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In 2018, Texas’ Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate sought to run a different type of campaign. For years, liberal candidates had focused on Texas’ most populous areas — cities where Democrats largely resided. It was just a matter of...
Companies donated a record $646 million to U.S. political campaigns in the 18 months through June, 40% more than the total spent during the entire 2024 presidential election cycle, according to new data from watchdog group Public Citizen.
More than six decades after Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and declared his dream for a more just America, thousands gathered in Washington on Friday to warn that voting rights and other freedoms he fought...
Historical events from August 30 are brought to you by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Explore more at britannica.com. 2021: Following a chaotic withdrawal, the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, some seven years after the war in that country...
Biographical information from August 30 is from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Explore more at britannica.com. Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus (b. 1954). Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1930).