Careers
Campaigns, Capitol Hill, city hall — getting your foot in the door is less about who you know than most people assume. Here's the honest roadmap. By The New Brief Careers Desk | May 2026 Let's get the uncomfortable part out of the way first: a lot of
Politics
The Supreme Court just gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act. Trump is already telling red states to redraw their congressional maps. Democrats could lose up to 19 House seats before a single vote is cast in November. By The New Brief Politics Desk | May 5, 2026 There
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The Supreme Court temporarily restored mail access to mifepristone on Monday. You have one week before this fight resurfaces. This is what you need to understand about what just happened and what comes next. By The New Brief Politics Desk | May 5, 2026 On Monday, the Supreme Court temporarily restored
Financial
Middle East tensions sent oil prices surging Monday. Stocks fell. The 30-year mortgage rate is back above 6.5%. Here's what it all means for you — not for Wall Street. By The New Brief Finance Desk | May 5, 2026 It was a rough Monday on Wall Street, and
Hot Takes
You've heard it your whole life — the debt is a crisis, the deficit is a moral emergency, Democrats are stealing from your future. Republicans built their entire brand on it. Then they passed a trillion-dollar tax cut, added to the same debt they told you to panic about,
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With the end of Jerome Powell's term as Chair of the Federal Reserve, here you can find a reminder of the legacy behind this legend. Jerome Powell spent eight years fighting inflation, markets, and a president who called him his biggest enemy. Here's what his tenure
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Who Is Jared Kushner? He was handed the Middle East, the opioid crisis, and criminal justice reform — all at once. Then he left the White House and took $2 billion from Saudi Arabia. Here's everything you need to know about the most powerful person you've probably
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How does THE President of These United States of America go from ''I'm not going to start wars, I'm going to stop wars'' to ''we're blowing up the whole country' if no Iran deal is reached in
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Can James Talarico Change the Course of Texas? He's young, progressive, and fighting in one of the reddest legislatures in America. Is James Talarico a blueprint — or a beautiful lost cause? By Ivan Davila, The New Brief Politics | May 1, 2026 In the Texas House of Representatives, the