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CDC Releases New Charter for Vaccine Committee
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), now has a new charter detailing the group's actions.
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Texas Approves Required Bible Reading
The Texas State Board of Education approved a proposal mandating that students in public schools read parts of the Bible as part of their academics.
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SCOTUS Makes Your Phone’s Location Private
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police cannot use mass location data sweeps to identify criminal suspects without violating the Fourth Amendment, handing down a 6-3 decision that curbs a growing law enforcement tool known as a geofence warrant.
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Supreme Court Rules Trump Has Every Right to Fire FTC Commissioners
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Trump acted lawfully when he fired two Democratic Federal Trade Commission commissioners last year, handing the administration a sweeping victory that dismantles nearly a century of limits on presidential removal power.
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Rick Scott Says Qatar ‘Not Our Friend’ in U.S.-Iran Negotiations
Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida on Sunday declared that Qatar is "not our friend" as the Gulf state continues to play a central role in U.S.-Iran diplomatic talks, breaking openly with the framing that has positioned Qatar as a reliable neutral partner in the negotiations.
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Pelosi Gets Namesake Institute at UC Berkeley
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will be teaching a course at the University of California, Berkeley, at a new "nonpartisan" institute bearing her name.
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Socialist DSA Sets Its Sights on Colorado, Wisconsin After NYC Primary Sweep
The Democratic Socialists of America is moving to expand its political footprint beyond New York City, with candidates now competing in primary races across Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Florida in the coming weeks.
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Iran Locks Down Hormuz for 30 Days
Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that every vessel wanting to cross the Strait of Hormuz must first clear it with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps..
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Judge Orders DOJ to Unseal More Epstein Files
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Justice to either release more un-redacted files on Jeffrey Epstein or provide an explanation for keeping them sealed.
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U.S. Brokers Peace Framework with Israel and Lebanon
Israel, Lebanon, and the United States signed a Trilateral Framework aimed at bringing peace to the region.
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Mistrial Declared in Palisades Fire Case
A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case of Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of deliberately igniting the Palisades Fire on New Year's Day 2025, after a jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquittal following more than 13 hours of deliberations.
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Trump Warns of Rising Communism
President Donald Trump warned against the rise of communism in the United States during a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference.
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EU Reaches Trade Deal with US
The EU approved legislation this week implementing its trade deals with the United States.
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Vance: Watergate Would Be a ’12-Hour Story’ Today
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday the Watergate scandal that forced President Richard Nixon from office would have faded as a brief media cycle in today's environment, comparing the institutions he says brought down Nixon to those he believes targeted President Trump.
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John Bolton Pleads Guilty
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton pleaded guilty to illegally retaining classified documents.
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Trump to Debut Qatar’s $400M Air Force One Gift Next Week
President Donald Trump will make his first flight aboard the Qatari-gifted Boeing 747-8 next Wednesday, departing for North Dakota to attend a dedication ceremony at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a White House official confirmed Friday.
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Republican Demands Protections for Haitian Migrants
New York Rep. Mike Lawler (R) is urging the Trump administration to prevent the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian healthcare workers. His call follows the Supreme Court ruling that the Trump administration may terminate TPS.
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Trump Selects New Health Deputy
President Trump has nominated Chris Klomp to be the next Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Student Loan Caps for Nurses and Therapists
A federal judge halted part of the Trump administration's new student loan caps late Wednesday, blocking the Education Department's definition of "professional degree" that had left nurses, physical therapists, public health workers and dozens of other healthcare fields subject to lower borrowing limits than traditional professional programs.
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North Korea Commissions New Nuclear Destroyer
North Korea has commissioned its first nuclear-capable surface warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer named the Choe Hyon, in a ceremony that leader Kim Jong-un used to declare his navy's nuclear transformation is proceeding on schedule.