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White House debuts TikTok account, garners 1.3 million views in 24 hours
The White House announced the creation of its TikTok account Tuesday evening, posting a video montage of President Donald Trump. Within 24 hours of its debut, it had racked up more than 1.3 million views.
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Newsom pushes back in response to Bondi's letter on sanctuary policies
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office responded by reminding Bondi of the state’s right to refrain from assisting federal immigration enforcement.
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Texas loses round one in court battle to have 10 Commandments posted in schools
Attorney General Ken Paxton has said he is appealing the ruling. A lawsuit filed over a similar bill in Louisiana has so far been struck down, including more recently in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Many Californians voice support for Trump's homelessness executive order
Californians are urging Newsom to acknowledge the Trump administration's EO on homelessness, believing it will help mitigate a state crisis. Newsom believes the order is focused on creating distracting headlines and settling old scores.
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New lawsuit filed by Seattle against Trump admin over anti-DEI, anti-trans executive orders
The first order limits the federal government’s recognition to 2 sexes based on male and female biology and halts federal funding used to promote gender ideology. The other executive order directs federal agencies to eliminate DEI-related positions, initiatives and funding.
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'Dead zone' in Gulf of America shrank sharply in 2025, scientists say
The dead zone, a stretch of oxygen-depleted water that forms annually off the Louisiana and Texas coasts, is caused primarily by excess nutrients washing into the Gulf from the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin.
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Colleges that protect free speech exceed those that 'clearly' don't, first time in 19-year study
Dartmouth gets back its "green light" rating, only Ivy League school whose policies "do not seriously imperil free expression" in free speech group's annual rankings. Upper Midwest dominates most censorious public colleges.
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Watch Live: Free Iran World Summit 2025 in Rome, Italy
This year's summit it titled "Iran: Change and a Democratic Republic with the Iranian People and Resistance"
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NYPD found antipsychotic meds, suicide note in NYC shooter's Las Vegas apartment
NYPD found 100 9mm rounds, a tripod for the rifle used in the shooting, and an empty hand box for a revolver
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The New York Times’ Manhattan headquarters vandalized
The New York Times’ Manhattan office building was vandalized Wednesday morning with red paint after updates were made to an article about starvation in Gaza.
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Texas Senate again passes THC ban, after Abbott vetoed it last time
In the regular legislative session, the Senate passed SB 3, filed by state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, with bipartisan support in both chambers. Gov. Greg Abbott then vetoed it in the last hour.
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Texas Senate passes bill authorizing AG to initiate prosecutions of election crimes
"Several rogue district and county attorneys across the state are refusing to enforce our election laws and prosecute election crimes. That is completely unacceptable,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said.
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US DOJ finds UCLA violated Title VI over increased hostility toward Jewish and Israeli students
“Our investigation into the University of California system has found concerning evidence of systemic anti-Semitism at UCLA that demands severe accountability from the institution,” Attorney General Bondi said.