Politics & Policy
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School district in Virginia advises teachers avoid linking 9/11 to radical Islam on anniversary
The six-page instructional guide, "25th Anniversary and Commemoration of 9/11" was distributed to teachers and recommends they create a "safe space" for Muslim students,
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EPA launches study to understand what pollutants are in drinking water
The study will screen for a wide range of pollutants, including pharmaceuticals, PFAS, and more than 1,000 potential contaminants.
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Al Franken, other Jewish Americans endorse Michigan Democratic Senate candidate El-Sayed
The letter praises El-Sayed's domestic policies, including healthcare as a right, affordable housing, and a tax system that demands the wealthy pay even more than they pay now.
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'Full-scale collapse': Gender transition group calls kid guidelines 'opinions' to defeat FTC suit
WPATH invokes Supreme Court precedents upholding "conversion therapy," state bans on medicalized gender transitions for kids, to claim FTC is persecuting it for "opinions" on care. "It's possible the FTC just got its win," expert says.
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Tulsi Gabbard gives update on husband's bone cancer
Gabbard left her post earlier this year after announcing her husband's diagnosis.
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U.S.S. George Washington arrives in Middle East to relieve the Lincoln
The carrier was previously stationed in the Pacific. Its arrival frees the Lincoln to return to port after more than 260 days.
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Built by Democrats and Republicans, the $40 trillion debt bomb neither party will diffuse
The modern explosion in U.S. national debt began in earnest in the 1980s, when the total first surpassed $1 trillion in 1981 under Republican-led tax cuts, defense spending increases, and growing entitlement costs that both parties refused to rein in.
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'Maybe, maybe not': Cohen evasive on whether he'll use Trump interview to seek pardon
Trump is set to participate in a phone interview with Cohen, who now hosts a radio show. He and Trump publicly feuded during the first term.
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Single-engine aircraft collides with police helicopter in Pennsylvania, killing one
The Cessna 150 struck the Bell 407 helicopter, which was conducting a training exercise, shortly before 7 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Col. George Bivens.
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Tulsi Gabbard shares update on husband's cancer, months after her resignation
Gabbard said a few weeks after the surgery was done, the doctor and pathologists determined they were able to cut out all the cancerous bone and tissue in his body.
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Cook Political Report shifts Iowa, Texas races to tossups
Cook Political Report provides race rankings based on polling data and research.
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Trump applauds James Braid as top aide leaves the White House
Braid has held the post since early 2025. Vice President JD Vance announced his departure earlier on Thursday.
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U.S. military establishes stealth corridor through the Strait of Hormuz: report
About 10 million barrels of oil per day have slipped past the Iranian blockade utilizing the secret route.