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California clears death row
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California clears death row

The California governor announced the move on Thursday in an open letter in which he called state-sanctioned killing “incompatible” with the state’s values and morally wrong.

A demonstrator holds a Kenyan flag during a protest against a US-backed Ebola quarantine plan
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Protests over Ebola quarantine center in Kenya, Massive US midterm primary day, Trump and Bibi reportedly at odds

Hundreds took to the streets in Kenya after the US announced plans to build an Ebola quarantine center on a Kenyan air base, with protesters warning the facility risks introducing a disease the country has never recorded. President Ruto is defending the project.

Two children hugging their mom who is wearing a military uniform
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Her next chapter strengthens ours

Military service builds the skills we value most. Bank of America is committed to hiring 10,000 more people with military backgrounds in the next five years, building on previous military hiring commitments made over the last decade. Read the story.

​California Governor Gavin Newsom at the Clinton Elementary School in Compton, California, USA, on June 5, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Newsom goes national, CDC reinstates DOGE’d employees, & More

​Protesters are blanketed in smoke along Alondra Boulevard during a standoff with law enforcement following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Los Angeles County city of Compton, California, U.S., June 7, 2025.
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What We're Watching: Trump calls out National Guard, US-China trade talks, Russia-Ukraine violence escalates

On Saturday, US President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell protests against ICE immigration raids.

The implications of Senator Feinstein's passing
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The implications of Senator Feinstein's passing

Jon Lieber discusses the implications of US Senator Feinstein's passing, from California's open Senate seat to the future of Senate Judiciary Committee.

Illustration art with cutouts of Putin, Zelensky, a cat, Elon Musk & Mark Zuckerberg on with the flags of Russia, the US, China & Ukraine
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NATO summit, the future of US-China, Elon vs. Zuck, and more: Your questions, answered

It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere, which means: you get to ask Ian Bremmer anything.

What We're Watching: California scorcher, Gulf states threaten Netflix, potential Putin-Xi meeting ​
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California scorcher, Gulf states threaten Netflix, potential Putin-Xi meeting ​

How the Democrats plan to tax the rich; Newsom wins CA recall
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How the Democrats plan to tax the rich; Newsom wins CA recall

Will the House Democrats actually be able to "tax the rich"? What are the takeaways after Governor Gavin Newsom survived the California recall election? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, shares his insights.

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at St. Mary's Center during a Stop The Recall rally ahead of the Republican-led recall election, in Oakland, California, U.S., September 11, 2021.
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What We're Watching: California's governor faces the heat, worrying signs for Argentina's president, a Malaysian deal

COVID hypocrisy & misinformation
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COVID hypocrisy & misinformation

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: This outrageous politics-first approach on COVID response promotes misinformation. Bad domestic actors are perpetrating this on America. People are profiting from this. Social media companies are allowing this disinformation to persist. It is not coming from the Kremlin. We in the US are damaging ourselves far worse than Moscow or Beijing ever could. And that's in the United States.