Politics & Policy
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Federal judge upholds New York City congestion pricing
Gov. Kathy Hochul heralded the judge's decision as a "massive victory for New York commuters, vindicating our right as a state to make decisions regarding what’s best for our streets."
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Trump to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley who were imprisoned for federal tax evasion
Trump said Todd and Julie Chrisley they were given a "pretty harsh treatment."
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Trump asks SCOTUS to allow deportations to South Sudan
The government argued that the order was slow-walking its attempts to remove illegal aliens whose home countries would not accept them.
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Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi graduates from Columbia after release from ICE detention
Mohsen Mahdawi graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Columbia’s School of General Studies on Monday.
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Radio calls for help began 45 seconds before Mexican training ship hit Brooklyn Bridge: officials
About four minutes after the ship left the pier, a radio call went out asking for help from any additional tugboats in the area.
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WHO formally adopts controversial pandemic treaty, aiming to protect world from future health crises
The agreement comes as the United States prepares to leave the organization in 2026, over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. has not commented on the new agreement so far.
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Majority of voters believe able-bodied people receiving food stamps should be required to work: Poll
The poll, conducted between May 14-15, found that 73% of respondents believe able-bodied people should be required to work if they receive federal benefits.
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Biden administration unleashed billions to update electric grid without proper controls, probe finds
The IG report also found DOE office that oversees the funding lacked adequate staffing to properly manage the program.
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Decade after Tea Party movement, conservatives still unable to meaningfully cut debt
“The US credit rating being downgraded is evidence of how our fiscal house is out of order,” Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., a member of the House Committee on the Budget said Monday.
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Legal, energy experts praise dismissal of Bucks County climate lawsuit
As judges have ruled in similar cases filed in Maryland, New York and elsewhere. Bucks County Judge Stephen Corr ruled late Friday that the lawsuit oversteps local authority and the issue falls under federal jurisdiction.
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Budget bill too slow to repeal renewable energy subsidies, some Republicans say
Yet even as Democrats have denounced the plan as “extreme,” some Republican lawmakers argue the legislation doesn’t go far enough.
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Spanish investigation finds Lufthansa flight flew for 10 minutes without a conscious pilot
Autopilot was already activated during that 10-minute window, and the co-pilot's loss of consciousness did not impact the safety of the flight, the investigation found.
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Opposition mounts against Line 5 reroute blockage
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is concerned about water contamination on the reservation, in Lake Superior and in the wetlands that serve as the Band’s wild rice beds and as a critical migratory bird habitat.