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Federal judge rules law requiring display of Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled that Texas' law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Michael Goodwin: Trump miraculously receives praise from New York Times after UN backs Gaza peace plan

Miracles come in all shapes and circumstances, but here is a truly remarkable one:...

House rejects measure to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett over Epstein ‘coordination’

The House voted Tuesday night to reject a GOP-led effort to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett for "inappropriate coordination with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing" in 2019.

Bipartisan bill aims to pay air traffic controllers during future shutdowns

The flight disruptions during the record government shutdown that ended last week inspired a rare act of bipartisanship in Washington on Tuesday, when congressional representatives from both parties introduced legislation that would allow air traffic controllers to get paid during future shutdowns.

Two men charged with ramming ICE, Border Patrol in Charlotte

Two men face charges in North Carolina after authorities say they used their vehicles to ram into ICE and Border Patrol agents who were taking part in President Trump's latest immigration surge in Charlotte.

Transgender surgery on minors: The new lobotomy? 

Transgender surgery on minors is facing increasing pushback from medical professionals and state-level efforts to silence counselors, and may eventually be viewed with the same horror as lobotomies from decades ago.

News outlets refuse to sign Pentagon’s new press policy as deadline looms

Most of the nation's leading news organizations have said they will not sign a policy severely restricting journalists' access to the Pentagon ahead of a Tuesday deadline set by the Trump administration. Outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Associated Press, The Hill and NewsNation will not sign the policy, which limits access...

‘Ghostbusters’-playing clarinetist detained at ICE facility protest

"Why are they targeting a clarinet player? A clarinet player standing on the sidewalk far away from the street, following instructions."

With executive orders, who needs Congress anymore?

The U.S. Congress has gradually ceded its powers to the president, resulting in a weakened legislative branch and a shift in the balance of powers.

Speaker Johnson embraces Freedom Caucus tactics in shutdown fight

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is championing the kind of hardline stances in the government shutdown fight long favored by the House Freedom Caucus. The Speaker has canceled previously scheduled votes in the lower chamber and kept the House in extended recess as he aims to put maximum pressure on Senate Democrats to accept the “clean” stopgap to re-open...

Trump knocks Time over ‘super bad’ photo with ‘relatively good story about me’

President Trump criticized Time Magazine early Tuesday over its new cover photo of him, shot from below, so that his neck is featured prominently and light from the sun makes the wisps of hair above his forehead appear transparent. The president, on his Truth Social platform, said that while the outlet’s story on his administration’s...

26 years of dictatorship and narcoterrorism in Venezuela are about to end

This war on drugs is just beginning and it is not like Richard Nixon’s public enemy number one strategy or Ronald Reagan’s “Just Say No” campaign.

Idaho leads the way: Bring back the firing squad

The firing squad is now Idaho's primary method of execution. Other states should follow suit. 

Mills enters Maine Senate race, teeing up Democratic proxy battle

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Tuesday formally launched her bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), teeing up the latest high-profile primary to pit establishment and populist factions of the Democratic Party against each other. Mills launched her campaign after much prodding from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). But prominent progressives like Sen....

EMILY’s List backs Gov. Janet Mills in Maine Senate race

EMILY’s List, a major Democratic group that backs Democratic women candidates who support abortion access, announced on Tuesday that it’s backing Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) in the Senate contest to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) next year. “This moment demands someone with backbone and grit, someone who has proven she will fight Trump head...

WHO warns of surge in drug-resistant bacterial infections

The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm on the rising number of drug-resistant bacterial infections.

Inflation data used to set 2026 Social Security COLA coming Oct. 24

The shutdown is delaying inflation data that will determine the Social Security COLA — but it's still coming this month.

Fredericksburg ticket that shared $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot claimed by anonymous winner

A winning lottery ticket that won half of $1.8 billion jackpot has been claimed by a lottery trust in Fredericksburg.

Democratic group makes six-figure investment in New Jersey Assembly races ahead of November

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), which looks to elect Democrats in state legislatures, announced on Tuesday that it’s making a new six-figure investment in the New Jersey Assembly races ahead of next month, according to plans first shared with The Hill. The DLCC made an initial five-figure investment in those races in August, and the...

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