Politics & Policy
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Bessent says wages for 'main street workers' in US are up
The figures come as the Trump administration attempts to push the successes of its economic agenda ahead of the midterms in November.
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Trump urges GOP to end filibuster, says 'communist' El-Sayed will do it for Dems
El-Sayed won the Democratic primary for Senate this week, defeating Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich. He will face former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., in the general election.
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Hasan Piker balks at moderate Dems seeking unity with El-Sayed
Piker has featured regularly at El-Sayed events, drawing national attention to the campaign and prompting outlets to question El-Sayed's stances in light of Piker's own contentious views.
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Colorado Sen. Hickenlooper defeats progressive challenger in Democratic primary: AP
Hickenlooper's challenger, Julie Gonzales, identifies as a progressive Democratic candidate who supports priorities such as Medicare for all.
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Already among highest in nation, California gas price goes up again with another state tax hike
The state’s gas tax goes up every year on July 1 under a 2017 law in order to pay for roads, highways and public transportation.
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Political science professor blames civic knowledge decline on failures in U.S. education
Most Americans today can’t name all five freedoms within the First Amendment, according to a survey released in September 2025.
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Supreme Court confirms Title IX doesn't require boys be allowed in girls' sports
Some governments and courts have interpreted SCOTUS protections for transgender workers to mean girls' sports are open to gender-confused males, but this is a "very different statutory and factual context," girls' basketball coach Justice Kavanaugh writes.
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S&P 500 closes with strongest quarter since 2020
The S&P 500 rose nearly 15% in the past quarter alone, marking its best quarterly showing since the same period in 2020 when the world was beginning to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Melania Trump urges support for LGBT community while supporting SCOTUS transgender ruling
The first lady highlighted an excerpt from her book "Melania," which emphasized her allyship with the LGBTQIA+ community while also encouraging the nation to ensure that female athletes are protected and respected.
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Education Department cuts loan eligibility for college degree programs yielding 'low-earning' jobs
Federal agency made the decision despite opposition in drafting process this spring from supporters of the arts, religious studies programs
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Many Democratic Socialist leaders are self-professed communists, DSA caucus statements show
This isn't John F. Kennedy's Democratic Party: Marxist and communist caucuses boast significant influence in the national leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America. One member of the DSA's national committee came right out and said it: “Our goal is liberation. Our goal is communism.”
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Johnson denounces birthright citizenship ruling: 'Antithetical to the rule of law'
Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined with the court's liberal justices in Trump v. Barbara in finding that children born in the U.S. to persons unlawfully or temporarily in the country were citizens at birth.
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Trump welcomes freed ex-county clerk Tina Peters to the White House
Peters was recently released from prison after Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo., commuted her sentence earlier this year. She was serving nine years over a 2020 election case.