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ICE detention center to pay $100K settlement in landmark California case
Video of National Constitution Center Conference on "2026 Supreme Court Review: Key Decisions, Executive Power, Civil Discourse"
Houston mayor questions city’s authority to probe ICE shooting amid calls for independent investigation
Son of man killed by ICE agent calls for investigation, says “My father would have complied.”
Son of man killed by ICE agent calls for investigation, says “My father would have complied.”
New Homeland Security Task Forces Target Immigrants Over Sex Work
Estos jóvenes inmigrantes antes estaban protegidos. Con Trump, sus deportaciones se han triplicado.
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How crime and the politics of crime rise and fall in California
A Trump-Appointed Judge Quashes a Subpoena Aimed at Validating the President's Stolen-Election Fantasy
How Jackson’s Former Mayor Went From Progressive Star to Guilty Plea
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Help us report on the June 14 shooting outside Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi
Calls Grow for Independent Investigation Into ICE-Perpetrated Killing in Houston
Beshear Demands McConnell Update Constituents on Current Health Status
Trump Says Iran Deal Is “Over,” Signals More US Strikes Are Likely Coming
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act” Is Unconstitutional
Methodology Changes Could Make Inflation Look Better, Raising Public Skepticism
As ICE Casts Shadow Over World Cup, Organizers Focus on Keeping Communities Safe
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Ken Paxton tops $9 million in a personal best fundraising quarter, campaign says
Democratic Establishment Rages at Graham Platner
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Today in Supreme Court History: July 8, 1941
What to know as cryptocurrency scams rise in Texas
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The Center Square1d
WATCH: Councilman seeks to reduce Seattle mayor's proposed transportation tax
(The Center Square) - Citing affordability concerns, Seattle City Councilman Bob Kettle wants to cut Mayor Katie Wilson's plan to raise the Seattle sales tax by 0.15% to pay for more public transit se
The Center Square1d
Spokane car tab fees could double without voter approval
(The Center Square) - While a formal proposal has yet to reach the city council, Spokane is looking at doubling the $20 “car tab” fee that residents pay, and one official says it's not a matter of if,
The Center Square1d
Feds buy two immigration detention centers for $1.5 billion
(The Center Square) – Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold two Southern California immigration detention centers to the federal government for $1.5 billion.
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WATCH: Washingon small businesses signal bleak outlook for growth, hiring
(The Center Square) - The National Federation of Independent Business released a Washington-specific version of its monthly Small Business Economic Trends report on Tuesday, which shows the region bel
Inside Climate News1d
A Major Journalism Award Honors ‘Trailblazing Series’ on China’s Global Environmental Impact
An Inside Climate News series that showed the often-hidden environmental impacts of China’s trillion-dollar global development push is a finalist for the John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environm
Common Dreams1d
New report: Trump's anti-renewable policies set to cost US households over half a trillion dollars, as summer blackouts and price spikes hit hardest
A new analysis from clean energy think tank Energy Innovation finds that the Trump administration's rollback of clean energy policy will add more than half a trillion dollars to American households' c
Common Dreams1d
Meta AI Image Generation Feature Is an Egregious Invasion of User Privacy
Meta’s latest AI image generation feature raises serious privacy concerns by automatically allowing public Instagram profiles to be used in AI-generated images unless users actively opt out. The new “
Democracy Now!2d
"Inside the Secret Network Fueling Sudan's War": Filmmaker Julia Steers on UAE Backing RSF Atrocities
A new investigation has uncovered how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) supports a secret network of military training camps for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that enables them to continue
ProPublica1d
Top Legal Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Stepping Down Nearly a Year Before Completing Term
The senior legal counsel to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — the principal military adviser to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — is stepping down nearly a year before
Reason Magazine1d
The Supreme Court's 'Reasonable Expectation of Privacy' Test Defies Expectations
When he was arrested in 1965, Charles Katz "was probably the preeminent college basketball handicapper in America." Or so says Harvey Schneider, who presumably should know, since he later represented
Reason Magazine2d
Plaintiffs Alleges "Harassment by Posting of … News Accounts … Referenc[ing His] Ongoing Litigation … [with] His Ex-Wife"
From Kitsap County Superior Court Judge William Houser in Mavy v. Tomashefsky (Wash. Super. Ct. Clallam County), decided May 28:
Reason Magazine2d
Trump Administration Continues Push for Liberalized Gun Rules
Waiting for the government to shed power and voluntarily reduce its intrusions into people's lives can be an exercise in frustration, but gun owners are getting some welcome news from the feds. Throug
The Conversation1d
Graham Platner’s campaign implosion highlights the hollowness of America’s political parties and how they can be hijacked by insurgents
It wasn’t a surprise, but it was a bombshell.
The Conversation1d
Cacti spines, snake fangs, snail love darts – oh my! How function drives the evolution of nature’s puncture tools
Most people probably aren’t thinking about the complexity of nature when they get stung by a bee or prick their thumb on a rose. They are probably just thinking, “Ouch, that hurts!”
TorrentFreak2d
Pirate Site Blocking Is Legally Impossible in Bulgaria, Supreme Court Ruled
Bulgaria was one of the first countries in the world to consider pirate site blocking nearly two decades ago.
The Conversation2d
Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions
Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The same biological world that gives rise to forests, coral reefs and human life also produces infections, cancer, genetic
Texas Tribune1d
Battle over East Texas water rights heats up after Dallas millionaire files federal lawsuit to lift moratorium
Kyle Bass speaks during the Reuters Global Investment 2019 Outlook Summit in New York on Nov. 14, 2018.
Yale Climate Connections1d
The rising risk of landslides
Climate change is supercharging hurricanes, heavy downpours, and wildfires, all of which make landslides more likely.
Inside Climate News1d
Feds Grant Final Approval for Arizona Mine Situated in Critical Habitat for Jaguars and Mexican Spotted Owls
The U.S. Forest Service Tuesday approved a proposed mine in southern Arizona that will extract up to five critical minerals and was the first added to a program designed to streamline federal permitti
Mongabay1d
Seeking swordfish, catching dolphins and whales: EU pushes to rein in driftnets
Driftnets, vertically hanging nets that drift with ocean currents and can stretch for kilometers, are used to catch large pelagic species such as swordfish and tuna. However, they have long drawn crit
Investigate Midwest1d
Trump told agencies to ferret out ‘gender ideology extremism.’ The USDA found very little, new records show.
The hunt was on. Having just returned to power in early 2025, President Trump had ordered agencies to root out government spending that promoted, in his view, “gender ideology extremism.” The problem
Federal Reserve1d
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 16-17, 2026
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 16-17, 2026
CalMatters2d
Proposal would allow drivers to trade personal data for potentially lower insurance rates
AB 311 would change California insurance law by allowing drivers to opt in to being tracked through telematics, which transmits data to insurance companies.
Outlier Media2d
Meet Dana Stuckey, this month’s featured Detroit Documenter
Detroiter and healthcare caseworker strives to make public meetings accessible and understandable for residents.
Chalkbeat1d
Denver school board to hold special meeting to discuss superintendent’s concerns
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Johnson-aligned Chicago school board members continue push for more funding from Springfield
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Chicago school board names members of Black Student Achievement Committee
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Kamar Samuels asks NYC schools to pause software purchases until AI guidance is final
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Reason Magazine1d
"AI Is the Democratic Party's Next Villain"
Another very interesting item from my Hoover colleague Andy Hall (Free Systems); a brief excerpt, though you should read the whole thing:
Reason Magazine2d
Can the Supreme Court Still Restrain Executive Power?
Today's guest is Clark Neily, a constitutional litigator, civil liberties advocate, and senior vice president for legal studies at the Cato Institute. He previously served as co-counsel in the landmar
Reason Magazine2d
Warren's Plan To 'Fix' Social Security Would Be Largest Tax Increase in Over 40 Years
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) has a plan to "save" Social Security from upcoming benefit cuts—and all it will require is sacrificing a huge chunk of the economy via the biggest tax hike in over 40 y
Global Voices2d
The gap in the archives: Preserving the history of everyday objects
‘Where the museum sees a static ‘duck-shaped kohl container’ from an unknown 19th-century workshop, I see a lineage of working-class hands’