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Trump’s FCC scraps ban on prison phone price gouging, a gift to some of his big donors
Incarcerated men make phone calls at the "little Scandanavian" unit of SCI Chester prison in Pennsylvania, in March 2023.Kent Nishimura/Getty...
Texas forbids law that keeps guns away from unhinged people
Children flee a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. The 18-year-old gunman gave...
Political violence is surging as Trump kills prevention efforts, a top security expert warns
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‘Madness’: A retired brigadier general slams Trump’s military power grab
Troops guard a federal building during “No Kings” protests Saturday in Los Angeles. Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Get your news from...
The ghoulish response of Trump and the GOP
President Donald Trump said that Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) is "whacked out" and that he will not call him after...
Minnesota shooter’s list reportedly included abortion providers and advocates
Authorities discussed the hunt for Vance Luther Boelter, the alleged shooter in the Saturday killings of a Minnesota lawmaker and...
Two Minnesota lawmakers are shot in their homes
Law enforcement officers including local police, sheriffs and the FBI, stage less than a mile from a shooting in Brooklyn...
More States Consider Curbing Drug Testing at Childbirth
Poppy seeds, used in salads and other foods, can yield false positive results for opiates in urine tests.Photo illustration by...
David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party
David Hogg (center, facing camera) at a forum for candidates running to be a vice chair of the Democratic National...
Report: Police killings rose in the five years after George Floyd’s murder
BLM leader Dr. Melina Abdullah speaks during a protest remembering George Floyd on May 21, 2025, in Los Angeles.Ethan Swope/AP...
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