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NY Times sued by Trump's EEOC over discrimination allegations

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Trump administration is preparing to sue the New York Times over discrimination allegations, the Times reported, a suit it suggested was driven by politics. The potential lawsuit was sparked by a complaint from a white male employee who alleges he was not given a promotion due to...

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Top House Democrat questions GOP shifts in plans for Bondi deposition 

House Oversight Democrats are raising questions about a number of unusual aspects agreed to by the panel's Republicans for a slated deposition with former Attorney General Pam Bondi, including whether she will be under oath and video taped. The letter also indicates Bondi would be represented by Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general...

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Alito pauses abortion pill restrictions for 1 week

Justice Samuel Alito on Monday briefly halted a ruling that would prevent mifepristone, one of two pills used in medication abortion, from being prescribed without an in-person doctor visit.  Alito’s pause will last for one week as the Supreme Court considers the case. It temporarily restores expanded access to the drug but does not necessarily reflect the court’s thinking.  The...

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Democrat backs Jeffries after Trump calls for his impeachment: 'Called it like it was'

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) on Sunday backed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) after President Trump said Jeffries should be impeached for criticizing the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, a 6-3 majority of justices struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district. “He is a president that’s drowning in his dismal poll numbers and...

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Schumer: House, White House must ban prediction markets bets

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is calling on the House and White House to follow the Senate’s lead and ban government officials from placing bets on prediction markets, which he says poses a serious national security risk. The Democratic leader noted that 16 accounts made more than $100,000 each by correctly predicting a U.S....

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Spirit says most customers refunded after shutdown

Spirit Airlines said Sunday that most of its customers had received refunds for their flights after the airline’s shutdown. The airline told Reuters it was close to finishing passengers’ refunds in the wake of ending operations. On Saturday, Spirit announced that it shut down after failing to come to a deal for a government bailout....

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Rubio to meet Pope Leo in wake of Trump's attacks

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican and with Italian officials in Rome this week, as President Trump’s confrontations with the church and Italian government have soured relations.  Rubio’s travel is scheduled for Wednesday through Friday. His meeting with Holy See leadership will center on the situation in...

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The classroom is the key to solving America's campus free speech crisis 

Speech on campus can only flourish if students learn how to navigate differences, listen generously, and think critically in the classes they take. If they do, they may be better equipped to do what free speech requires: showing others the error of their ways, rather than trying to silence or humiliate them. 

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