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Judge blasts Trump for using the presidency to ‘manipulate’ courts in IRS case
Judge Kathleen Williams bars the Trumps from citing the settlement anywhere and refers his attorney to the Florida Bar for discipline.
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Book bans, censorship, and funding fears challenge Ohio public school librarians
A statewide survey found 56% of responding Ohio librarians faced censorship attempts since 2021, as lawmakers weigh new bills over library materials.
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15 states sue Trump administration to block school mental health funding cuts
The suit says the administration plans to defy a December court order and end the $1 billion Parkland-era grant program by month's end.
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Trump administration targets state AI laws over ideology
The FTC proposal follows Musk's xAI lawsuit against a Colorado law already repealed by state lawmakers, and a lawyer calls the move huge news for AI firms.
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Democratic governors say proposed changes to federal grants would harm reproductive healthcare
The rule would let agencies cancel grants without notice for political reasons, threatening maternal health programs amid 278,000 public comments before an Oct. 1 deadline.
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Private equity might dodge state laws by partnering with healthcare nonprofits
A Washington hospice nurse says Compassus pushed staff to falsify records and inflate patient visits after its joint venture with Providence took over operations.
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Immigration agents are still shooting people in cars
Video evidence has repeatedly contradicted ICE accounts of these shootings, yet federal agents are rarely investigated or named after using deadly force.
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s ‘meritocracy’ campaign takes $10K from dad jailed for rigging daughter’s ACT
Hauser served two months in prison for paying $40,000 to fix his daughter's ACT score, one of dozens caught in the Varsity Blues admissions scandal.
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After US Sen Lindsey Graham’s death, Trump recommends Graham’s sister to fill out term
Gov. McMaster announces his pick at 4 p.m., while a separate Aug. 11 special election will determine who faces Democrat Annie Andrews for the full term.
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Ohio progressive group turns FBI raid into voter mobilization pitch
Allies of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative are launching a social media ad campaign portraying the FBI investigation as an attempt at voter suppression that they say will backfire on Republicans this fall.
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Trump guts election commission in move seen as increasing his sway over midterms
With all four EAC seats now vacant, the agency has no leadership as Trump pushes the SAVE America Act and defends a Supreme Court ruling expanding his removal power.
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Young lawmakers talk online child safety and AI policy at annual bipartisan summit
South Carolina Rep. Brandon Guffey shared how his son's death from online sextortion led him to write Gavin's Law, now a state felony statute.
