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Your Tax Dollars Are Funding a Museum That Wants to ‘Decolonize’ American History
The Smithsonian Institution gets about $1 billion a year from American taxpayers. In return, it runs a "decolonization working group" and a program to preserve the history of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Trump Admin Kills Biden’s Medicare Drug Subsidy
The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is ending a Biden-era Medicare Part D premium subsidy program, saying the program was designed to prop up insurance companies rather than help the roughly 25 million seniors and disabled Americans enrolled in standalone prescription drug plans.
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New York Pauses Robot Teacher Plan
A school district in New York has paused its plan to deploy an AI-powered teaching assistant in classrooms.
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Ohio Governor Breaks with Trump on Haitian Deportations
Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine publicly broke with President Trump on Haitian deportations this week, arguing that the roughly 30,000 Haitians in his state holding Temporary Protected Status should not be removed, even after the Supreme Court cleared the way for their deportation.
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State Officials Urged to Bring Charges Against Fauci
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is calling upon state officials to charge Dr. Anthony Fauci for crimes against humanity.
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Senate Democrats Push Mass Amnesty for Deported Migrants
Senate Democrats tried to push through sweeping legislation Wednesday that would have granted green cards to migrants in the United States under Temporary Protected Status, including people who had already been deported. Republicans blocked it in minutes.
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Deputy Press Secretary Leaving Trump Admin
White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson is leaving her position to take on a role at a strategy firm.
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Fed Expected to Hold Rates Steady
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady at 3.5 to 3.75 percent, the second straight meeting where new Chair Kevin Warsh resisted pressure to hike, Reuters reports.
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Pro-Lifer Reaches Settlement with Trump DOJ
Paul Vaughn, a pro-life Christian father of eleven, reached a settlement with the Department of Justice after the Biden administration convicted him of FACE Act violations in 2022.
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Netanyahu to Go to NYC in Wake of Mamdani Threat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will travel to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly despite calls for his arrest by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Trump Urges SCOTUS to Review Carroll Verdict
President Trump's lawyers are calling upon the Supreme Court to review the $83.3 million defamation award for E. Jean Carroll.
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Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at U.S. Troops in Jordan
Iran launched a surprise overnight barrage of ballistic missiles at U.S. military forces in Jordan on Tuesday, striking the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and the regional headquarters of U.S. Central Command. American and Jordanian air defenses intercepted all incoming missiles.
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Business Group Sues Mamdani Over Taxpayer Funded Grocery Stores
A business group is preparing to sue New York City over Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to create taxpayer-funded grocery stores.
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Jay Clayton Confirmed as National Intelligence Director
The Senate confirmed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to serve as the nation's next Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
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Senate Blocks Voter ID Bill Again as DeSantis Says Odds Are ‘Basically Zero’
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act failed to advance in the Senate on Tuesday, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying publicly that the odds of passage before the August recess were "basically zero."
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Fauci Pleads the Fifth
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during his appearance before Congress.
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Socialist Bartender With AOC-Style Platform Leads Wisconsin Governor Race as Democrats Panic
A dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America has surged to a double-digit lead in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin and sent establishment party leaders scrambling to stop her.
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Trump Admin Ends Gain-of-Function Research
The Department of State, alongside the Department of Health and Human Services, released a note on the Trump administration's ending of high-risk research, including gain-of-function research.
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Washington Gathers to Say Goodbye to Lindsey Graham
Senators, foreign leaders, and the president of the United States gathered in Washington on Tuesday to honor Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who spent more than three decades at the center of American politics before his sudden death on July 11 at age 71.
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China Pumps Billions Into Africa
A new report from the China Belt and Road Initiative Investment revealed that China poured as much as $33.5 billion into Africa over the last six months.