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Pope Leo pleads with ultra-conservative sect not to ordain own bishops

Pope Leo has made a last-ditch attempt to persuade a rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics to abandon plans to ordain its own bishops without Vatican...

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Latest News • Jun 30

Supreme Court to Weigh Constitutional Protection for AR-15 Rifles

The Supreme Court will consider in the term that begins in October whether state and local laws that ban semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15 are...

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Latest News • Jun 30

Speaker Johnson abandons floor agenda, sends members home early amid GOP rebellion

Speaker Mike Johnson has once again lost a battle against hardline conservatives for control of his own House floor — and he has no clear way out.

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Federal judge strikes down HUD’s homelessness policy shift

A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration's changes to a $4 billion federal homelessness program that would limit resources for...

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Latest News • Jun 30

FDA scientists flag concerns with peptides, the trendy molecules RFK Jr. supports

Documents reviewing the research on peptides note lack of good evidence of efficacy or safety. Yet an FDA panel will consider easing access to them later...

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Latest News • Jun 30

Catholic bishop seeks information on “wildly disturbing” ICE arrest of nun walking to South Texas church

The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville is working to gather information on Sunday's arrest of a nun as she was walking to church in McAllen,...

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Latest News • Jun 30

President Trump issues response after Supreme Court overturns his birthright citizenship restrictions

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has issued his first public statement after the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned his executive order restricting...

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Latest News • Jun 30

House conservatives block rule advancing NDAA, stalling key bills

Conservative hardliners block procedural rule, hindering Speaker Johnson's legislative agenda and dealing a blow to the SAVE America Act.

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Latest News • Jun 30

6-year-old girl bitten by rabid bat while playing outside her Wisconsin home, family says

The girl's mother said her sons killed the bat with a homemade “Braveheart”-inspired sword. Her daughter is recovering.

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Latest News • Jun 30

Fast-moving wildfires scorch thousands of acres across the West, and there’s more danger ahead

Dozens of wildfires are raging across the West, burning homes and National Forest lands and forcing the evacuations of entire towns.

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New York City Will Offer Transit Discounts to 340,000 More Riders

A budget deal between the mayor and the City Council is set to expand eligibility for the Fair Fares program, which provides half-price fares to...

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Latest News • Jun 30

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship

Updated on June 30 at 1:55 p.m.. The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship...

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Jaylen Brown’s trade market not as robust as Celtics hoped: Sources - The Athletic

A quick word on Jaylen Brown, as his sticky situation continues to loom so large over this offseason. Barring a drastic and unforeseen change in the market,...

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Latest News • Jun 30

Court grants several new cases, including on whether the Second Amendment protects possession of semiautomatic rifles

Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law that barred gun owners with concealed-carry licenses from bringing guns onto private...

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Latest News • Jun 30

Dems hash out Israel divisions at "intense" private meeting

House Democrats grappled privately Tuesday morning with a vote to pare back U.S. aid to Israel in what one senior lawmakers described as an "intense"...

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Private equity in youth sports draws bipartisan scrutiny in Congress

A bipartisan committee on Capitol Hill scrutinized the role of private equity in youth sports, a potential sign that Congress could be inching closer to...

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Latest News • Jun 30

Wisconsin DOJ announces settlement in alleged multi-state scheme to raise egg prices

According to the state DOJ, the coalition secured more than 50 million eggs and $3.3 million from the companies through the settlement.

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Thompson bill includes legal employment pathway for undocumented farm workers

House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson has proposed a sweeping expansion of a federal farm labor program that includes a path for some undocumented...

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Latest News • Jun 30

How severe is Russia’s energy shortage because of Ukrainian strikes?

Analysts say Russia's fuel crisis may affect its domestic economy, but the war in Ukraine will remain the priority.

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Latest News • Jun 30

Rep. Tom Kean returns to Congress, says depression is why he went missing for months

New Jersey Republican Thomas Kean Jr. said it was struggles with depression that kept him away from Congress for nearly four months with no explanation to...

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