Politics & Policy
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Pete Buttigieg says he was targeted in a false CPS report that separated him from his children
Buttigieg, who noted the incident occurred during Pride month and shortly after Father's Day, said the 24-hours he was separated from his four-year-old twin children were “among the darkest hours of my life.”
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Reeling Democratic establishment accuses socialists of exploiting ballot access
What would Mike Dukakis say? Taking advantage of hating Trump, the Democratic Socialists of America have admitted implementing a long-term strategy to exploit the Democratic Party’s ballot access, alarming establishment figures and prompting pushback from more moderate members of the party.
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Texas board votes to require Bible stories in public school curricula
Specifically, the plan features a required reading list from elementary school to high school level and features chapters of the Bible.
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West Virginia Board of Education reinstates school vaccine policy excluding religious exemptions
The state's education board said that it "is reinstating its directive to county boards of education not to accept religious exemptions to compulsory vaccination laws"
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Virginia Republican Party chairman to resign, following state GOP losing governorship, state House
“As a State Senator, I will be fully engrossed in our legislative session, which lasts from January-March,” state Sen. Mark Peake said
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GOP’s Matt Van Epps wins Tennessee special election for House seat, dashing Democrat upset hopes
Following last month’s off-year elections, in which Democrats did well in New York, Virginia, New Jersey and Georgia, this was the next big race. It is a district that Donald Trump won in 2024 by over 20 points.
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Trump declares all Biden autopen pardons to be void
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that all pardons, Executive Orders and more signed by the autopen during the Joe Biden administration are “hereby null, void, and of no further force or effect.”
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Climate advocacy struggles in the Trump 2.0 era, but opponents warn its only restrategizing
COP30 failed to produce a resurgence of support for climate policies that the Trump administration has rolled back. Some climate groups are facing financial problems and are scaling back operations. Experts say the climate movement still has momentum, and opponents shouldn't get too comfortable.
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Key Republican teases second GOP megabill to tackle health care
“What we want to see is competition,” say Texas Rep. Austin Pfluger, chairman of the Republican Study Committee. “First and foremost, we want to see transparency."
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Dell CEO pledges $6.2B to Trump accounts for 25M children
The contribution will see the couple deposit $250 into each account.
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Jeffries blames Johnson for blocking Trump healthcare proposal
Republicans famously campaigned on repealing or defunding the ACA for numerous election cycles, before failing to pass a repeal during Trump's first term.
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Trump looks to drive turnout in Tennessee special election
The Trump +22 district was not expected to be competitive, though Democrats have poured considerable energy into the race and made it more competitive.
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Tennessee holds special election for former GOP Rep Green's seat, results of offer insight into 2026
Democrats are hoping to flip the district, where both former GOP Rep. Mark Green and President Trump won by around 22 points last year