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Supreme Court to Hear Alaska Pilot's Fight Over Plane Seizure for a Six-Pack of Beer
The Supreme Court agreed to hear an Alaskan pilot's challenge to the state's attempt to seize his 1969 Cessna after a pa
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Blanche's Record on ICE Killings Raises Accountability Concerns for AG Bid
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's handling of ICE killings and his refusal to involve local officials in investigat
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Defending the Senate Parliamentarian: Why Trump's Calls to Oust Her Miss the Mark
Former Senate Budget Committee staff director G. William Hoagland pushes back on President Trump’s demand to remove Sena
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Senate's 'YOLO Caucus' Exposes GOP Dysfunction as Midterms Loom
The Senate's 'YOLO Caucus' of aging Republicans highlights a paralyzed Congress, where tax cuts for the wealthy overshad
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Trump Posts First Photo of Vance Newborn, Touts 'Perfect Baby Boy'
President Trump posted the first photo of Vice President Vance's newborn son, Alec Neel Vance, calling him a 'perfect ba
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Trump Orders Review of Judicial Manual After Climate Chapter Pulled Under GOP Pressure
Trump demanded a review of the federal judiciary's scientific manual after a climate chapter was withdrawn under conserv
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Maine Democrats at Risk: Jackson's Past Could Hand Senate to Collins
Troy Jackson's past positions on abortion, immigration, and marriage equality could repel independent voters and hand Se
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Schumer Report: Trump Family Profited $4 Billion From White House
Senate Democrats released a report Monday claiming President Trump and his family have made over $4 billion from his sec
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At 250, America's Legal Democracy Faces Crisis of Unchecked Power
Two Harvard law scholars contend that America's semiquincentennial demands a renewed commitment to legal democracy, as u
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House Passes Bill to End Penny Production and Standardize Cash Rounding
The House passed a bill to end penny production and standardize cash rounding, addressing confusion from the ongoing pen
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Rare Atlantic La Niña May Coincide with Super El Niño, Scientists Warn
Cooler-than-normal Atlantic waters may trigger a rare La Niña event simultaneously with a powerful Pacific El Niño, rais
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Hill Country Camps on High Alert as Floods Return, Echoing 2025 Disaster
Camp operators in Texas' Hill Country were on high alert this week as floodwaters returned, reminiscent of the deadly Ju