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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is signaling a possible partial government shutdown if Republicans proceed with a $9.4 billion rescission package backed by President Donald Trump. The package includes $1.1 billion in cuts to public broadcasting and $8.3 billion in foreign aid. The Senate is expected to vote on the measure ahead of a July …

Three high school girls in Oregon have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s policy that allows transgender-identifying males to compete in girls’ sports. The lawsuit, backed by the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), argues that the policy violates Title IX, the federal law intended to ensure equal athletic opportunities for female students. The plaintiffs, …

Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has surged to a double-digit lead in New York City’s mayoral race, according to a new Slingshot Strategies survey, placing incumbent Mayor Eric Adams in a distant fourth place. Conducted between July 2 and July 6, the survey shows Mamdani at 35%, followed by former Governor Andrew Cuomo at 25%, Republican …

Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is suggesting that past budget decisions under the Trump administration may have played a role in the deadly flooding in central Texas. In a CNN interview Tuesday, Swalwell called for a congressional review into whether cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) compromised early warning systems ahead of the severe weather …

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the most junior member of the U.S. Supreme Court, issued pointed criticisms of the Court’s conservative majority during a public interview Saturday, warning that recent rulings pose an “existential threat to the rule of law.” Speaking at the Global Black Economic Forum during the ESSENCE Festival of Culture, Jackson reiterated concerns …

Former President Joe Biden will not assert executive privilege to block the release of Trump-era records to the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot, a significant decision that paves the way for access to potentially critical materials. The determination, disclosed in a letter from White House Counsel Dana Remus to the National Archives, …

Actor Sean Gunn, brother of director James Gunn, ignited controversy this week by publicly endorsing the political messaging embedded in the upcoming Superman reboot and labeling critics as “not American.” The comments, made during a press tour for the film, have drawn sharp backlash ahead of the film’s July 11 release. In an interview with …

A Texas pediatrician who posted inflammatory political remarks following the deadly July 4 floods in Central Texas is no longer employed by her medical practice. Dr. Christina B. Propst, previously affiliated with Blue Fish Pediatrics, made a now-deleted Facebook post suggesting that Trump supporters in Kerr County “get what they voted for” after the area …

Democratic lawmakers are facing increasingly extreme rhetoric from their own supporters, with some constituents openly calling for violent political agitation in response to President Donald Trump’s continued prominence. According to a detailed report from Axios published Monday, House Democrats have been urged by left-wing voters to prepare for violence, storm federal facilities, and even allow …

A former Houston city board member has drawn sharp condemnation after posting a racially charged video accusing a Texas summer camp devastated by flooding of being “White-only, conservative [and] Christian.” Sade Perkins, previously appointed to the Houston Food Insecurity Board by former Mayor Sylvester Turner in 2023, made the remarks in a TikTok video over …