Politics & Policy
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U.S. airlines cancel more than 2,500 weekend flights mostly due to government shutdown
The AP noted that all the cancellations were not a result of the FAA order.
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Newsom draws large crowd in Texas for rally to support Democrats
Videos posted to social media showed a long line to get into the rally.
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Too close to call: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's lead down to under 2%
Challenger Katie Wilson has been gaining some ground in the last few days.
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Dems reject union calls to end the shutdown
The AFGE represents more than 820,000 federal workers.
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Top DOJ official threatens to punish states that don’t clean up voter rolls, follow law
Though many blue states protest, states are required to submit voter data to the DOJ under federal election laws to enable verification of voter eligibility, prevent non-citizens from voting illegally, and detect duplicate registrations or multiple votes across jurisdictions.
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Republicans flock to Hawley's SNAP bill amid shutdown
The shutdown is nearing the longest on record as Democrats demand the reversal of healthcare cuts made in the One Big, Beautiful Bill.
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Federal workers union asks Dems to end shutdown
The American Federation of Government Employees represents more than 820,000 federal workers.
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Students under cellphone ban in FL school district have better test scores, fewer absences: study
The study shows disciplinary incidents leveling out and an increase in test scores by about two or three percentiles compared to scores before the ban
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Mamdani’s 'aunt' from his Islamophobia speech wasn’t his aunt after all
Mamdani's speech framing his family and fellow Muslims as victims of the post-9/11 era received a stark fact-check.
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California to deploy observers to watch DOJ poll monitors during election
“They’re not going to be allowed to interfere in ways that the law prohibits,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said
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Conservative activist fights 'destitution' Democrat AG imposed on him after voters sided with him
"They took away my home, everything I ever earned in my lifetime, and made it illegal for me to earn a living," voter initiative guru says in seeking to lower campaign finance penalties secured by attorney general-turned-governor.
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The Milei midterm model for Trump: Double down and double down
The libertarian Milei first secured election on a platform of mass deregulation and dramatically reducing the scope of the government in a bid to clamp down on inflation, which had spiraled out of control in the country.
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Stock market closes with new highs after US, China reach a framework in trade deal
The S&P 500 climbed 1.23% to 6,875.16, marking the first time it's ever closed above 6,800 points. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.86% to 23,637.46, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 337.47 points to 47,544.59.