Politics & Policy
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School vaccination exemption rates among kindergartners rise to new highs
Federal data revealed that the vaccine exemption rate for kindergartners rose to 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before, which impacts approximately 155,000 children nationwide.
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Trump shares Kim Jong Un meme after downscaling South Korea military exercises
In a further comment, he appeared to link the decision to a decision from Seoul to refrain from aiding the U.S. in the ongoing Iran war.
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House Ethics Panel announces probe into Dem Rep. Jimmy Gomez
He previously admitted to having made "personal mistakes outside [his] marriage," but insisted he had not violated any House ethics guidelines or broken the law.
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Inflation-adjusted teacher salaries drop despite record spending on public education
Reason Foundation found that record-high funding of U.S. public schools is approaching $1 trillion.
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Vaccines and welfare fraud? Autism spike culprits widen with CDC about-face, Minnesota prosecutions
Agency admits research hasn't "ruled out" vaccine-autism link, subject of four-year-old lawsuit. "The CDC has simply been lying to you," vaccine injury lawyer says. Minnesota "autism fraud scheme" trades diagnoses for dollars, feds say.
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Bondi faces GOP pressure to speedily release Epstein files
The House voted 427-1 in favor of the files' release.
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Democrats defiant as Trump slams 'seditious' video
Trump subsequently deemed the video "seditious" and reshaped a comment calling for them to be hanged.
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Interior Department proposes opening waters off California and Florida to oil drilling
The plan proposes sales off the coast of Southern California in 2027, 2029 and 2030, two sales near Central California in 2027 and 2029, and one off the coast of Northern California in 2029.
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Al Green vows to bring impeachment articles against Trump before end of 2025
Though the measure is unlikely to clear the Republican-led House, it appears to signal that Democrats will follow through on their plans of a third impeachment effort, especially should they take the lower chambers in 2026.
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Trump again fumes over Jerome Powell on interest rates
Either way, Powell's term is set to expire while Trump remains in office, so he will still be able to name his replacement.
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Dulles airport mobile lounge involved in second crash in recent weeks
“The shuttle was taken out of service for inspection,” Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority media relations said
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ICE arrests 'worst of the worst' including child sex offenders
Topping the list was Francisco Luna-Tristan of Mexico, who was previously convicted of indecency with a child sexual contact.
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Larry Summers takes leave of absence from Harvard in wake of Epstein emails
Summers resigned from his role on the board of OpenAI earlier Wednesday and announced earlier this week that he would step back from his public duties over the controversy.