Politics & Policy
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Trump says he bets Renee Good was 'solid, wonderful person' under 'normal circumstances'
The comment was in reference to Renee Nicole Good, who allegedly attempted to run federal agents over with her car in Minnesota last week and died after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot her.
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Kennedy adds two new members to CDC's vaccine advisory panel
The two new additions are Drs. Adam Urato, an OB-GYN from Massachusetts who specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Kimberly Biss, an OB-GYN from Florida who has published reports on COVID-19 vaccine safety for pregnant women.
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Trump admin drops appeal attempting to link transportation funding for states to immigration
The Department of Transportation filed its motion to dismiss the appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued its decision. The department did not cite a specific reason for dropping the appeal.
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Experts say climate groups' models showing energy costs rise with renewable subsidy cuts are flawed
While wind and solar are widely reported to be the cheapest forms of energy, the industry reports it can’t grow without a steady stream of tax dollars to support it. As a result, activist groups argue electricity prices will rise.
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Trump threatens to federalize D.C. over lax approach to minors committing crimes
"If this continues, I am going to exert my powers, and FEDERALIZE this City. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" he concluded.
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DHS added Israel provision for funding grants in April
FEMA maintains its own set of terms and conditions for Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) recipients. These apply, however, in addition to the DHS’s own terms and conditions as FEMA is a part of DHS.
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Trump fields reporter questions from White House roof
Spectrum News reporter Taylor Popielarz included footage of Trump seeming to state that he was building "missiles" when reporters pressed him on what he hoped to build, to which reporters laughed.
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GOP's Andy Ogles calls for deporting Dem lawmaker after public remarks
The exchange comes amid mounting calls for President Donald Trump to escalate his deportation efforts and has led to a number of comments questioning what it means to be an American.
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Titan submersible implosion causing 5 deaths was 'preventable': Coast Guard investigation
Coast Guard investigators said that there were "multiple contributing factors" that led to the entirely "preventable" implosion of the Titan
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University of Virginia appoints interim president after former president's resignation
Law professor Paul Mahoney, who served as UVA's law school dean from 2008-2016, was selected to serve as the interim president starting next week
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Marjorie Taylor Greene urges Trump to commute George Santos's prison sentence
He received an 87-month prison sentence in April, which followed his unprecedented expulsion from the House before a criminal conviction.
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First federal court permanently blocks ban on 'abortion pill reversal,' in culture-war Colorado
Colorado medical board's own expert contradicted its "conclusory assertion" that "research supports" other off-label uses of natural pregnancy hormone progesterone, which the state promotes for medicalized gender transitions.
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Agriculture Dept. approves waivers banning candy, soda from SNAP benefits in six states
The new waivers will go into effect next year and impact residents in Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia. Rollins has already approved waivers for Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska and Utah.