Recent stories by Hannah Thacker
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: The partisan divide on election integrity
PLUS: Lobbyists converge on the Senate permitting reform bill, new spies for a new age, and more news you may have missed today.
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Reacting to Epstein, two states are pushing child-sex-trafficking measures
State legislatures stare down tough topics ahead of the midterms.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: Democrats’ mail-in-ballot dilemma
PLUS: Another SCOTUS decision rebuffing Trump, a potential merger between Elon Musk companies, and more news you may have missed today.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: Will Trump accept midterm losses?
PLUS: An unannounced visit to Israel by Hegseth, a new way to report fraud, and more news you may have missed today.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: The fate of golf courses and moonshine to be decided in court
PLUS: The majority of Democrats disapprove of artificial intelligence being used in military strikes.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: Is Susie Wiles’s job safe?
PLUS: Trump puts the kibosh on the Pentagon’s livestreamed execution.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: Party at the Court
PLUS: Inflation comes in uncomfortably hot for Republicans worried about the midterms.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: One Exits the Trump Administration, Another Enters
PLUS: States are falling short of the 95 percent vaccination rate required for herd immunity against measles.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: Is it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
PLUS: Former CIA officer accused of wire fraud, Tesla tries to take Europe, and more news you may have missed today.
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How to lower gas prices? How to ticket a Waymo? State lawmakers ask the hard-hitting questions.
In special sessions, state senators and representatives push to create new campaign talking points.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: AI on the other line
PLUS: Airfares soar in wake of Iran war and Spirit Airlines collapse, cash-strapped farmers turn to DIY fertilizer, and more news you may have missed today.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: Virginia is for Data Centers
PLUS: Trump changes his mind on taxpayer-funded ads, Russian officials see no plague spread, and more news you may have missed today.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: Measles in Pennsylvania, Plague in Russia
PLUS: A new SCOTUS term, a new gig for Karoline Leavitt, and more news you may have missed today.
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I’m Not a Crook. And Neither Is He.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: Pumpkin spice and budget vice
PLUS: SCOTUS to weigh in on immigrant detention, Sonderling confirmed as Labor secretary, and other news you may have missed today.
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Ballots and brainstorms: Legislatures eye November results and looming issues for 2027
On issues from childcare to consent laws, state lawmakers are filling their time until the new year with proposals and conversations.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: War. What is it good for?
PLUS: Hegseth’s 'State of the Force' address, Meta’s trick to avoiding billions in taxes, and more news you might have missed today.
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The Fattest of Them All
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: Socialism—what’s in a name?
PLUS: Defense budget request in limbo, and more news you might have missed today.
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QUICK TAKES ON THE NEWS: Bailey Says Sayonara
PLUS: A new steel plant in Iowa, and more news you might have missed today.