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Trump gives TikTok another ban extension
Trump gives TikTok another ban extension President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok to spin out from its Chinese parent company ByteDance by another 90 days, until mid-September. The extension provides temporary legal cover for TikTok’s US service providers, but its legality is shaky since it was not codified into law and has […]
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A radical proposal to abolish state government and strengthen American democracy
A radical proposal to abolish state government and strengthen American democracy Stephen Legomsky, a legal scholar, proposes abolishing state government and moving most functions to local levels in his book “Reimagining the American Union”. The author argues that states are the root cause of many threats to US democracy, including the Electoral College, gerrymandering, and […]
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Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent
Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent The US Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump can fire officials from independent agencies created by Congress without “good cause,” ignoring a precedent set by the court in 1926’s Humphrey’s Executor v. United […]
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Forcible removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla signals a dangerous shift in American democracy
Forcible removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla signals a dangerous shift in American democracy US Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on June 12, 2025, after interrupting her remarks and being handcuffed by federal agents. The incident has raised concerns about the treatment of members […]
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Trump orders Marines to Los Angeles as protests escalate over immigration raids, demonstrating the president’s power to deploy troops on US soil
Trump orders Marines to Los Angeles as protests escalate over immigration raids, demonstrating the president’s power to deploy troops on US soil President Donald Trump ordered approximately 700 Marines to Los Angeles on June 9, 2025, in response to protests over immigration raids, demonstrating his power to deploy troops on US soil. The deployment follows […]
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3 ways the government can silence opinions it disagrees with, without using censorship
3 ways the government can silence opinions it disagrees with, without using censorship The US government can silence opinions it disagrees with without using censorship by making institutions change their advocacy to get government benefits, inducing self-censorship through intimidation, and molding the government’s own speech to promote official ideology. The Trump administration has used these […]
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Veterans’ protests planned for D-Day latest in nearly 250 years of fighting for their benefits
Veterans’ protests planned for D-Day latest in nearly 250 years of fighting for their benefits Veterans across the US will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs and other government programs, highlighting their disproportionate impact due to “veterans preference” in federal hiring. The Trump administration’s cuts have led […]
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Elon Musk sure does want everyone to think he’s leaving politics
Elon Musk sure does want everyone to think he’s leaving politics Musk has announced that he’s stepping away from DOGE as his “scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end,” which had a legal 130-day deadline ending on May 28th. Musk claims to have reduced his time spent on politics, saying it […]
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3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period
3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period South Koreans will head to the polls on June 3, 2025, to vote for a new president after a tumultuous election season marked by impeachment and martial law. The opposition Democratic Party, led by Lee Jae-myung, is expected to win […]
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Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs
Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that includes massive tax and spending cuts, including provisions to reduce federal Medicaid spending by requiring anyone enrolled in the program who appears to be able to get a job […]
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