Podcast listeners stand out on political questions, poll finds

Americans who listen to partisan podcasts and influencers are more likely than others in their political party to believe that citizens with “radical views” should be able to (nonviolently) protest the government, per a new survey.
Joe RoganAmber Searls-Imagn Images

Netflix wades into the M&A game

The streamer lost out on Roku, but has its eye on Lionsgate.
A man takes a photograph next to a Netflix logo during an event in Mumbai, India.Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo/Reuters

Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya draws criticism

The US quarantine unit could deter American volunteers, a public health expert warns.
Protests in Kenya against the US Ebola quarantine plan. Monicah Mwangi/Reuters

Why House Democrats aren’t worried about aisle-crossing rebellions

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries may only win a small majority, but his party still doesn’t fear the discharge petition.
Hakeem JeffriesKylie Cooper/Reuters
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Justice Department zeroes in on Newsom

The investigations involve the taxes of the California governor’s wife and also target his former chief-of-staff, who recently pleaded guilty to a fraud scheme.
Gavin NewsomAnnabelle Gordon/Reuters

Podcast listeners stand out on political questions, poll finds

Americans who listen to partisan podcasts and influencers are more likely than others in their political party to believe that citizens with “radical views” should be able to (nonviolently) protest the government, per a new survey.
Joe RoganAmber Searls-Imagn Images

Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya draws criticism

The US quarantine unit could deter American volunteers, a public health expert warns.
Protests in Kenya against the US Ebola quarantine plan. Monicah Mwangi/Reuters

Why House Democrats aren’t worried about aisle-crossing rebellions

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries may only win a small majority, but his party still doesn’t fear the discharge petition.

Bernie Sanders endorses Cori Bush’s comeback bid

Bush, an outspoken critic of Israel, launched a primary challenge last fall for what’s now the sole remaining safe blue seat in Missouri.

Defense spending impasse raises fall shutdown threat

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said his party is going to play hardball on the Trump administration’s request for more defense spending.

Will new Fed chair Warsh play nice?

Kevin Warsh holds his first Federal Reserve meeting as chair on Tuesday.

Trump faces Republican skepticism of his Iran deal

The opaque agreement is leaving many GOP lawmakers to take a wait-and-see-approach.

Treasury counters on offshore tax havens

The department is mounting a defense of last year’s decision to exempt US companies from a global minimum tax ahead of this week’s G7 meeting.

Trump undercuts Republicans’ push on surveillance law

The president said Sunday that if a bill requiring voter ID is not attached to its renewal, then he’s “against FISA.”

Rand Paul defrosts his relationship with Trump

The Kentucky Republican senator, after past tension with the president and Rep. Thomas Massie’s ouster, looks more White House-aligned.
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