US Politics
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Democrat Wins Deep Red Texas Senate Seat in a Landslide
Taylor Rehmet was elected the Senator of Texas for District 9 in a shocking victory. The district voted for Donald Trump by a majority of 17 points in the last election cycle…
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Shutdown Again?
Congress faced a looming federal government funding lapse. Disagreements, especially over Homeland Security funding and immigration enforcement policy, complicated the final passage of an appropriations package.
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Fatal ICE Shooting: Alex Jeffery Pretti
The killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by federal agents has triggered protests all over the nation. Read about the full picture of the controversy here…
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Behind the Curtain: Josh Shapiro’s Mixed Popularity
A leader with high approval is a rare sight in the modern-day political climate. Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s governor, enjoys that kind of backing. Read more here…
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Trump Signs EO Limiting Large Investors from Buying Single-Family Homes
Donald Trump’s new executive order “Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers” aimed to prevent large companies from buying single-family homes. Yet, some doubt its actual effectiveness…
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MAGA and the GOP: Party Division Ahead of the Midterms
Cody Brown — January 27, 2026 Despite Donald Trump winning the 2024 election in rather convincing fashion, scoring an additional 86 electoral votes over Kamala Harris, many political pundits theorized the second Trump administration’s largest hurdle would be maintaining that coalition of voters. Under the Make America…
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Iran at the Brink: The Potential for US Invasion
As protests grow in Iran, the potential for a US invasion has grown. Growing tensions between the Trump Administration threaten regime change in Iran.
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Trump Ends Somalian TPS
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has revoked Somalia’s Temporary Protected Status, threatening citizens of Somalia dissent by removing their protection from persecution in the United States.
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Pentagon Prepares to Deploy Federal Troops to Minneapolis
As Donald Trump threatened to impose the Insurrection Act, Minneapolis is working to prepare for the arrival of Federal Troop deployments in Minnesota.
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The Federal Reserve’s Independence is in Danger
Amidst continued disagreements over the Fed’s independent economic policymaking and President Trump’s wishes for further interest rate cuts, Trump’s criminal subpoena of Powell over Fed building renovations has earned criticism from both sides of the aisle.
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Ice Shoots and Kills US Citizen in Minneapolis
Protests over ICE operations in Minnesota turned violent on Wednesday, when a confrontation between citizen Renee Good and an ICE agent resulted in her death. Conflicting accounts of the shooting have inflamed further controversy over ICE’s tactics.
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Tim Walz Ends Re-Election Bid for Governor
The two-term governor of Minnesota announced his decision to drop out following massive backlash over his administration’s handling of a million-dollar welfare scandal surrounding COVID lunch programs and Somali daycares.
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Trump Administration to Audit Somali Citizens for Denaturalization
The move comes after a viral video by right-wing influencer Nick Shirley making allegations of systematic fraud by Somali-run daycares and has sparked renewed administration efforts to expand deportation plans.
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The Trump Administration’s Rural Healthcare Investments
After dramatic cuts to Medicaid through the OBBB, the Trump administration has announced a $50 billion fund to upgrade rural hospitals to offset the impacts. This funding will be contingent on states’ willingness to comply with certain health policies.
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Trump Ends Deployment of National Guard Troops in American Cities
After months of controversy, the Trump administration will halt the deployment of National Guard troops to several Democratic cities to “tackle crime.” The Supreme Court had recently ruled against the government’s usage of emergency powers to do so.
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One Big Beautiful Bill: The Complete Receipt
On July 4th, 2025, at 5:46 PM EST, Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB)” Act. It is an incredibly sweeping piece of legislation, at over 940 pages long. Red Folder Staff provide in-depth analysis of every single section of the OBBB.
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Trump’s Executive Orders: Yay or Nay?
Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump was known for his sweeping executive actions. Now, as he returns to office, he has wasted no time in issuing a new wave of executive orders that reignite debates on constitutional limits, national security, and social reform. Azzy Xiang and…
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2024 Election Result: A Special Report
Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House after a triumphant, yet divisive, presidential campaign. Read our writers’ analysis about what’s next for the Democratic Party, America, and of course, Donald Trump himself.
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Coverage of the Convention: What Happened at the DNC
Read the first on-site report which the Red Folder has ever published, written by Operations Director CJ Getting about the events of the Democratic National Convention.
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Biden’s Eulogy, Harris’s Entrance
In a shocking twist in the 2024 US Presidential election, President Joe Biden has withdrawn as the Democratic candidate? Who will replace him? What is the future of the Democratic Party? Read our staff writers’ analysis about it here.