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Today, Sunday, August 23rd, 2026, many people will attend church. There are many baseball games today. The WNBA season is in full swing. There’s even preseason NFL football today. In Washington, D.C., a short metro ride for this author, the...
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Author, 20-Year Hardball anchor; Professor of American Politics and Media, Fulbright University Vietnam
Professor of Political Science, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute & Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, all at Stanford University. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014.
Partner EFB Advocacy, columnist@thehill, www.thefeeherytheory, married to Kerry, father to Molly and Jack. Author of The Reluctant Ballerina
Intellectually honest journalist and columnist for NOTUS Perspectives. Author of ‘Too Dumb to Fail’ and ‘Filthy Rich Politicians.’ Political commentary, media criticism, news and culture, with a dose of humor. (Opinions here are my own.)
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"Prophet of Boom," apparently. Washington Post national columnist. Author of The Aftermath. Write How To Read This Chart newsletter.
Dad. Husband. Former GOP congressman. Voted to impeach Trump. Now fighting for our democracy. Lt. Col. Air National Guard (ret). Founder of Country First.
Author of "National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America" (Avid Reader/Simon & Schuster, 2026). Writes "The Patowmack Packet" on Substack, about Washington, D.C. and American history.
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Writer, editor, child-wrangler, sometimes-filmmaker, Missoulian dropped on my head in NYC. Wandering Agent-lessly Signal: @redpencilscript.10 (She/Her)
Authentic, common-sense straight talk about our politics and culture. Democratic political consultant.
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Trita Parsi is the Executive VP of the Quincy Institute and an award-winning author. Washingtonian Magazine has named him one of the 25 most influential voices on foreign policy. Noam Chomsky calls him "one of the most distinguished scholars on Iran"
David Shuster is an Emmy award winning broadcast journalist who is best known for his work at NBC News and MSNBC and his ongoing YouTube videos on "Rebel HQ."
Former State Department, White House, CIA official. Current concerned citizen.
Author of the #1 NYT bestseller THE RESIDENCE (which inspired an Emmy nominated Netflix show) & WE THE WOMEN with Norah O'Donnell. Only 15 percent of what's taught in U.S. schools focuses on the achievements of women. I want to change that.
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U.S. Senator for Maryland
Small-town newspaper editor in Maine for the Midcoast Villager, former national political reporter for NBC News. Dad. Bearded-American. Hobby accumulator.
Congressional correspondent for NOTUS. Former Washington Post, Roll Call.
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Born & raised in Bucks County, PA. I taught in our public schools for 26 years & won countywide twice. I'm running for Congress as a Democrat in PA-01 to fight for working families & restore the promise of the American Dream.
Susan Page is the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY and the author of four books, including "The Queen and Her Presidents," published by Harper in April 2026.
Author of The Unfinished Business of 1776: Why the American Revolution Never Ended and Breakaway Americas: The Unmanifest Future of the Jacksonian Republic. High school teacher in Philly, history Ph.D., rabid Philly sports fan.
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