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Jan 25 2025POLITICS

Trump's Pardons: Judges Speak Out

Former and current federal judges have strongly criticized President Trump's pardons for over 1500 people involved in the January 6 Capitol attack. They argue that these pardons are an abuse of power and could be considered a "high crime" worthy of impeachment. Judge Amy Berman Jackson highlighted t

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Jan 25 2025POLITICS

Congress Investigates Sudden Bank Closures in Tech and Crypto

You might have heard about people and companies losing their bank accounts suddenly. This isn't just happening to regular folks, but also to big names in the tech and crypto world. Recently, the U. S. Oversight Committee, led by Representative James Comer, started looking into these cases. They're t

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Jan 25 2025POLITICS

Big Tech's Power Shift: Decoding the Silicon Valley-Trump Connection

Imagine this: a bunch of hugely powerful tech CEOs traded their usual casual outfits for suits and ties to watch Donald Trump's re-inauguration. Sitting right there were big names like Mark Zuckerberg from Meta, Sundar Pichai from Google, and Jeff Bezos from Amazon. Also present were Elon Musk, who’

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Jan 25 2025POLITICS

Social Media and Political Violence: A Gender-Based Analysis in Argentina

In Argentina, the rise of new right-wing parties has shaken up the political landscape, with some of these figures gaining popularity through social media. This platform has become a breeding ground for hate speech, especially against women politicians. Recent research combined quantitative and qual

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Jan 25 2025POLITICS

Trump's Energy Flip-Flops: A Puzzling Priority

In his early days as President, Trump signed several executive orders focusing on energy and climate policies. The mix of orders shows a bunch of confusing moves. Trump wants the U. S. to lead in mining things like lithium and rare earth elements, which are key for making batteries, strong magnets,

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Jan 25 2025POLITICS

Kansas Lawmakers Propose Big Cut to School Funding Tax

Public school supporters are worried about a bill in the Kansas House that aims to reduce the state tax funding public schools by $800 million over five years. The plan is to drop the statewide property tax rate from 20 to 18. 5 mills starting next fiscal year and then keep the tax collections at th

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Jan 24 2025POLITICS

California's Governor: A Journey Through Crises

Gavin Newsom entered his role as governor in 2018 amidst one of California's most devastating events: the Camp Fire. Before he even took office, he joined then-President Donald Trump and then-Governor Jerry Brown to assess the fire's damage. Over six years later, Newsom will meet Trump again, but th

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Jan 24 2025POLITICS

Republicans Split Over Raising Debt Ceiling, Toppling Trump's Agenda?

Politics can be tricky. For Donald Trump, it's even trickier. He's facing resistance from his own party, the Republicans, when it comes to raising the nation's debt ceiling. This ceiling is like a big red flag that says, 'Stop borrowing money! ' and Trump wants to raise it. But he's not alone in thi

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Jan 24 2025POLITICS

Fire and Fury: Governor Newsom and President Trump Clash Amid California Wildfires

As California Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump prepare for a tense meeting amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, their teams are locked in a silent standoff. Neither side has communicated for weeks, despite the disaster’s immense scale and complexity. Newsom’s team has been mon

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Jan 24 2025POLITICS

President Trump's Order Stirs Debate on Aviation Diversity

President Trump kicked off his term by issuing an executive order that put an end to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The order, titled "Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation, " argued that these programs disadvantage hard-working America

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