Iran has carried out 1,051 state executions since President Masoud Pezeshkian took office on July 8, 2024 – a surge that security experts say the U.S. must weigh as it…
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Russia reduces sentence for American Robert Woodland, who was convicted on drug charges
by adminA Russian court reportedly slashed the sentence of an American who has been held overseas following a drug trafficking conviction. The sentence of Robert Woodland was reduced from 12.5 years…
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Republicans troll Dems’ El Salvador visits with offer to foot travel bill – in exchange for one thing
by adminThe House GOP’s elections arm is offering to foot the bill for any future Democratic lawmakers’ trips to El Salvador after multiple progressive lawmakers traveled there in protest of the…
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House Republican enters race for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat, setting up high-stakes GOP primary
by adminRep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., is officially entering the race to replace longtime retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Barr, who has served in the House for over a decade, is expected…
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‘Let us be the parents’: Supreme Court should let parents opt kids out of LGBTQ school lessons, lawyer argues
by adminCounsel representing a coalition of parents fighting for the choice to opt their children out of LGBTQ-related curriculum says the case is about letting parents ‘be the parents.’ ‘We’re just…
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As REAL ID rollout approaches, congressional privacy hawks largely silent on concerns
by adminWith President Donald Trump back in the White House and the final rollout of federal REAL ID requirements set to take effect in May, many of the loudest privacy advocates…
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Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor snapped at each other during Tuesday’s arguments over parental rights in LGBTQ curriculum after the liberal justice attempted to jump back into the questioning…
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Bondi, Trump Cabinet convenes task force to root out ‘anti-Christian bias’ in federal agencies
by adminU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday hosted Cabinet officials from across the Trump administration for the first meeting of a new interagency task force aimed at eradicating ‘anti-Christian bias’…
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Trump House GOP ally on board with tax hike for ultrawealthy to fund ‘big, beautiful bill’
by adminRep. Dan Meuser, a Pennsylvania Republican, is supporting the White House’s proposed tax hike for people making more than $1 million. ‘I believe we must help the President deliver on…
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Voice of America restored by judge after Trump dismantled taxpayer-funded outlet in March
by adminA federal judge ordered the restoration of Voice of America (VoA) on Tuesday, the federally-funded state media network that the White House dismantled earlier this spring. Judge Royce Lamberth ruled…