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Politics WatchTrump's position in polls isn't pretty 鈥� but a small electoral map could helpThe president is further behind his likely challengers than any incumbent in modern history. But the small number of competitive states may benefit him.
Target: journalists. Will personal probes undermine media?A new conservative group is scrutinizing social media and other information sources to find 鈥渄irt鈥� about mainstream media reporters.
Monitor BreakfastTalking 2020 with top labor boss, Richard TrumkaSparring with reporters at a Monitor Breakfast, the AFL-CIO president explained why "kitchen table economics" are key to winning union members' support and beating Trump.
Monitor BreakfastAFL-CIO: Unions aim to roar in 2020AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka sees 鈥渒itchen table economics鈥� as as key to the next election. He also says unions can help save democracy.
Monitor BreakfastAFL-CIO鈥檚 Trumka to Mexico: 鈥榃e want to get to yes鈥�The AFL-CIO president talks with reporters at a Monitor Breakfast about ensuring the new NAFTA works for workers 鈥� and how to beat Trump in 2020.
Is America ready for another Kennedy?After six-plus years in the House, Rep. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts is eyeing Ed Markey's Senate seat.
Is the filibuster a drag on democracy?Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warren both think the filibuster gets in the way of their parties鈥� priorities.
鈥楢 master of deflection.鈥� Trump and the whiplash presidency.At the G-7 Monday, President Trump聽said his whipsaw routine toward China鈥檚 President Xi is an intentional negotiating tactic.
As China trade war escalates, Iowa soybean country is front lineFor soybean farmers, weather is 鈥渁n uncontrollable.鈥� Now President Trump鈥檚 fight with China is, too.聽
US immigration and families: A tale from the Holocaust era鈥淣obody Wants Us,鈥� a documentary about an immigration ordeal in 1940, provides food for thought amid current tensions at the U.S. border with Mexico.
First LookTrump administration to end limits on migrant child detentionContinuing its deterrence strategy at the southern border, the White House moved to end limits on the length of child detention in border facilities.聽
Warning signs for Trump in a famous swing countyMichigan voters in Macomb County who supported President Donald Trump in 2016 are tiring of his Twitter wars and constant combativeness.
How one African American mom tackles racism head-onFollowing police shootings of African Americans in Missouri, Tiffany Robertson invited her white neighbors to ask her tough questions about race.聽
First LookTrump backtracks on tighter gun controlsCalling existing background checks "very, very strong," President Trump distanced himself from an initial push for increased gun-control measures
For these young socialists, it鈥檚 all about local controlSocialism is gaining ground in the U.S., even as Republicans treat it as a slur. Democratic socialists in New York value local control.
FocusIn Iowa, Buttigieg seeks Trump voters. He may need more Democrats.Mayor Pete Buttigieg woos voters in six rural Iowa counties that voted for Barack Obama in 2012, but flipped to Donald Trump in 2016.
鈥楪ranny flats鈥�: More affordable housing. More parked cars, too.Montgomery County clash over 鈥済ranny flats鈥� symbolizes a struggle to build affordable housing in leafy suburbs facing racial and economic change.
First LookSuburban voters pressure Republicans on gun controlIn the wake of mass shootings, once-steady suburban voters concerned for their children's safety are calling for Republicans to pass stricter gun laws.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Israel, and what her district wantsRep. Rashida Talib rejects West Bank visit due to Israeli conditions. Does her Detroit district care about pro-Palestinian activism?聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
The ExplainerSo many guns, so little data: An economist on US gun violenceGun policy in the U.S. is hindered by lack of data on what could actually save lives. Our reporter asks a Rand Corp. economist what鈥檚 at stake.聽
