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Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton has abruptly reversed his stance on in vitro fertilization (IVF), aligning himself more closely with the Texas GOP's newly approved platform, which includes an IVF ban. According to HuffPost , Paxton recently stated that he would support 'restrictions' on I
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The Trump administration announced on Tuesday it would freeze federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), citing underperformance in criminal investigations and prosecutions. In a letter to state officials, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General Thomas
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days later in a 5-4 ruling . Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Donald Trump appointee, authored the majority opinion, which was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the liberal
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Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are presenting differing approaches to U.S. foreign policy regarding Iran and Israel, according to reports from multiple publishers. The Daily Mail reported that Rubio has taken a back seat in negotiations with Tehran, letting Vance run poin
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a £300 billion defense investment plan, committing an additional £15 billion over the next four years to modernize the country's armed forces. The plan emphasizes drones and autonomous systems as key components of Britain's military strategy amid growing globa
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenges to AR-15 bans in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois , testing whether such restrictions violate the Second Amendment. According to multiple reports, the justices agreed to take up appeals challenging bans on semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15. The case
An Indonesian court sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of tech firm Gojek, to 10 years in prison on corruption charges. The verdict stems from allegations that Makarim abused his authority during the procurement of Chromebook laptops for schools under Indonesia's educatio
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House conservatives have effectively shut down legislative business by blocking procedural votes in protest of the stalled SAVE America Act. More than a dozen House conservatives, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna from Florida and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, blocked a party-line procedural vote on
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NPR retracted a major news story on Tuesday that falsely reported Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. The organization issued an editor's note stating the error, confirming that neither Alito nor the Supreme Court had announced his retirement. The erroneous report, written by prominent
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump has broad powers to fire members of independent regulatory agencies at will, overturning nearly 90 years of precedent in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines. The court upheld Trump's removal of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commi
Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., returned to Congress on July 16, 2024, after a four-month absence due to depression treatment. The two-term lawmaker representing New Jersey’s 7th District missed over 140 roll call votes during his absence, which began in March 2024. In an emotional speech on the House fl
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws banning transgender athletes from competing in female sports at public schools on June 30, 2026. The 6-3 decision, split along ideological lines, ruled that states can restrict women’s and girls’ sports for biological females under Title IX, a federal law pro
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Warren Buffett, the 95-year-old chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has paused his usual mid-year multibillion-dollar donation to the Gates Foundation , according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. This marks the first delay in two decades of regular donations, which have totaled over $43 billion s
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Progressive candidates gained significant ground in Colorado's Democratic primaries on Tuesday, marking another wave of victories for left-leaning challengers across the country. The most notable win came from Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist and political newcomer, who defeated longt
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President Donald Trump has nominated acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to permanently fill the role, a position he has held since April following the resignation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer. The nomination was announced on Monday via a statement from Trump on Truth Social, describing Sonderling as
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New Caledonia's provincial elections have resulted in a fragmented legislature, with no clear majority emerging for either the pro-independence or anti-independence factions. According to final results published by the High Commission and reported by Reuters , Sonia Backes' loyalist alliance, Les Lo
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement's use of geofence warrants requires privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment, limiting police access to cellphone data in criminal investigations. In a 6-3 decision , the justices held that location information from cellphones is personal and p
The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., involving allegations of campaign finance violations and potential sexual misconduct. According to multiple reports, the committee found no evidence that Gallego's actions violated federal law, Senate rules, o
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Argentine President Javier Milei reshuffled his Cabinet after Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni resigned amid a judicial investigation into alleged illicit enrichment and concealment of assets. The resignation follows months of political pressure on the government, with Adorni's situation overshadowing m
UC Berkeley is set to launch the Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy , a nonpartisan academic institute dedicated to strengthening democratic institutions. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who represented San Francisco for nearly 40 years, will co-teach a course on Congress at the
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that presidents can fire members of independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) without cause, overturning a 91-year-old precedent in a 6-3 decision . The court found that President Trump's March 2025 firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter wa
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued two significant rulings this week that will impact elections and political financing across the country. In a 5-4 decision , the court upheld Mississippi's law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days later. Justice Amy Coney Barr
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear President Donald Trump's appeal of a $5 million verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll and later defaming her. The ruling confirms Trump's liability in the case, which stemmed from allegations that he raped Carroll
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President Donald Trump unveiled a new U.S. passport design featuring his portrait leaning over the Resolute desk in the Oval Office, surrounded by text from the Declaration of Independence. The limited-edition passport will be available starting July 6 at the Washington Passport Agency to commemorat
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