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COURT, SUPREME, TRUMP, BIRTHRIGHT
is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke University and is the author of two books on the Supreme Court.
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TRUMP, IRAN, WAR, TRADE
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei needs to be honest about the fact that he “got beat to hell” by the US and Israel and was “saved” by Trump — and warned that America would bomb his country again if he continues to
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NEW, MAMDANI, NYC, ZOHRAN
New York City mayoral candidate and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo (C) speaks during an election party following the primaries at the Carpenters Union in New York City on June 24, 2025. Ex-governor Cuomo conceded on June 24, 2025, to left-wing rival
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IRAN, TRUMP, NUCLEAR, STRIKE
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Amos Hochstein, who served as Special Presidential Coordinator for Energy Security during the Biden administration, said that “as a result of both the Israeli and the American strikes, the nuclear program was set
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TRUMP, BILL, BIG, BEAUTIFUL
Here's what's in the GOP megabill headed for a vote in the Senate
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Senate Republicans have released an updated version of the massive spending and tax cut legislation, containing much of President
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SUPREME, COURT, LGBTQ, PARENTS
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed down its ruling in the parental rights case of Mahmoud v. Taylor. In a 6-3 decision, SCOTUS decided that parents do have the right to opt their elementary school-aged (pre-K through 8th grade) children out of classroom
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NEW, MAMDANI, TRUMP, CANDIDATE
What were the Democrats in New York thinking?
Eight months after being humiliated by Donald Trump, they’ve chosen a devout socialist to run for mayor of arguably the country’s most important city.
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Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old leftwing state
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MAMDANI, ZOHRAN, NYC, REPUBLICANS
Coming up with nondefamatory ways to attack Zohran Mamdani is not exactly an insurmountable task. The 33-year-old Democratic nominee for New York City mayor is an avowed socialist from a privileged background, has defended inflammatory rhetoric such as “Globalize
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DIDDY, COMBS, TRIAL, SEAN
For seven weeks, a jury in Manhattan has listened as prosecutors laid out a criminal sex trafficking and racketeering case against rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs. They heard his ex-girlfriends and other witnesses deliver shocking accounts of violence and drug-fueled
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News on Friday, seeking damages of at least $787 million from the conservative network for allegedly defaming him in its reporting of a phone call he had with President Donald Trump.
"No more lies," Newsom wrote in a tweet
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RUSSIAN, 17, DRONE, ODESA
Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 17, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday. Meanwhile, three attack helicopters and an anti-aircraft missile system were destroyed in the Russian-occupied
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HEGSETH, USNS, MILK, HARVEY
USNS Harvey Milk renamed amid Trump administration efforts to cut DEI
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The Pentagon has officially stripped the late gay civil rights leader Harvey Milk's name from a U.S. naval vessel, amid broader efforts
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SUPREME, COURT, ACCESS, UPHOLDS
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday preserved a key element of the Obamacare law that helps guarantee that health insurers cover preventive care such as cancer screenings at no cost to patients.
The justices in a 6-3 decision reversed a lower court's ruling that
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BEZOS, JEFF, VENICE, WEDDING
On Friday, Venice’s canals filled with polished motorboats bearing Hollywood stars, millionaires and Khloé Kardashian in a cape of pink feathers as they headed to Jeff Bezos’ wedding to Lauren Sánchez.
On Saturday, it was the turn of dozens of public order
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HURRICANE, DATA, SEASON, VITAL
Vital hurricane-tracking satellites are expected to go dark just weeks into the Atlantic storm season — and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is pointing fingers at the media for fueling panic behind the shutdown while clarifying that crucial
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MAMDANI, ZOHRAN, WHITES, MAYORAL
And much of Mr. Mamdani’s agenda relies in large measure on increasing revenue through taxes on businesses and the wealthy — part of an overarching vision to rethink how the city funds expanded social programs. Along with raising income taxes, he has pledged
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POLL, 2028, PRESIDENTIAL, BIG
After getting schlonged by President Trump in November, Democrats did what they always do after a big loss: entered a cocoon of denial. Post-election poll after poll showed 2024’s Big Loser, Kamala Harris, with a commanding lead over her closest rivals, former
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ARTIFICIAL, SMUCKER, REMOVE, JAMS
Orrville, Ohio-based J.M. Smucker Co. is taking steps to end the use of food color additives. The company said in a release that it had already stopped using FD&C coloring from many of its products, but this will take the company to the point where all will
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CHINA, TRADE, TRUCE, EXPEDITE
China said on Friday that it had confirmed details of a trade framework with the Trump administration that includes an agreement for Beijing to speed up exports of critical minerals to the United States and for Washington to lift recent export controls on China.
“China
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GUN, PARLIAMENTARIAN, SENATE, EASE
Shortly after midnight Friday, “Sen. Jeff Merkley (D.) announced the NFA provision did not comply with the Byrd Rule,” according to The Reload.
Merkley noted that the Senate Parliamentarian had informed him that Section 70436 of the reconciliation bill — the
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FLORIDA, ALLIGATOR, ALCATRAZ, ILLEGALS
Florida is considering setting up another site — in addition to “Alligator Alcatraz” — to hold illegal migrants in an effort to solve capacity issues, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
“I mean, the sheriffs and the police chief, the jails — we can’t have
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