Politics & Policy
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Trump confirms Tennessee will move to redraw congressional maps
Trump's comments follow Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., calling for the state to redraw its maps to eliminate the Democratic-leaning district centered on Memphis.
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Trump names Dr. Nicole Saphier as surgeon general nominee
"She is also an INCREDIBLE COMMUNICATOR, who makes complicated health issues more easily understood by all Americans," he went on.
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Platner vows to defeat Collins after Mills leave Maine Senate race
"We will defeat Susan Collis. We will go to Washington, and we will start tearing down the system that for too long has forgotten and written off the people who make Maine and this country what it is," he said.
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Harvard revokes tenure of business professor over alleged data fraud
Revoking a professor's tenure has not been done by the university since at least the 1940s, when rules for the academic protection were formalized.
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Trump threatens to strip Harvard of $3B in grants and give money to trade schools
This follows the earlier freezing of $2.2 billion in grants, based on concerns over antisemitism on campus. Trump is now accusing Harvard of being "very slow" to turn over information on foreign students.
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'Big, beautiful bill' kills hydrogen production credit, keeps carbon capture credit
The legislation could eliminate billions in incentives for companies investing in low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production.
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Poll: Memorial Day is one of country's more important holidays
The poll found that 44% of respondents say it is one of the most important holidays, while 10% said it was one of the least and 42% said somewhere in between. Four percent of voters said they are not sure.
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GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville to announce next week whether he is running for Alabama governor
“It was a hard decision,” Tuberville said, according to the AP.
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University of Colorado Boulder offers courses on critical race theory
Courses entitled “Critical Race Theory,” “Spoken Word Latinx Poetics and Poetry,” and “Indigenous Representations in the United States” are all available through CU Boulder’s Department of Ethnic Studies.
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Tool to make it easier for Trump to return excess funds to Treasury without Congress gains steam
The plan would not completely allow Trump to address the issue independently, but would offer the White House a useful tool to chip away at the debt over time.
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You Vote: Do you agree with the Trump admin order to ban Harvard from enrolling foreign students?
The DHS order required current foreign students enrolled there to leave the school or risk losing their legal status in the U.S., and would affect more than 7,000 current visa holders studying at Harvard.
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Trump announces U.S. Steel, Nippon partnership to keep iconic firm in America
"I am proud to announce that, after much consideration and negotiation, US Steel will REMAIN in America, and keep its Headquarters in the Great City of Pittsburgh," Trump posted on Truth Social.
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Feds launch civil rights probe into Fairfax schools after Miyares referral
Miyares’ office concluded changes at one high school l were designed to reduce the number of Asian American students.