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Tuesday night will deliver much more than the conclusion of the first round of voting in the feisty Texas Democratic Senate primary. It brings with it the first major opportunity to take stock of lessons ahead of the 2026 midterms, about what kind of fighter Democratic voters are looking for and what kind of message will motivate them to turn out. But perhaps, more interestingly, the primary race has elevated another question: What will be the role of religion, and that of candidates talking about their faith, in the political landscape of 2026? Both Senate candidates, state Rep. James Talarico and US Rep. Jasmine Crockett, have relied on religion, churches, and faith-based messaging to make their pitch to Democratic primary voters. But Talarico’s brand of compassionate progressive Christianity, wedded to a populist economic message, has attracted the most attention in and out of the state as a core feature of his campaign. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: Christopher Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images and Sara Diggins/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images #JamesTalarico #TexasPrimary #TexasVoters #Texas #Election

You can blame the Founding Fathers for President Donald Trump’s ability to attack Iran without Congressional approval. Why? They didn’t expect the US to have a standing army, which led them to believe that the president wouldn’t have many troops under their command and to create a Constitution unprepared for the US’s military power. Read more of our coverage of the war in Iran at the link in our bio. #Iran #IranWar #Trump #USConstitution #MiddleEast

“This is exactly what Donald Trump ran against. He said, ‘No more endless wars.’” Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California talked with Vox’s Astead Herndon ahead of this weekend’s strikes on Iran about the War Powers Act, which would force the White House to seek congressional approval before any type of military offensive. You can watch their full interview wherever you get your podcasts or on our YouTube channel (youtube.com/vox). #Iran #War #Trump #IranWar

It turns out not all ADHD symptoms are created equal. While boys have more overt symptoms like hyperactivity and impulsivity, girls’ symptoms are often more internal, like a lack of focus or disorganization. This can lead to girls being underdiagnosed for ADHD compared to their male peers. “The symptoms that girls often experience aren't leading teachers to call home. Those are not the things that are leading teachers to express concerns,” said Dr. Julia Schechter, a clinical psychologist and associate professor at the Duke University School of Medicine, who runs the Duke Center for Girls and Women with ADHD. Explain It to Me host Jonquilyn Hill spoke with Dr. Schechter to find out more about why women and girls are less likely to have their ADHD acknowledged. Learn more by tuning into Explain It to Me wherever you get your podcasts. #ADHD #Focus #Disorganization #ADHDgirls #ADHDboys

“They weren’t rushing to expose all of this.” Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California tells Vox’s Astead Herndon that Democrats should have pushed harder to release the Epstein files during the Biden administration. You can watch their full interview wherever you get your podcasts, or on our YouTube channel (youtube.com/vox). #EpsteinFiles #Epstein #RoKhanna #BidenAdministration

The US has launched a war on Iran. But why? The short answer is nobody really knows. Vox’s Zack Beauchamp explains why the incoherence at the heart of Trump’s latest, biggest war is particularly scary. You can read more coverage at the link in our bio. #Iran #Trump #Israel #UnitedStates

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California is locked into two major issues: the Epstein files and artificial intelligence. He talked with Vox’s Astead Herndon about how Democrats need to distance themselves from the “Epstein class” and how the government needs to be doing more to regulate AI for this week’s Saturday episode of Today, Explained. You can watch their full interview wherever you get your podcasts or on our YouTube channel (youtube.com/vox). #EpsteinFiles #RoKhanna #AI #Epstein #artificialintelligence

A large share of the Epstein files may now be out in the public, but there are still plenty that remain unreleased. Vox’s Astead Herndon spoke with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California who says what has been released is “not a good look for the elite class.” You can watch their full interview on Saturday, wherever you get your podcasts, or on our YouTube channel (youtube.com/vox). #EpsteinFiles #RoKhanna #Epstein #AI

The cliché is always that it's men who are afraid of commitment and having kids. But a Pew Research poll just shows that, for Gen Z, it's the women who are more hesitant to start a family. Is the "motherhood penalty" finally scaring women away, or are men just seeing family life through a different lens? Sean Illing and Anna North break down why the "lost generation" is suddenly so divided. Listen to The Gray Area with Sean Illing on Mondays and Fridays wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube. #Fatherhood #genzlife #familylife #Motherhood

Although the US is about to hit 1,000 measles cases — which puts us on pace to surpass last year’s total — President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Casey Means, presented a wishy-washy stance on whether children should get the MMR vaccine at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday. This is a reflection on the greater MAHA movement, which initially grew popular because it was identifying some real concerns that many Americans have, but has now been taking some big losses that look increasingly out of touch as the nation’s public health situation deteriorates. #MAHA #CaseyMeans #RFKJr #Measles

On January 8, 2023, thousands of supporters of Brazil’s right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed federal buildings in the country’s capital. Their goal? Overthrow the results of an election they claimed was rigged, despite no credible evidence of fraud. That might sound oddly familiar to the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, just two years earlier. But the aftermath could not be more different. Jair Bolsonaro is now serving a 27-year prison sentence, while Donald Trump is president, again. So how did two democracies, facing similar threats, end up with such different outcomes? #Brazil #Bolsonaro #Trump #January6 #insurrection

Imagine a Democratic presidential win in 2028. While Democrats would be thrilled, they’d pretty quickly face a tough question: how do you undo years of institutional change without weakening democratic norms in the process? Today, Explained host Noel King went to Poland — where this dynamic is already playing out — to learn more about the challenges of democratic recovery. For more, listen to Today, Explained’s recent two-part series wherever you get your podcasts. #Poland #Media #Democracy #Warsaw

At every Olympic Games, there are winners, and there are many more losers. Dozens of gold, silver, bronze…and a whole bunch of people who walk away with nothing. Officially, Norway won the most in Milan and Cortina, with 41 total medals, 18 of which were gold. The US (with 33 overall and 12 gold), and Italy (with 30 total and 10 gold) came in second and third place, respectively. But the medals only tell one part of the story. There are tales of heroism, resilience, and sometimes the occasional credit card fraud that medals cannot fully capture. Yes, credit card fraud! And those are the bits that tend to become iconic moments in Olympic history over time. Read more about the winners and losers of these Games at the link in our bio. 📸: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images, Tang Xinyu/VCG via Getty Images, Jamie Squire/Getty Images, Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images, Matthew Stockman/Getty Images, and Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images #milanocortina2026 #winterolympics #alysaliu #eileengu #olympics2026

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