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The 1913 income tax, born from the 16th Amendment, ended America’s founding principle that your labor belongs to you first, here’s the primary-source proof that one year rewrote the entire social contract.
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Congress voted 357-65 to bury House sexual misconduct transparency, shielding decades of Ethics Committee files on harassment allegations from public view—protecting predators or victims?
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The Nicolás Maduro capture by US forces in a high-stakes Caracas raid raises eyebrows over potential grabs for Venezuela’s trillion-dollar mineral riches, from gold to rare earths, amid escalating fights against fentanyl networks.
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A curated guide to essential texts that help readers understand the U.S. Constitution in its historical and philosophical context, with free resources included.
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DHS raises the national terrorism advisory level after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, citing cyber and domestic threats.
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