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PHOTOS: Hours after U.S. captures Nicolás Maduro, Veterans for Peace and other groups organize protests.
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PHOTOS: Hours after U.S. captures Nicolás Maduro, Veterans for Peace and other groups organize protests.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 3, 2026

Trini Ramos of Monterey has been protesting against political decisions for years now, starting with the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe …

Health insurance premiums could spike soon, if Congress doesn’t act.
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Health insurance premiums could spike soon, if Congress doesn’t act.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 18, 2025

Have you finished your shopping yet for this season? Sara Rubin here, thinking less about holiday gift shopping (that should be fun!), but abo…

Jimmy Panetta talks about authoritarian power and the existential issues facing democracy.
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Jimmy Panetta talks about authoritarian power and the existential issues facing democracy.

  • Bradley Zeve
  • Oct 26, 2025

Bradley Zeve here. For this week’s cover story, I caught up with Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, to talk about the state of the union in …

A provision to sell off public land is scrapped. But many other sweeping legislative changes are moving forward.
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A provision to sell off public land is scrapped. But many other sweeping legislative changes are moving forward.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Jul 1, 2025

Katie Rodriguez here. Last week I spoke with Michael Carroll, campaign director of the Wilderness Society, about a particular provision in the…

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AT&T’s request to the state to cancel landline requirement would impact rural customers.
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AT&T’s request to the state to cancel landline requirement would impact rural customers.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Feb 29, 2024

For many, landlines are almost an urban legend. But for people who live in isolated areas with unreliable cell phone service such as Cachagua,…

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House GOP Fashion

  • Rob Rogers
  • Updated Apr 19, 2024
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Frozen Mitch

  • Rob Rogers
  • Sep 1, 2023
Congress authorized a restoration of the Pajaro River levee in 1966. More than half a century later, the work remains undone.
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Congress authorized a restoration of the Pajaro River levee in 1966. More than half a century later, the work remains undone.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 23, 2023

IN THE SUMMER OF 1926, HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE MIDWEST SWELLED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO RECORD LEVELS, precipitating a catastrophe that would u…

Congress embraces antagonism against China, edging the U.S. to the brink of war.
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Congress embraces antagonism against China, edging the U.S. to the brink of war.

  • Michael T. Klare
  • Mar 2, 2023

Lost in all the manic coverage of the Chinese spy-balloon incident was an extraordinary act by Congress. On Feb. 9, with barely any discussion…

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