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Texas lawmakers advance bill that makes it a crime for teachers to assign "Catcher in the Rye"
Lawmakers in Texas are seeking to impose harsh criminal penalties on school librarians and teachers who provide award-winning works of literature to…
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Rebecca Crosby
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Noel Sims
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Trump pumps eponymous meme coin
On Sunday, President Trump used his social media platform, Truth Social, to promote his eponymous meme coin, $TRUMP.
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Judd Legum
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EXCLUSIVE: Secret policy shift could overwhelm Social Security offices with millions of people
On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) enacted a new policy that could impose massive demands on the agency's overburdened network of…
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Judd Legum
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Are the people who Trump sent to a Salvadoran prison actually gang members?
On March 15, President Trump signed a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Noel Sims
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Trump promised to protect access to abortion pills. Things have changed.
In an interview with TIME Magazine published last December, then-President-elect Trump was asked whether he would preserve access to abortion pills.
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Noel Sims
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EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration
An internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims…
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Judd Legum
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Musk attacks the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker
Yesterday, we launched the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker. This new tool authoritatively demonstrated that Elon Musk had been grossly overstating the cuts…
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Judd Legum
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As measles cases soar, RFK Jr. declares war on science
Over 250 people across multiple states have been infected with measles this year and two people have died. The vast majority of these cases are centered…
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Rebecca Crosby
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Noel Sims
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Introducing: The Musk Watch DOGE Tracker
New tool reveals Musk has overstated verified DOGE savings by at least 92%
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Judd Legum
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The MAGA plan to cripple DC
At a rally in Washington, DC, the day before his second inauguration, President Trump promised to restore the capital city to greatness. "We will…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Noel Sims
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Veterans Administration therapists forced to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles
As part of the Trump administration's frenzied push to end remote work arrangements for federal government workers, the Veterans Administration (VA) is…
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Judd Legum
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Trump allies deploy “book-banning pastor” to school districts across the country
In a January 24 press release from the Department of Education, the Trump administration declared that book-banning was a “hoax.”
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Noel Sims
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