How J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's first and longest director of the FBI, used controversial methods to turn the agency into one of the most efficient investigative forces in the world

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J. Edgar Hoover is seen speaking during a convention of former special agents in Washington, DC.
J. Edgar Hoover is seen speaking during a convention of former special agents in Washington, DC.

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Trump won't permanently lose his right to vote in Florida if he's convicted of any of the 91 felony charges he faces — and he can thank voting rights activists for passing a constitutional amendment that Ron DeSantis opposed

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Former President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on August 13, 2023.
Former President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on August 13, 2023.

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Easter Eggs in Blue Beetle | io9 Interview

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Republican senator says he doesn't think Trump would win the general election and should drop out, but he'd still vote for him if nominated

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Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) speaks about healthcare reform in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) speaks about healthcare reform in Washington

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Iowa Republican caucus-goers love Trump more than ever, even after he attacked their governor: poll

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Donald Trump in front of a group of people holding phones at a campaign event in Grimes, Iowa, in June 2023.
Former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Grimes, Iowa, on June 1, 2023.

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Kamala Harris says she makes sure Biden doesn't get 'sugarcoated' information

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Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden at the White House on May 01, 2023.
Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden at the White House on May 01, 2023.

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Biden is pouring nearly $700 million into internet access for rural communities so that kids don't 'have to sit in the back of a mama's car in a McDonald's parking lot in order to do homework'

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Reeltender Mo Laussie watches fiber-optic cable as he helps install the cable unto telephone poles June 21, 2001 in Louisville, CO.

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Nobel economist Paul Krugman mocks Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as ignorant on economics

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Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on March 03, 2023
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on March 03, 2023.

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‘I’ve had this black cloud looming over me’: How private lenders have left millions of college students with no hope for the future

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A small piggy bank is surrounded by a hurricane of student loan papers, unable to escape.
Despite the political fight over student-loan forgiveness, people with private student debt are stuck with predatory loan terms they can't escape.

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Russia's so desperate to get its billionaires and their massive wealth back that it just threatened to seize the assets of an oligarch worth $13 billion

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Andrey Melnichenko
Andrey Melnichenko is worth $13 billion.

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