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Georgia DA’s Request for “Heightened Security” Signals Likely Trump Indictment
“The announcement of the decisions in this case may provoke a significant public reaction,” Attorney Fani Willis wrote.
Bills Enabling Child Labor Can Be Traced to This One Conservative Lobbying Group
The Foundation for Government Accountability has backed bills to expand child labor in at least three states.
Even as They Protest, Israeli Liberals Reject Solidarity With Palestinians
Israel’s far right is growing, fueled by propaganda. Meanwhile, liberal protesters are tearing down Palestinian flags.
Tucker Carlson Is No Longer at Fox News, Company Says
The right-wing host's last show aired on Friday, Fox News said in a statement.
Corporate Funders Dropped Insurrectionist Attorneys General. Now They’re Back.
Amazon, Walmart and Home Depot have all resumed funding the pro-January 6 Republican Attorneys General Association.
Pentagon Leaks Reveal UAE Lobbyists May Have Hidden Close Ties With Russia
In 2022 the United Arab Emirates spent over $36 million on lobbying in the U.S.
Texas Republicans Pass Bill to Require Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
The bill is blatantly unconstitutional, violating First Amendment restrictions on governmental endorsement of religion.
At Least 6 Supreme Court Justices Are Multimillionaires, Report Reveals
Experts say justices’ ability to gain wealth on the bench makes them unable to rule fairly on things like student debt.
Judge in Abortion Pill Case Didn’t Disclose Interview Disparaging LGBTQ People
Kacsmaryk went on Christian talk radio twice in 2014 to spread bunk conspiracy theories about LGBTQ people.
In Light of Thomas Controversy, Durbin Invites Chief Justice Roberts to Testify
Justices of the Court have been “falling short of the ethical standards” expected of them, Durbin wrote.