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Education Department Launches 18 Title IX Investigations
The U.S. Dept. of Education's Office for Civil Rights announced Wednesday that it has begun investigations into 18 academic institutions in 10 states for Title IX violations that allowed students to participate in sports based on their 'gender identity,' not biological.
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Kaiser Permanente Affiliates to Pay $556M Over Medicare Fraud Claims
The Department of Justice said five Kaiser Permanente affiliates in California and Colorado agreed to pay $556 million to resolve claims they illegally pressured doctors to add codes for diagnoses they never considered to patients' medical records, in order to inflate...
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Rep. Amodei Leads GOP Effort to Fund ICE Body Cameras
Republican lawmakers negotiating the Department of Homeland Security funding bill are advancing a proposal to allocate explicit funding for body-worn cameras for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Politico reported Wednesday.
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Starlink Free in Iran as Regime Cuts Communications
Activists say SpaceX has made Starlink satellite internet service free in Iran after the regime imposed a broad internet blackout, a move that could blunt Tehran's effort to choke off protest images and outside reporting as the death toll and detention numbers cited by ...
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Tesla Autopilot Crash
The family of a Washington state motorcyclist killed in a 2024 crash involving a Tesla with Autopilot engaged filed a wrongful-death lawsuit this month against Tesla Inc., accusing the electric vehicle maker of knowingly selling dangerous technology.
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Senate Hearing Examines Claims of Coerced Pill-Induced Abortion
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee debated whether women are coerced into medicated abortions in a Wednesday hearing about the safety of mifepristone and misoprostol.
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RFK Jr. on Trump's Diet: 'I Don't Know How He's Alive'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sounded almost incredulous Wednesday, saying President Donald Trump's fondness for McDonald's, candy, and Diet Coke leaves him baffled that the 79-year-old is still standing.
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Trump, Rubio to Attend College Football Title Game
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are setto attend Monday night's College Football Playoff championship game at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, a joint appearance that highlights their close political relationship and shared passion for the sport.
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La. Seeks Extradition of Calif. Doctor Over Abortion Pills
Louisiana officials are moving to bring a California physician back to the Bayou State to face criminal charges tied to alleged abortion-drug shipments, according to state Attorney General Liz Murrill.
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DOJ Appeals Ruling That Axed Habba as N.J. Prosecutorr
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday asked the full 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that disqualified Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor.
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Carla Sands to Newsmax: Trump Will Secure Greenland as Denmark Falls Short
Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands said Wednesday on Newsmax that President Donald Trump is determined to secure Greenland, predicting Denmark cannot adequately defend the autonomous territory.
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DOJ Sues Minnesota Over DEI 'Regime'
The Justice Department on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota, challenging the state's requirement that all government agencies implement sex- and race-based affirmative action plans and consider "affirmative action goals" in every hiring and personnel decision.
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Judge Declines Temporary Order Against ICE in Minnesota
A Minnesota judge on Wednesday declined to issue a temporary restraining order that would have stopped U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the state, saying more evidence is needed before a ruling.
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Quinnipiac Poll: 70% Oppose US Military Action in Iran Protests
An overwhelming number of Americans from all parties said in a Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday that they do not think the United States should get involved if Iranian protesters are killed while demonstrating against their government's regime.
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Sen. Ron Johnson Subpoenas Telecoms in Smith Probe
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., issued subpoenas Tuesday to AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen seeking records that identify targets of Special Counsel Jack Smith's "Arctic Frost" investigation into President Donald Trump.
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Women's Sports Advocate to Newsmax: Trans Athletes in Women's Sports Must Stop
The controversy surrounding women's sports is no longer theoretical, and it's no longer acceptable for female athletes to be the ones forced to draw the line, Independent Council on Women's Sports co-founder Kim Jones told Newsmax Wednesday.
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Smithsonian Turns Over America 250 Exhibit Materials
The Smithsonian has released materials and documents for planned exhibits and events during the United States' 250th anniversary amid pressure from the White House. The White House initially asked for...
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Denmark, Greenland Conclude High-Stakes Vance-Rubio Meeting
Officials from Greenland and Denmark met in Washington Wednesday with top White House officials as President Donald Trump moved to ratchet up the pressure by suggesting that NATO should help the United States acquire the world's largest island and saying anything less than...
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W.Va. AG to Newsmax: Supreme Court Appears Ready to Back Women's Sports Laws
Questioning from Supreme Court justices strongly suggests the high court is prepared to uphold state laws that bar biological males from competing in female school sports, West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey said on Newsmax Wednesday.
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ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Good Sustained Injuries
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who fatally shot a 37-year-old Minneapolis-area resident last week as she tried to drive over him during a street confrontation, sustained internal injuries from that encounter.
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Supreme Court Does Not Issue Ruling on Trump's Tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court issued three decisions on Wednesday but did not decide the closely watched dispute over the legality of President Donald Trump's global tariffs.
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Supreme Court Revives GOP Challenge to Late Mail Ballots
The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived a Republican challenge to a law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump.
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House Panel Moves to Hold Hillary Clinton in Contempt
A day after announcing the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform would initiate contempt of Congress proceedings against former President Bill Clinton, Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., on Wednesday said the same will be done...
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FBI Searches Home of Washington Post Reporter
Federal agents executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at the Virginia home of a Washington Post reporter as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified information.
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Sen. Cassidy to Newsmax: In-Person Visits for Abortion Pills Can Expose Coercion
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., told Newsmax on Wednesday that requiring an in-person doctor visit before abortion pills are prescribed could help identify women being coerced into ending pregnancies, including victims of human trafficking.