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Justice Alito Shuts Down Retirement Rumors, Hires Clerks and Plans to Stay on the Court

Justice Samuel Alito has given no indication he will step down. He is hiring clerks for the 2026-27 term and plans to serve into 2027 and beyond, after NPR retracted a false retirement report.

61d ago

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Multiple Articles of Impeachment Against Trump Have Been Filed in Congress – Do You Support Impeaching Him?

Multiple impeachment resolutions against President Trump - including a 7-article measure and a 13-article filing - are now formally filed in the 119th Congress. But filed is not passed: none have been voted on. Do you support impeaching him?

61d ago

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Signs 3-Year Freeze on New Data-Center Tax Breaks

Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a budget imposing a three-year moratorium on new data-center sales-tax exemptions — the longest such pause of any state.

61d ago

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Trump Now Claims Mamdani-Style Socialism Is a Bigger Threat Than 9/11, Pearl Harbor, and Both World Wars

Speaking near Mount Rushmore around the America 250 events, Trump argued that Mamdani-style socialism is a greater danger than the World Wars, Pearl Harbor, and 9/11 - his opinion, not fact.

61d ago

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Senate Votes 99-0 to Withhold Their Own Pay During Future Government Shutdowns

After the record 43-day shutdown left about 670,000 federal workers unpaid, the Senate voted 99-0 to escrow senators' own pay during future shutdowns.

62d ago

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Countries Like Canada, France, and South Korea Have Banned Corporate Cash From Politics. Should America Do the Same?

Canada, France and South Korea ban corporate money from politics entirely. As the U.S. runs on unlimited Super PAC spending, should America follow their lead?

62d ago

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Iraq War Vet in Congress Accuses Hegseth of War Crimes Over Boat Strikes

Rep. Seth Moulton, an Iraq War veteran, accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of war crimes over the Caribbean boat strikes, citing WWII precedent in a CNN interview.

62d ago

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Elon Musk Said He’d Give $6 Billion to End World Hunger If the UN Showed Its Plan Publicly. It Did. The Money Never Came.

In 2021, Elon Musk offered $6 billion to fight world hunger if the UN could publicly detail how the money would be spent. The UN delivered a line-by-line plan - but the donation never came.

62d ago

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Multiple Articles of Impeachment Against President Trump Are Now Filed in Congress

Multiple articles of impeachment against President Trump have been formally filed in the 119th Congress - but filed is not the same as impeached. Here is what is real, and what is not.

62d ago

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House Votes 420-0 to Expose Lawmakers Who Used Taxpayer Money to Settle Sexual Misconduct Claims

The House voted 420-0 on Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution directing Congress to publicly disclose lawmakers who used taxpayer funds to settle sexual misconduct claims within 60 days.

62d ago

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Democratic Socialist, 29, Ousts 15-Term Congresswoman in Colorado Primary

Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist, won the Democratic primary in Colorado's 1st District, ousting 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette - who took office the same year Kiros was born.

62d ago

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For the First Time Ever, NYC Permanently Locks In $31.7M for Libraries — So the Funding Survives Long After Mayor Mamdani Leaves Office

Mayor Mamdani's final $125.8 billion NYC budget permanently baselines $31.7 million for the city's three library systems — a first-ever move that removes library funding from annual budget fights.

62d ago