Politics & Policy
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Southern Democrats urge DNC to hold first 2028 primary in SC
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., asserted that the practice of allowing South Carolina to go first was a way for black voters to make their voices heard in the process.
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Trump refiles $10 billion defamation lawsuit against WSJ over Jeffrey Epstein birthday letter
A federal judge dismissed the case last month, concluding that Trump failed to allege "actual malice," a standard that public figures must demonstrate in defamation cases.
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White House pays tribute to Harambe the gorilla on 10th anniversary of his death
On May 28, 2016, a zoo worker fatally shot the gorilla after a three-year-old boy accidentally entered the animal enclosure.
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Judge sides with Trump on protective order, handing Jack Smith an early defeat
"Mr. Trump, like any American, has a right to free speech," Judge Chutkan said. "But that right is not absolute."
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Biden says the Inflation Reduction Act didn't have much to do with reducing inflation
"I wish I hadn’t called it that," Biden said, referring to the legislation that was signed into law last year.
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Utah Republicans line up behind possible Romney challenger
The apparent appetite among the state GOP for a Romney alternative may stem from the moderate lawmaker's penchant for criticizing former President Donald Trump.
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Texas county's 2022 primary election audit shows GOP, Dem poll workers given disparate help
Harris County also experienced election issues in 2020. This report was completed in 2022, but only released this week, and showed that GOP poll workers were given less support than their Democratic counterparts.
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Russia to launch first lunar mission in nearly 50 years on Friday
The Luna-25 spacecraft is expected to arrive on Aug. 23.
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Florida's education chief says schools can teach AP Psychology
Diaz previously told schools they could offer the course, though there was evidently some confusion as to whether they would need to exempt those lessons on sex and gender.
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Top Oklahoma official alleges teachers unions, China are cheerleading anti-Americanism in schools
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters said that "woke" administrators are also contributing to the problem.
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HHS won’t disclose how it spent $8 billion in COVID funding, House committee says
A Republican-led letter calls on the agency to detail the status of the taxpayer money.
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Biden wants another $24 billion for Ukraine, just $4 billion for the border
The sizeable figures for pro-Ukrainian activities stand in contrast to the roughly $4 billion the administration seeks to secure the southern border.
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Climate scientist who once supported crisis narrative now says it’s a ‘manufactured consensus’
Judith Curry broke away from the alarmist camp after turning out to be unpersuaded by the hysteria-ridden predictions.