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Jimmy Williams In a rare display of bipartisan cooperation, the U.S. Senate is gearing up to vote this week on two significant children’s online safety bills, just over three months before a heated presidential election. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced on Tuesday that he has scheduled a procedural …

Jimmy Williams After President Joe Biden announced his decision to end his re-election campaign, top Democrats lauded his accomplishments and some expressed their support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. Conversely, many Republicans suggested that Biden’s decision implies he should not continue serving the remainder …

Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced a major immigration initiative aimed at granting legal status and a streamlined path to U.S. residency and citizenship to approximately 500,000 unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens. The Department of Homeland Security’s new policy, known as “Parole in Place,” will allow these …

Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix A little more than 14 hours after a six-week abortion ban became the law of the land in Florida, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Jacksonville, where she put the responsibility for the new restrictions directly at the hands of former President Donald Trump. “As of …

Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror After two weeks of thwarted attempts, the Arizona House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864, with three Republican lawmakers breaking from their party to join Democrats in striking it down. Earlier this month, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the …

Jimmy Williams Isreal Easterday, a Kentucky resident who was 19 at the time, has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper-spraying two Capitol police officers during the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Easterday, who joined the mob of Donald Trump supporters storming the …

Jimmy Williams The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the Biden administration has the authority to regulate “ghost guns” – firearms made from kits available online that individuals can assemble at home. The justices decided to review an appeal from the Biden administration defending regulations that a lower court …

Ariana Figueroa, Pennsylvania Capital-Star The U.S. Department of Education on Friday announced a final rule that will update Title IX regulations governing how schools respond to sexual misconduct, undoing changes made under the Trump administration and former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. “For more than 50 years, Title IX has promised …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Rent is so high in the United States that half of the nation’s tenants can’t afford their monthly payments. Last year, more Americans than ever experienced homelessness after the temporary pandemic safety net collapsed. Mortgage rates and through-the-roof prices have left younger generations increasingly hopeless about …

Jimmy Williams A recent budget proposal by the Republican Study Committee, a group of influential House Republicans, outlines significant changes to Social Security and Medicare, hinting at future GOP governance strategies and setting the stage for potential policy clashes with President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party in the upcoming …

Jimmy Williams Jared Kushner, who worked closely with former President Donald Trump, recently sparked controversy for his comments regarding Gaza’s waterfront property during an event at Harvard University on March 8. Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and former senior advisor, suggested that the Gaza Strip’s coastline could be valuable if efforts were …

Jimmy Williams The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Texas’ controversial immigration law that would empower state officers to arrest individuals suspected of entering the U.S. illegally. The move comes after the Justice Department requested intervention, highlighting concerns about the law’s impact on the federal government’s immigration authority and its potential …

Vice President Kamala Harris is urging for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, emphasizing the urgent need to address the dire humanitarian situation. Speaking in Selma, Alabama, Harris called the conditions in Gaza “inhumane” and stressed the importance of a swift resolution. “Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there …

Jimmy Williams Donald Trump’s legal team has requested a 30-day delay in enforcing the recent civil fraud case ruling, which imposed a hefty fine of over $350 million on the former president and his company. The ruling, handed down by New York Judge Arthur Engoron, also temporarily banned Trump from …

Trial attorneys in the U.S. frequently stop potential jurors from serving on cases based on their stated biases, but U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito indicated on Tuesday that he was disturbed by a case out of Missouri in which three people were eliminated from a jury after expressing homophobic …