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Florida Will Require Students to Learn Enslaved People “Benefited” From Slavery
New curriculum standards in Florida omit “key historical facts about the Black experience,” critics say.
Investment Industry Pours Cash Into Kyrsten Sinema’s Leadership PAC
The Democratic Party defector has defended the “carried interest” tax loophole for private equity and real estate.
DeSantis-Aligned Super PAC Uses AI to Imitate Trump’s Voice
The AI version of Trump’s voice reads a statement he has published on social media but never said out loud.
Union Warns House GOP Proposal May Put Social Security Administration in Crisis
Republicans' proposed cuts could push the Social Security Administration to close offices and slash service hours.
Bizarre and Dangerous Utopian Ideology Has Quietly Taken Hold of Tech World
“It's shaping our world right now,” says philosopher and historian Émile P. Torres.
Colorado Secretary of State Silent on If She’ll Block Trump From Running in 2024
Two groups leading a statewide campaign to prohibit Trump from running cite the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Only 9 House Reps Vote Against Resolution Denying Israeli Apartheid
Rashida Tlaib reminded lawmakers that support for South African apartheid had similar bipartisan support.
16 Trump Loyalists Who Took Part in Fake Electors Plot Charged in Michigan
“They weren’t the duly elected and qualified electors, and each of the defendants knew it,” the Michigan AG said.
Watchdog Lays Out Case for Why Trump Can’t Legally Run for President Again
“Donald Trump is neither above the law, nor is he above democracy,” the organization says in its report.
Trump Says DOJ Will Soon Charge Him Over His Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election
Charges could relate to the “fake” electors plot, the inciting of his loyalists to attack the U.S. Capitol, and more.