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A message from Allison

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“Broken Doors,” Episode 1

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Is ‘defund the police’ dead for Democrats?

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Inside Biden’s Ukraine strategy

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Introducing “Broken Doors”

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Obama and Biden: It’s complicated

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What's stopping the DOJ from going after Trump?

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In Europe, Biden hopes to keep U.S. allies together

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Is it time for an independent probe into the pandemic response?

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Where Biden’s climate goals and a Russian oil ban collide

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Biden lays out a new path for Democrats. Is it too late?

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Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to the court — between confrontation and compromise

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Biden’s response to Putin’s invasion

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Road tripping through a divided state

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Blue states are moving on from the pandemic. Can Biden?

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Trump, 2024 and the fragility of American democracy

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Why we’re talking about Ukraine… again

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Biden’s struggle to tackle ‘four historic crises’ at once

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Not everyone’s sold on Biden’s voting rights push. Will it work?

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A son's death, Jan. 6, and a congressman's mission

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One year later, has Biden’s DOJ brought enough justice?

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The Exit

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The War

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The Senator

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‘A lack of decorum’: Congress in 2021

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Are we too divided for unity?

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One year (almost) of Biden’s America

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The state of Trump’s affairs

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Prices are going up. Can Biden bring them down?

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Are Biden's vaccine mandates an overreach of presidential power?

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Biden promised unity. Voters are still divided.

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McCarthy walks the Trump tightrope

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The Exit

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The War

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The Senator

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American democracy in ‘Peril’

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Biden’s climate agenda is bold. Is it enough?

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Biden mandates vaccines for millions. Can he do that?

139

America’s Song, Part 2

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America’s Song, Part 1

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The presidential power to strike

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Thousands have been evacuated from Afghanistan. Where will they go?

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Biden vowed a smooth exit from Afghanistan. Now what?

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Biden’s climate agenda is bold. Is it enough?

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One big threat to Biden’s agenda: The map

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The future of the Jan. 6 commission

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Biden vs. the delta variant

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Should the U.S. government still invest in space?

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Inside the Trump White House during the pandemic response

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What makes a president a good (or bad) leader?

151

Biden’s evolution on criminal justice

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Washington’s revolving door hits Biden on the way in

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Biden says ‘America is back’ on the world stage. Is it?

154

The mystery of the pandemic’s origins (and what it means for Biden)

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Biden wants to end housing discrimination. Can he do that?

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Not the 'normal' Washington Biden promised

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Vaccine hesitancy at home, desperation abroad

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Promises made. Promises kept?

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Menthol cigarettes kill more Black Americans. Should Biden ban them?

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Will the president cancel student debt?

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How a voting law ignited a culture war

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Biden’s big bet on big government

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Do presidents have the power to stop mass shootings?

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The political power of culture wars

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Biden signed a $1.9 trillion bill. How much relief will Americans feel?

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How to fix our democracy? Start in Kindergarten.

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Reshaping the role of the Justice Department

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Biden’s shifting benchmarks for reopening schools

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The duty of a president during crisis

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Biden says he wants to reunite migrant families. It won’t be easy.

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Will Biden get you a vaccine?

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The Biden era begins

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What’s next for Trump?

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One impeachment is rare. Two is unprecedented.

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Trump incited a mob. American Democracy suffered.

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How can the Supreme Court maintain impartiality in America's modern political climate?

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The problems with pardon power

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Trump and the economy: The administration’s biggest victories also exacerbated our divides

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Trump and science: An erosion of our institutions, in public and behind the scenes

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Trump and race: How the president’s rhetoric and policies divided us

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Trump’s last chance

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Trump takes credit for the vaccine. Does he deserve it?

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Pardon me? And my family? And maybe my lawyer?

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Trump’s lame-duck agenda: Lessons from history and warnings for coronavirus

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Does Trump’s refusal to concede put national security at risk?

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What do Trump’s legal threats actually accomplish?

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Trump and the economy: The administration’s biggest victories also exacerbated our divides

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Trump and science: An erosion of our institutions, in public and behind the scenes

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Trump and race: How the president’s rhetoric and policies divided us

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How 2020 races across the country lay the groundwork for a president’s influence

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The 2020 election is facing big challenges. Which ones matter most?

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A week after we learned of Trump’s covid-19 diagnosis, why don’t we know more?

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What happens if Trump refuses to accept a loss?

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How the Supreme Court became the most trusted branch, and how electoral politics might undo that

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Is the federal government to blame for wildfires gone out of control?

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The Justice Dept. intervenes on behalf of Trump in defamation case. What happens next?

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Two different stories of American unrest

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Trump suggested sending law enforcement to the polls. Can he do that?

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Postal problems persist. (But your mail-in ballot is probably safe.)

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How an extraordinary election season affects Trump’s reelection chances