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Topic: political polarization

A court building is seen behind a crowd control barrier ahead of then-former President Donald Trump's arrival to answer charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, in Washington, United States on August 3, 2023. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

It's never been scarier to be a judge

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Blue and Red Population concept (Getty Images/Constantine Johnny)

Mortality gap between red, blue counties

Eric Schank
United States debate (Getty Images)

This is your brain on partisan politics

Matthew Rozsa
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Avoiding in the news in 2019

María Celeste Wagner, Pablo J. Boczkowski - The Conversation
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Public school teachers and their supporters protest against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky State Capitol. (Getty/Bill Pugliano)

How the GOP won state power

Chauncey DeVega
Bernie Sanders (Getty/Jim Watson)

Bernie vs. Democrats: Another round

Conor Lynch
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Twitter polarizes political views

Nicole Karlis
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