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Supreme Court gives parents right to remove kids from any school lesson
Religious groups gain veto power over public education
Supreme Court gives parents right to remove kids from any school lesson
Religious groups gain veto power over public education
Justice Department demands University of Virginia president resign over diversity
DOJ demands university president resign over diversity programs
Justice Department demands University of Virginia president resign over diversity
DOJ demands university president resign over diversity programs
Supreme Court limits judges' power to block federal policies nationwide 6-3
Supreme Court partially allows birthright citizenship ban while limiting injunctions
Supreme Court limits judges' power to block federal policies nationwide 6-3
Supreme Court partially allows birthright citizenship ban while limiting injunctions
Rep. Andy Ogles faces FBI probe for fabricating $320,000 campaign loan
FBI drops Ogles probe one week after he proposes Trump third term
Rep. Andy Ogles faces FBI probe for fabricating $320,000 campaign loan
FBI drops Ogles probe one week after he proposes Trump third term
Trump cuts off Congress from intelligence after Iran strike leaks
Trump limits intelligence sharing after Iran strike leaks expose lies
Trump cuts off Congress from intelligence after Iran strike leaks
Trump limits intelligence sharing after Iran strike leaks expose lies

RFK Jr. replaces all 17 CDC vaccine advisors with conspiracy theorists
RFK Jr. fires independent vaccine experts, installs anti-vaccine advocates

RFK Jr. replaces all 17 CDC vaccine advisors with conspiracy theorists
RFK Jr. fires independent vaccine experts, installs anti-vaccine advocates
Supreme Court's June 2025 rulings gut transgender healthcare and expand gun access
Supreme Court selectively applies federal versus state authority based on ideology
Supreme Court's June 2025 rulings gut transgender healthcare and expand gun access
Supreme Court selectively applies federal versus state authority based on ideology

House passes veterans funding 218-206 with near-unanimous GOP support
House barely passes veterans healthcare bill in rare partisan split

House passes veterans funding 218-206 with near-unanimous GOP support
House barely passes veterans healthcare bill in rare partisan split

Fed Chair Powell warns Congress that Trump's tariffs will cause "persistent" inflation
Fed Chair warns Trump tariffs cause persistent inflation, refuses rate cuts

Fed Chair Powell warns Congress that Trump's tariffs will cause "persistent" inflation
Fed Chair warns Trump tariffs cause persistent inflation, refuses rate cuts

Congress moves to ban Chinese AI from federal agencies with bipartisan support
Bipartisan bill bans AI from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea

Congress moves to ban Chinese AI from federal agencies with bipartisan support
Bipartisan bill bans AI from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea

Trump DOJ official told staff they could tell judges to go fuck themselves in defiance order
Trump's DOJ nominee tells staff to defy federal judges blocking deportations

Trump DOJ official told staff they could tell judges to go fuck themselves in defiance order
Trump's DOJ nominee tells staff to defy federal judges blocking deportations
Labor Department stops enforcing Biden's gig worker protection rule
DOL tells investigators to use weaker test favoring Uber, Lyft
Labor Department stops enforcing Biden's gig worker protection rule
DOL tells investigators to use weaker test favoring Uber, Lyft
EPA delays PFAS drinking water cleanup until 2031, drops four limits
Trump's EPA keeps two limits, scraps four others for forever chemicals
EPA delays PFAS drinking water cleanup until 2031, drops four limits
Trump's EPA keeps two limits, scraps four others for forever chemicals
Treasury cuts three Mexican banks from U.S. financial system
FinCEN uses new fentanyl law to blacklist CIBanco, Intercam, Vector
Treasury cuts three Mexican banks from U.S. financial system
FinCEN uses new fentanyl law to blacklist CIBanco, Intercam, Vector
HHS shuts down 988 Suicide Lifeline's LGBTQ youth option
SAMHSA ends Press 3 option that served 1.5 million LGBTQ youth
HHS shuts down 988 Suicide Lifeline's LGBTQ youth option
SAMHSA ends Press 3 option that served 1.5 million LGBTQ youth
US cyber defense agency loses five of six division chiefs amid attacks
Cybersecurity agency loses five division directors amid leadership crisis
US cyber defense agency loses five of six division chiefs amid attacks
Cybersecurity agency loses five division directors amid leadership crisis
Congress opens Pell Grants to 8-week for-profit job training
Trump signs Workforce Pell as House cuts $67B from traditional grants
Congress opens Pell Grants to 8-week for-profit job training
Trump signs Workforce Pell as House cuts $67B from traditional grants
House passes healthcare cuts in "One Big Beautiful Bill" by single vote
House passes $880 billion Medicaid cuts disguised as tax relief
House passes healthcare cuts in "One Big Beautiful Bill" by single vote
House passes $880 billion Medicaid cuts disguised as tax relief

How GOP responses to Minnesota assassination split between formal condemnation and conspiracy theories
House voted 424-0 to condemn the attack, but individual Republicans spread false claims about the killer's motives

How GOP responses to Minnesota assassination split between formal condemnation and conspiracy theories
House voted 424-0 to condemn the attack, but individual Republicans spread false claims about the killer's motives

NRC approves 77-megawatt reactor while nuclear waste storage remains unsolved
Nuclear regulators approve faster reactor licensing despite no waste storage solution

NRC approves 77-megawatt reactor while nuclear waste storage remains unsolved
Nuclear regulators approve faster reactor licensing despite no waste storage solution