Eleanor Whitfield
Washington D.C.
Senior Staff Writer, Politics & Public Affairs Covers national politics, public policy, elections, and government institutions with an emphasis on evidence, context, and nonpartisan analysis.
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Triple Executions: Three States Schedule Rare Same-Day Procedures This Week
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A 750-Mile Derecho Knocked Out Power to 729,000 Midwest Homes and Left Four Dead as Flooding Cut Off Whole Ohio Towns
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July 2026 Confirmed as Hottest Month Ever Recorded in the US
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Lake Mead's 1,040-Foot Plunge Signals an Imminent Hydropower Crisis for the American West
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Federal Judiciary Restricts Executive Branch Authority Over Mail-In Voting Procedures
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Trump Order Would Split the MMR Shot Into Three Doses as US Logs 2,465 Measles Cases, the Most Since 2000
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US Wildfires Have Burned 6.3 Million Acres This Year, Pushing National Firefighting Resources to Their Breaking Point
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One GOP Vote, One 1.8 Billion Fund: Todd Blanche's Attorney General Bid Survives a 24-Hour Scare
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U.S. Employers Cut 23,000 Jobs in July as Unemployment Falls to 4.1% on Shrinking Workforce
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Federal Judges Rule Trump Cannot Rebuild the White House Without Congress, Setting Up a Supreme Court Test of Presidential Power
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A U.S. Territory of 3.2 Million Just Lost Half Its Water Access — And Rain Isn't Coming
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U.S. Growth Slows to 1.5% While Inflation Reaccelerates, Muddying the Economic Picture
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Senate Farm Bill Collapses in 10-11 Committee Vote as SNAP Cost-Sharing Fight Reaches Impasse
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A Million Missing Workers: What's Really Behind America's Falling Labor Force Participation
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Senate Confirms Trump's DNI Chief 51-47 After 2020 Election Answers Stall Nomination for Months
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