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California lawmaker rolls back new public records barriers after fierce opposition
California to share driver license data despite fears it could expose unauthorized immigrants
New Florida Law Bans Local Net-Zero Emissions Policies
Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods
TribCast: Can Ted Cruz save college sports?
Dallas will furlough 4,200 city employees amid budget gap
Dave Portnoy Trashes Zohran Mamdani
Bo French says Texas shouldn’t recognize babies born to undocumented parents as American citizens
Democrats' First 'Project 2029' Proposal: More Government Control Over Social Media
Support for Graham Platner Is an Elite Phenomenon
Iran's Intransigence
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San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control
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Transgender athletes still protected in California, Supreme Court rules
Corpus Christi declines to seek federal grant for long-debated water desalination plant
After SCOTUS Loss, Trump Pushes Congress to Pass Birthright Citizenship Bill
Trump's Fertilizer Tariff Retreat Is Another Admission That Tariffs Raise Prices
To Trump’s Chagrin, Supreme Court Narrowly Protects Voting by Mail
Videos of Media Interviews on the Birthright Citizenship Decision
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Supreme Court Rules Against Trans Athletes in Verdict Replete With Transphobia
Trump’s and Commerce Secretary’s Sons Set to Profit From Tungsten Mining Deal
Supreme Court Rules Against Trump in the Birthright Citizenship Case
Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Fire Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve Board
SCOTUS Rules Trump Can’t Change Birthright Citizenship Through Executive Order
Gorsuch Warns About Executive Overreach While Expanding Trump's Power
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SCOTUS Saves Birthright Citizenship
Birthright citizenship is protected. But anxiety lingers for immigrant parents.
Catholic bishop seeks information on “wildly disturbing” ICE arrest of nun walking to South Texas church
Supreme Court Affirms Original Meaning of Birthright Citizenship, Strikes Down Trump's Executive Order
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship
The promise of birthright citizenship is upheld by the Supreme Court
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Q&A: Keeping Pakistan’s homes cool with simple solutions
Why Is It So Expensive to Replace Lead Pipes in Chicago?
How a conversation about affordability led to menopause legislation
My Family Fled Socialism. Then I Voted for Bernie Sanders.
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The Center Square9d
Q&A: Supreme Court candidate Merchant says it's time to challenge establishment
Editor's NoteThe Center Square has reached out to every Supreme Court of Washington candidate for Position 7 and plans to publish a question and answer series with each one who agrees to an interview.

The Center Square9d
WATCH: Advocacy groups react to transgender athletes ruling
(The Center Square) – Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that upheld the constitutionality of barring transgender athletes from competing in female sports, various advocacy groups and elected o
The Center Square9d
WATCH: Seattle homeowners seek help after being 'hunted' by real estate solicitors
(The Center Square) - Seattle lawmakers are considering a new ordinance that would make it illegal to solicit unwilling homeowners to sell their properties.
The Center Square9d
WATCH: SCOTUS trans sports ruling puts spotlight on Washington ballot measure
(The Center Square) - Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that upheld states’ rights to ban biological males who identify as females in girls’ and women's sports, Washington athletes an

The Real News Network9d
What would the Black Panthers say about DSA today?
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Black Panther Party, founded in Oakland, California, in 1966. On this episode of Rattling the Bars, host Mansa Musa speaks with Dr. Joy James and Dr. K. Kim

Global Voices9d
Why gender diversity matters in technology
The absence of women and gender diverse people in tech design and decision-making can be dangerous
Common Dreams10d
Lawyers’ Committee Statement on Birthright Citizenship Ruling from Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump’s order denying birthright citizenship to children born on U.S. soil, affirming that the Fourteenth Amendment means what it has always mea
Common Dreams10d
Supreme Court’s Assault on Trans and Intersex Rights
In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing states to ban trans youth and some intersex youth from participating in school sports, the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following st

Reason Magazine9d
He Spent Over 80 Days in Jail After Florida Cops Arrested Him on Faulty Facial Recognition
Police in Florida arrested a man and held him in jail for nearly three months based on a bad facial recognition result. It's far from the first time such a thing has happened—in fact, it's at least th

ProPublica10d
“That Guy Is Still Out There”
It took less than a day for the detective to give up on the case. A patrol officer had reported a harrowing, violent midnight rape in a Syracuse, New York, park. Hospital records recounted that the vi

ProPublica10d
Trump’s DOJ Said Police Reform Was “Factually Unjustified.” A New Report Shows Otherwise.
Last year, when the Trump Justice Department dropped its oversight of troubled police departments in cities such as Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis, it argued that the reform efforts were “factu

ProPublica10d
Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death Penalty
This spring, Father Dustin Feddon began waking up in the middle of the night. Heart racing, he would stand at the bathroom sink in the dark, splashing cold water on his face until the feeling passed.
Inside Climate News9d
Large Fires Scorch Drought-Stricken Western U.S.
After an exceptionally warm and dry winter, vast swaths of the Western United States are up in flames—and conditions could get worse.

The Conversation9d
Supreme Court rules against trans girls participating in single-sex sports, but leaves open larger questions of trans rights
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2026, that West Virginia and Idaho did not violate the Constitution by preventing transgender students from joining female sports teams, and that states can re

The Conversation9d
As key trade talks start, the US-Mexico relationship will likely limp along – but at a cost
Most Americans understand that their avocado toast and Super Bowl guacamole depend on a green fruit imported from Mexico. But few realize that Mexico is the United States’ top trading partner, both as

The Conversation9d
Political parties can now spend unlimited money supporting candidates, after Supreme Court overturns decades of precedent
A decades-old law limiting how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates was struck down by the Supreme Court on June 30, 2026. Citing First Amendment principles, the cour

Mongabay9d
The blueprint for building a fairer world without breaking the planet
A group of more than 40 researchers spent 20 months devising a plan for the world to achieve ecological sustainability within planetary boundaries, all while seeing incomes rise for 98% of the global

Mongabay9d
Fossils reveal a prehistoric crocodile relative that walked on two legs
Dinosaurs like tyrannosaurs and velociraptors famously walked on two legs. But they weren’t the only bipedal prehistoric creatures to exist. In a study published in June, paleontologists shared the di

Mongabay9d
Gelada monkeys huddle in the cold: Photo of the week
A group of geladas monkeys (Theropithecus gelada), pictured above, huddle to keep warm on a cold day in the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart, Germany. Endemic to Ethiopia’s cold Afroalpine and sub-Afroalpine

Mongabay9d
Cypriot natural gas could start flowing from ExxonMobil’s discoveries by 2033
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Natural gas could start flowing by 2033 out of two undersea deposits discovered by ExxonMobil off Cyprus, a senior executive with the company said Tuesday, helping to turn the e
Federal Reserve10d
Agencies release list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies
Agencies release list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies

CalMatters10d
Many California fishermen are nearing retirement. Can the industry save its graying fleet?
In choppy surf off of La Jolla, fisherman Shane Volberding fought to land a yellowtail, a silver and gold fish prized in the sushi seafood trade.

CalMatters10d
How California can ensure wine labeled ‘American’ uses exclusively American grapes
Jason Smith is a second-generation wine grape grower in Monterey County. He is the president and CEO of Valley Farm Management.

Chalkbeat9d
Chicago school board candidates won’t be removed from ballot due to ‘dual-circulation’ argument
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Chalkbeat9d
Supreme Court rules states can restrict transgender athletes’ sports participation in schools
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Reason Magazine9d
Gavin Newsom Is Totally Wrong About Taxes
In this segment of Free Media, Senior Editor Robby Soave and Daily Caller Editor in Chief Amber Duke discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom's move further left as he tries to appeal to the socialist win

Chalkbeat9d
What it means when a Colorado college is designated a Basic Needs Campus or a Thriving Institution
Sign up for our free monthly newsletter Beyond High School to get the latest news about college and career paths for Colorado’s high school grads.

Reason Magazine9d
Here Are Some Ways SCOTUS Can Constrain Federal Agencies That Are Now Subject to Trump's Untrammeled Control
The Framers established a federal government consisting of three branches that were supposed to exercise distinct functions: legislative, executive, and judicial. But beginning in the late 19th centur
Reason Magazine9d
Mopping Up The Supreme Court's Docket
Usually the Supreme Court issues an order list the day after the last opinions are handed down. Today we got the so-called "mop-up" order list a few hours after Barbara dropped. I guess the Justices r
Reason Magazine9d
Congratulations to Randy Barnett and Josh Blackman, Whose Work Was Cited by Justice Thomas's Dissent in Trump v. Barbara
The dissent cited Randy's Trump Is Right on Birthright Citizenship and an annotated transcript of John Marshall Harlan's 1897-98 Lectures on Constitutional Law, edited by Brian Frye, Michael McCloskey

Reason Magazine9d
No One Owns the Word Meat
Critics of the growing plant-based meat business say that unless a burger began with a heartbeat, it has no right to be called "meat."