biggest Medicaid overhaul in decades is underway.

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