Politics & Policy
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Former CDC leaders expected to criticize Kennedy in Senate testimonies on Wednesday: Report
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez is expected to testify in front of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Wednesday, where she is expected to talk about her firing that occurred late last month.
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Trump teases holding a Republican midterms convention next year
Republicans are hoping to retain control of both chambers and increase their narrow majorities. Republicans are leading the House 219-213 and the Senate 53-45. Two senators are also considered independents but vote with the Democrats.
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School district defends threatening girls if they object to males in their restroom, risking probe
U.S. Department of Education found Virginia's Loudoun County Public Schools violated Title IX by punishing boys who objected to girl in their locker room, same behavior Maryland's Anne Arundel County Public Schools now defends.
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DHS has received more than 80,000 ICE applications: Noem
The news comes in the wake of Border Czar Tom Homan announcing that deportations had cleared 300,000 since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
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Trump claims Schumer tried to 'extort' $2B to approve key appointments
Thus far, Democrats have declined to allow the Senate to confirm nominees by voice vote or unanimous consent
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No challengers for Trump-back candidate for RNC chair, Florida lawmaker now running unopposed
President Donald Trump endorsed Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters in late July.
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Tennessee Republican Sen Marsha Blackburn announces run for governor
"I’m running for Governor to ensure Tennessee is America’s conservative leader for this generation and the next," Sen. Marsha Blackburn said
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Seattle Democrat mayor, progressive activist are top primary finishers, meet in general election
Progressive activist Katie Wilson received around 46% of the primary vote while Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell picked up 45%
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Whites underrepresented in prestigious high schools after courts uphold 'proxy' preferences: suit
After appeals court refused to halt admissions using proxies for race because whites and Asian Americans were still overrepresented, earning rebuke from justices Alito and Thomas, replacement system had intended effect, parents say.
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DOJ civil rights chief says Texas redistricting drama prompted by legal warning, not gerrymandering
Texas Democrats have fled the state in a bid to deny Republicans a quorum and thereby prevent a redistricting effort expected to favor Republicans.
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HHS cancels nearly $500 million in federal funding for mRNA vaccines
The decision comes after the department reviewed mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic, and includes the closure of 22 projects.
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1M homes to be powered by Montana coal mine expansion
The decision to expand coal mining “enables the recovery of approximately 33.75 million tons of federal coal and extends the mine’s operation through 2039.”
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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.