Politics & Policy
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Taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood increased to $832M in 2024-2025
Planned Parenthood received $832 million in taxpayer funding in 2024-2025, an increase of $39.8 million from its previous report. A record number of abortions also were performed by the organization. President of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Marjorie
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Trump promises pardons to his staff before leaving office: WSJ
He also pardoned a number of close allies who faced prosecution over their efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.
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Trump deputy chief of staff takes 'leave of absence' to bolster GOP in midterms
Traditionally, the incumbent party loses ground in the midterms, though there have been notable exceptions, such as 2002's surge for the Republicans in the wake of 9/11.
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You Vote: Should Dept. of HHS be stopped by lawsuit from blocking transgender procedures for minors?
The policy change was in line with President Donald Trump's executive order directing the HHS to end the practice.
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Trump-backed candidate officially wins Honduras presidential election
The election officials made the official call nearly a month after the Nov. 30 election, and announced that Asfura received 40.27% of the vote.
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Judge orders California to stop hiding gender transitions from parents, disclose parental rights
President George W. Bush nominee questions Democratic attorney general's competence as a lawyer, given his arguments. SCOTUS considering petitions from Florida to Maine to review school districts' parental exclusion policies.
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U.S. House advances GOP-backed energy reliability bill
The “State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act,” was introduced earlier this year by U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado.
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Report finds first-generation college students graduate at lower rates
First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers.
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App offers alternative to classroom phone ban
As the concern over cell phones in the classroom rises, banning them from schools will not solve the deep-rooted issue, says the founder of Opal, a phone app that helps users with daily screen time and blocks games and social media. The movement to ban the
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Georgia judge grants investigating board access to Fulton County 2020 presidential ballots
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the Republican-led Georgia Election Board will have access to 2020 presidential ballots and documents, but it will need to cover the estimated $400,000 cost of producing the materials.
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After calling Stephen Colbert ‘dead man walking,’ Trump threatens networks’ broadcast license
Trump said that if the networks' news were going to be entirely negative toward the president and the Republican party, they should have their broadcast licenses terminated.
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Education Department to start garnishing wages next year for those who defaulted on student loans
The department said that it will begin sending notices to approximately 1,000 defaulted borrowers in the first week of January. The number of notices will then increase each month.
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As New York pursues climate objectives, conservationists raise alarm about solar project’s impact
As New York pursues aggressive renewable energy targets, conservationists concerned about the impacts of a solar project on protected bird habitat say the state regulatory authorities are dismissing their objections entirely.