Politics & Policy
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New Minnesota law requires social media to constantly guess user ages, disable 'addictive' features
"Buried beneath the child protection language is a surveillance apparatus that applies to every user, not just minors," civil liberties group warns.
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RFK Jr. unveils 'sweeping' Lyme disease research, containment, treatment plan
Effort includes funding clinical research on products that may be able to stop Alpha-gal syndrome, which can create serious allergic reactions to red meat after tick bites.
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Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico's church includes porn in its library: critics
"Anyone who checked out [This Book Is Gay] from this church should have their hard drive checked immediately," critic says. Talarico's church defends its "banned books" but doesn't name or describe them in detail.
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Thousands of May Day protests planned as hundreds of groups mobilize against Trump
The groups are organizing thousands of protests with a combined, estimated $2 billion in funding from a network that includes hard-line communists and groups affiliated with the Democratic party.
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Comedian Jon Stewart says Democrats are 'lost' for failing to support Platner in Maine Senate race
Platner is considered more progressive than Mills and has been endorsed by Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren. He has centered his campaign on affordability for housing and healthcare.
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Louisiana governor suspends House primaries until July after Supreme Court redistricting ruling
Landry said the rescheduling will only impact the House races in the state and subsequent runoff elections, meaning the Senate and state Supreme Court races will go as planned on May 16.
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Senate approves 45-day extension of FISA surveillance powers
President Donald Trump has called for a "clean extension" of Section 702, citing the ongoing Iran war and contending that the surveillance authority is a military necessity.
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Trump drops whiskey tariffs on UK after royal visit
King Charles III visited the United States this week, where he met with Trump in the Oval Office and also addressed Congress.
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Trump signs order expanding access to retirement accounts
Beginning in 2027, Americans will be able to secure low-cost IRA accounts through TrumpIRA.gov and "access the same type of retirement accounts that federal employees enjoy," Trump said.
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Former S. Carolina Congressman, Gov Mark Sanford ends campaign to reclaim House seat
Sanford said he ended the campaign to pursue founding a nonprofit to address the national debt and to spend more time with family.
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Trump calls for requiring presidential candidates to take cognitive exams
Trump famously faced calls during the 2016 campaign to take a cognitive exam and mental health became a campaign issue during the 2024 cycle.
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House passes spending measure to fund most of DHS, legislation heads to Trump's desk for signature
The legislation funds the Coast Guard, TSA, Secret Service, FEMA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and other agencies, Politico reported.
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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.