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TikTok Algorithm Favored Conservative Content in 2024 POTUS Race, Study Suggests
Democratic users were 7.5 percent more likely to get GOP-backed content than videos matching their own political views.
Drug Companies Boosted Lobbying by 23 Percent Ahead of TrumpRX Launch
The big pharma companies involved in Trump's new drug pricing program spent over $130 million on lobbying in 2025.
Florida Creates New Conservative US History Course as Alternative to AP
The course is the latest maneuver in DeSantis’s right-wing attacks on public education.
GOP and SCOTUS Unleashed a “Gerrymandering Arms Race” at Expense of Black Voters
Without the Voting Rights Act, “multiracial democracy in America will be under threat forever,” reporter Ari Berman says.
Trump’s Attack on Science Escalates With Firing of Entire National Science Board
The impact of the loss of knowledge and research will be felt for decades — a legacy of Trump’s war on science.
West Bank Faces Economic Crisis as Israel Withholds Tax Revenue and Work Permits
Israel is choking off financial prospects in the West Bank, pushing Palestinians there toward a breaking point.
Rutgers Criticized for Canceling Commencement Speaker Over Palestine Advocacy
“The message Rutgers is sending to this class and everyone around the country is alarming,” said Rami Elghandour.
Tennessee GOP Unveils Map to Erase State’s Only Democratic Seat
The new map was proposed shortly after a Supreme Court ruling dismantled aspects of the Voting Rights Act.
Google AI Workers in UK Launch Union Campaign, Demand End to Military Contracts
"This is a really important moment for workers in the tech sector,” CWU tech workers officer John Chadfield said.
DOJ Sues Colorado Over Law Restricting Capacity of Rifle Cartridges
Supporters of the ban decried the Trump administration's lawsuit as a “dangerous threat to public safety.”