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The HHS Secretary launched a plan to curb SSRI prescriptions across the country. His department explored an outright ban. Psychiatrists are alarmed. And millions of people who depend on these medications are now asking: is my prescription safe? By The New Brief Politics Desk | May 12, 2026 Let's
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Chips. TikTok. Tariffs. Rare earths. AI. The rivalry between the U.S. and China is reshaping every major technology in your life — and most people have no idea how deep it goes. Here's your plain-English guide. By The New Brief Politics Desk | May 12, 2026 The United States
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Republicans want to redraw a majority-Black district before November. Protests have broken out in Nashville. And the fight is bigger than Tennessee — it's the blueprint for how the 2026 map gets rewritten across the South. By The New Brief Politics Desk | May 7, 2026 They are not hiding
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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
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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