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Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and President Donald Trump's Homeland Security Advisor, just won't get off the phone, according to a new report.

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In places throughout the U.S. where plastic bags require a fee or have been banned, fewer bags end up at the water’s edge, according to research published Thursday in Science.

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Vice President JD Vance came under fire on Friday for referring to Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) as "Jose Padilla" during a speech in California — mixing up the name of the senator with a notorious terrorist convicted of planning a radiological bomb attack.

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The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people. (Published May 2025) By @annaleighclark.bsky.social‬

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Utah Sen. Mike Lee is defending his proposal to sell off up to 3 million acres of public lands, saying pushback is driven by "falsehoods being circulated by the left."

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⚡️Ukraine developing interceptor drones to counter Russian attacks, Zelensky says. President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his June 20 nightly address that Ukraine is developing interceptor drones and that domestic production is "already delivering results."

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A provision in the Senate’s “big, beautiful bill” would make plaintiffs against the federal government post huge bonds to file lawsuits. And they’re proud of this crap. https://trib.al/DrAwwSQ

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Gender discrimination even in death: Women were long underrepresented in newspaper obituaries, which treated them differently.

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US considering revoking authorizations for Samsung, Hynix, TSMC in China - sources reut.rs/4e9qqKk

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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson berated her colleagues Friday for a ruling she claimed gave the impression that the Court was "overly sympathetic to corporate interests," The Daily Beast reported.

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Supreme Court joins Trump and GOP in targeting California's emission standards

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While Britain loses 40 libraries each year, they are thriving in the Scandinavian country, where they are designed by renowned architects and seen as ‘sanctuaries’

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"Many people who used to say one thing, have absolutely shifted," French Gates said in an interview this week.

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Jeffco sheriff pushes back on ‘misleading’ Denver ICE statement https://trib.al/GBicnoR

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In a win for the White House, a federal appeals court on Thursday ruled President Donald Trump can continue using California National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles while a legal challenge plays out, Bloomberg reported.

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I don’t even want this law enforced. It was Senate Republicans led by Tom Cotton who pushed this. The divestiture didn’t happen because of Trump’s China tariffs, but the fact that he’s just blatantly ignoring the law and nobody cares sets a dangerous precedent for the next thing.

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The Argentine government uncovers another large-scale espionage and influence operation run by the Russian intelligence services. derechadiario.com.ar/us/argentina...

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Don and those of his ilk are a liability to life on earth.

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Wild how the Fed chair saying that entire regions of the United States won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event

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Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.

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Name him. Shame him. This IS NOT OK.

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I think going to war with Iran is a terrible idea, but no one believes this “two weeks” bit. He’s used it a million times before to pretend he might be doing something he’s not. It just makes America look weak and silly.

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Utah college student arrested by ICE in Grand Junction granted bail https://trib.al/vxh5Lju

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The U.S. State Department has ordered a review of student visa applicants’ social media presence and told them to make their profiles public.

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Millions more acres of public lands across Utah could be eligible to be sold off under a recent change to the Senate's budget bill made in a committee chaired by Utah Sen. Mike Lee.

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Letter to the Editor: We are witnessing gestapo tactics in California under the guise of immigration enforcement.

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The right-wing Wall Street Journal editorial board argued Tuesday that New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has only himself to blame for his brief arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Kellogg's, Coca-Cola and Brewdog beer on Russian shelves despite sanctions

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New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander was dragged from the hallways of a Lower Manhattan immigration court and detained by masked ICE agents. Lander and his staff can be heard repeatedly asking for a judicial warrant. ICE did not oblige. https://trib.al/tUpq4w5

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Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson — who's found himself at odds with President Donald Trump and ex-Fox colleagues in recent days — and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) over the senator's knowledge — or perceived lack thereof — of the country he "seeks to topple.

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