Politics & Policy
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Obama announces 'A Great Book' podcast
Among the major authors he cited were James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Cormac McCarthy, Marilynne Robinson, Penn Warren, and John le Carré.
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Health officials warn about swimming in Gulf amid seven deaths linked to deadly bacteria
The warnings were issued in Florida and Louisiana, where state officials have confirmed at total 23 cases so far.
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MTG confirms Tucker Carlson won't run for president
Carlson has attracted attention as a potential presidential candidate for years, though he has not indicated any serious interest.
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Columbia University cedes to Trump administration in battle over federal funding due to antisemitism
The agreement also comes after the administration pulled $400 million in grants which amounts to approximately 8% of the university’s US-taxpayer funding.
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Trump plans to build major Northeast pipeline. Will New York’s Democrat governor get on board?
President Trump met with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to discuss, among other things, the Constitution Pipeline, which Trump said he plans to build. Trump has some bargaining chips, including congestion pricing and a SALT tax deduction cap, to offer. If built, experts say the pipeline will not only lower costs, it could save lives.
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SBA to trim workforce by 43%, even as it prepares to take over student loans from Education Dept
Loeffler said the job eliminations will reduce the workforce back to the numbers it was during Trump's first administration
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With gas tax revenues sliding, Illinois weighs road mileage tax
As it is, Illinois motorists now pay the second-highest motor fuel tax in the country at 66 cents per gallon.
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Second Amendment leaders press DOGE to stop health agencies’ gun control studies
Contrary to the original intent of a late-nineties budget rider, health agencies like the CDC have spent the last half a decade funding research supporting gun control efforts on behalf of the Biden administration.
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Trump suggests 'terrorist thugs' destroying Teslas should go to prison in El Salvador
Multiple Tesla cars, charging stations and dealerships have been vandalized since Elon Musk began leading the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency.
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Thirteen states now ban ranked-choice voting as West Virginia, Wyoming join bandwagon
On elections: one opponent of RCV said "It should be easy to vote and hard to cheat."
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Trump defends efforts to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua
The administration recently deported to El Salvador roughly 200 illegal migrants, including alleged members of Tren de Aragua, despite a judge blocking the flights.
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Social workers get millions to push DEI in schools
Now that President Donald Trump has banned that kind of funding, schools will have to find workarounds or drop the programs altogether.
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Trump extends deadline for New York City to end congestion pricing
Duffy announced on Thursday that the deadline to end the program, originally scheduled for Friday, has been extended by another month and strongly criticized the Democratic governor over her refusal to shut it down.