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House Panel Advances Bipartisan Push to Restore Nursing Students’ Federal Loan Limits

A House committee advanced a bipartisan amendment to restore the $200,000 federal loan cap the 2025 megabill stripped from nursing students. It is a proposal, not law.

21d ago

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Trump’s Own Justice Amy Coney Barrett Attacked as a ‘DEI Hire’ and ‘Traitor’ After Siding With the Constitution on Two Major Rulings

Justice Amy Coney Barrett faced a wave of attacks from right-wing commentators - including 'DEI hire' and 'traitor' - after siding against the Trump administration on mail-in voting and birthright citizenship.

21d ago

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Supreme Court Rules 5-4 That States Can Count Mail Ballots Arriving After Election Day

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they arrive within a grace period, rejecting a Republican-led challenge.

21d ago

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Mike Johnson Cancels the Week’s Votes and Sends the House Home Early After a Republican Revolt Stalls His Own Agenda

For the second straight week, House Republicans blocked a procedural rule, forcing Speaker Mike Johnson to cancel votes and send members home early ahead of July 4.

21d ago

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House Votes 420-0 to Release Names of Members in Taxpayer-Funded Misconduct Settlements

The House unanimously adopted Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution directing officials to release the names of members named in taxpayer-funded sexual-misconduct settlements and the total paid out.

21d ago

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Party Spending Coordinated With Candidates

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down decades-old limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their own federal candidates.

21d ago

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GOP Lawmaker Introduces ‘Anchors Away Act’ to Bar Pregnant Immigrants From Entering the U.S.

One day after the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) introduced the Anchors Away Act - a proposed bill to bar pregnant foreign nationals from entering the U.S.

21d ago

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For the First Time Ever, a Party Is Holding a Full Midterm Convention – Trump Rallies the GOP in Dallas This September

President Trump announced Republicans will hold their first-ever midterm-year national convention in Dallas on September 9-10, an unprecedented move to spotlight narrow congressional majorities ahead of the 2026 elections.

21d ago

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Trump’s Own Financial Disclosure Shows He Made Over $1 Billion From Crypto in His First Year Back in Office

Trump's federal financial disclosure, released June 30, 2026, shows he earned more than $1 billion from crypto in his first year back in office - up to $1.4 billion by NBC's reading.

21d ago

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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis Torches Trump’s DOJ Over Pool-Lining Prosecutions While Jan. 6 Rioters Walk Free

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) drew a blunt contrast between the DOJ threatening 10-year sentences for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Trump's blanket pardons of Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted police.

22d ago

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Trump Calls Democratic Socialists A Bigger Threat Than World Wars, Pearl Harbor And 9/11

President Trump called the rise of democratic socialist candidates the biggest threat to the nation since its founding, ranking it above World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor and 9/11.

22d ago

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Former GOP Senator Jeff Flake Says He’d Vote for the Democrat Over Ken Paxton in Texas

Former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake says that if he were voting in Texas, he'd back Democrat James Talarico over GOP nominee Ken Paxton in the 2026 Senate race.

22d ago