Politics & Policy
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Department of Education launches civil rights probe into Duke University
The letter to Duke University leadership asks the school to create a "Merit and Civil Rights Committee” that would work with the federal government to investigate the civil rights violation allegations and help resolve the matter more quickly.
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Trump memo asserts federal employees' rights to religious expression
It further directs agencies not to punish employees for outward expressions of their faith, including the display of religious iconography or holy texts in their offices.
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American Academy of Pediatrics calls for ending religious exemptions for school vaccine mandates
"Among the major world religious traditions, none include scriptural or doctrinal guidelines that preclude adherents from being vaccinated," AAP says. "Are we in some dystopian rerun of 2020?" anti-mandate doctor group says.
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Alaska Airlines resumes flights after 3-hour ground stop
"As of 11 p.m. Pacific, the ground stop has been lifted, and our operations have resumed," the airline said
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Report: Some medical schools still racially discriminate in admissions
“The data we collected strongly suggests that medical schools continue to engage in racially discriminatory admissions, even after the Supreme Court ruled against that practice in 2023,” Do No Harm director of research and co-author of the report Ian Kingsbury told The Center Square.ollected strongly suggests that medical schools
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Wind and solar energy will no longer receive preferential treatment
As an example of higher electricity prices, Furchtgott-Roth says that in 2024, “the cost of electricity in California was 32 cents per kilowatt hour, but it was 11 cents an hour in Utah, which does not require renewables.”
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Heritage Foundation founder Ed Feulner dies at 83 years old
Feulner, who has authored nine books, created the foundation in 1973 and served as its president for 37 years.
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'Bad faith': Hiding records on politicized COVID school reopening earns county maximum penalty
Pennsylvania's Bucks County suffers third consecutive loss in "right to know" legal fight over who drastically changed COVID rules after Democratic governor's cabinet intervened. Commissioner known for allegedly violating court order.
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Wyoming rare earth mine touted as America’s first in decades isn’t economically viable, critics say
Ramaco Resources says its Brook Mine near Sheridan, Wyoming, will satisfy a large chunk of U.S. demand for rare earths, but experts say the mine's potential falls well beneath the hype and won’t likely ever turn a profit — much less produce any minerals.
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Trump administration officially rejects pandemic-related WHO rules
The revisions would have granted the WHO the power to order global lockdowns, travel restrictions, and any other measures deemed necessary to address “potential public health risks.”
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Democrats and legacy media mislead public on immigration and deportation issues
Celebrities and politicians are misleading the public by conflating legal and illegal immigrants, sowing fear and confusion about Trump’s deportation policies that distinguish between the two groups.
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Trump calls Fed Chair Powell one of his 'worst appointments' for not lowering interest rates
The Trump administration has also been highly critical of Powell in the past for not cutting interest rates despite low inflation and improved job numbers.
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Biden drained the nation’s energy stockpiles, but ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ allocation won’t refill it
The Big Beautiful Bill allocated $171 million for petroleum acquisitions toward refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which will only buy a few million barrels. To replenish it to 2021 levels, the federal government will need approximately 236 million barrels.