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Report: U.S. College Graduates Went on to Lead Chinese Defense, Surveillance Firms | The States

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U.S. Supreme Court Allows Late Mail-in Ballots To Be Counted | Weekend Edition

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86% of Voters Support the Founding Principles, 2/3rds Say We're not Living Up to Them | The State

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Gun Owners Are Watching Illinois Gun Case Heading to the Supreme Court | The States

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NFL Reporter Traffic Stop Footage Sparks Journalistic Integrity Debate | The States

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Supreme Court Rules 5-4 States Can Count Mail-In Ballots After Election Day | The States

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California Stops Funding Police Transparency Database | Weekend Edition

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Non-Citizen Students Across U.S. Get Financial Aid For College | Weekend Edition

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Gun Attorney: What the SCOTUS Marijuana-Gun Ruling Does — and Doesn't — Mean | The States

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Today's Supreme Court Decision Allows Drug Users to Keep Guns & MORE | The States

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States Call on Congress to Recognize These Forgotten Veterans | The States

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Supreme Court Lets New York Gun Lawsuit Move Forward | The States

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Washington State's 'Hate' Hotline Gets Dueling Reports on Somali Daycare Fraud | The States

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Illinois Gov. Suspends Incentives for Data Centers | Weekend Edition

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Second Amendment Clash: Court Strips Gun Rights After Repeat DUIs | The Center Square Daily

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How Much Does Your State Make on Beer Taxes? | The Center Square Daily

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Data Centers vs. Taxpayers? The National Fight Over AI Infrastructure | The Center Square Daily

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Cash Assistance Program Scrutiny, DOJ Investigates 2nd Amendment Violation | The Center Square Daily

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IRS Data Reveals Which States Are Winning—and Losing—Taxpayers | The Center Square Daily

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Homelessness Spending Shift: New HUD Rules Could Change Everything | Weekend Edition

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Major Gun Rights Cases Could Reshape Firearm Laws Nationwide | The Center Square Daily

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Trump Admin Prioritizes Treatment Programs in $4B Homelessness Funding | The Center Square Daily

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Gun Laws, FOID Cards, and State Restrictions: What's Changing | The Center Square Daily

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How the Government Spends Your Tax Dollars to Manipulate Votes | The Center Square Daily

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Investigation Reveals Bernie Sanders’ Luxury Travel Spending, Republicans Clash Over DHS Funding

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8 Dead After Massive Chemical Tank Implosion at Washington Mill | The Center Square Daily

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Sanders' Anti-Oligarchy Tour Spent Big on Luxury Travel | The Center Square Daily

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Louisiana Tried to Stop Climate Lawsuits — One Key Exception Remains | The Center Square Daily

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Iran Ceasefire Tested After U.S., Iran Exchange of Fire | The Center Square Daily

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California's $1.1 B Capitol Annex, Democrats' Wealth Tax proposals

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$90M Minnesota childcare & Medicaid fraud | The Center Square Daily

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California’s $1.1B Capitol Project: 2,000 NDAs and Growing Questions | The Center Square Daily

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Wealth Tax Proposals in Congress | The Center Square Daily

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The Center Square Daily | May 14, 2026 | Tax-Exempt, Elite University Presidents' Pay Topping $1M

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The Center Square Daily | May 13, 2026 | California Transgender Athlete Policy Sparks Protest

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The Center Square Daily | May 12, 2026 | Pittsburgh Nurses Lead Charge for Paid Leave for Everyone

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The Center Square Daily | May 11, 2026 | Illinois Officials Sued Over Race Based Voting Maps

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Tennessee Redistricting Protests, Pennsylvania Carbon Tax Impacts

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The Center Square Daily | May 8, 2026 | New UFO Files are in the Shadows of the BLACK BUDGET

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The Center Square Daily | May 7, 2026 | Tennessee Republicans Redraw Voting Maps Amid Protests

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The Center Square Daily | May 6, 2026 | Teacher Unions Spent $1B on Politics

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The Center Square Daily | 5.4.26 | Supreme Court Denies a Gun Related Case

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Weekend Edition | Louisiana Redistricting Case & Washington State Attorney General Defends Income Tax Emails

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The Center Square Daily | 5.1.26 | Masks Debated in Illinois

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The Center Square Daily | 4.30.26 | Redistricting Battle in Louisiana

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The Center Square Daily | 4.29.26 | California School District Uses Taxpayer Funds for LGBTQ+ Events

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The Center Square Daily | 4.28.26 | Highlights from the Georgia Governor Candidates Debate

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The Center Square Daily | 4.27.26 | Gun Control Lawsuits At U.S. Supreme Court

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Weekend Edition | Wisconsin Transparency Fight, Illinois Commission Faces Criticism

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The Center Square Daily | 4.24.26 | Illinois 'Megaprojects' Bill Not Enough to Keep the Bears

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The Center Square Daily | 4.23.26 | Illinois 'Megaprojects' Bill Not Enough to Keep the Bears

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The Center Square Daily | 4.22.26 | Illinois Allows Campaign Funds to Be Used for Private Security

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The Center Square Daily | 4.21.26 | Lawmakers Seek to Eliminate State Diversity Commission

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The Center Square Daily | 4.20.26 | Trump Directs $50M in Taxpayer Dollars to Psychedelic Research

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Weekend Edition | Student achievement declines despite rising graduation rates, Atlanta puts a hefty price tag on records

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Weekend Edition | Supreme Court denies challenge to Illinois public transit gun ban, Student suspended for pro-ICE flyer

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The Center Square Daily | 4.10.26 | Lawmakers Critical of Illinois Ethics in Madigan Appeals

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The Center Square Daily | 4.8.26 | Hegseth tells Iranians to 'Take Advantage' of Regime Change

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The Center Square Daily | 4.7.26 | Illinois Gun Owners Plan Rally

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The Center Square Daily | 4.6.26 | Illinois Public Transit Gun Ban

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Weekend Edition | Lawmakers Tied to Blackstone, High Prices Follow Private Utility Takeovers

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The Center Square Daily | 4.3.26 | Service Members to Carry Private Firearms on Base

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The Center Square Daily | 4.2.26 | Property Tax Debate Rages in Illinois

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The Center Square Daily | 4.01.26 | Countdown to Artemis II: U.S. Returns to the Moon After Decades

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The Center Square Daily | 3.30.26 | Bill Opponents Received Tens of Thousands from Blackstone

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California School District Spends Over $900K on DEI Programs, U.S. Supreme Court Hears Asylum Case

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The Center Square's Voters' Voice Poll, State Aid for Illegal Immigrant Student Programs Faces Scrutiny

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Debate Grows as States Consider Teacher Strike Bans, Supreme Court Weighs 2nd Amendment, Other Cases

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Impacts of the Iran War on the State Level, Title IX Debate Continues With Supreme Court Decision Pending

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U.S. colleges report $5.2B in foreign funds for 2025, Environmentalists & lawmakers criticize the 2026 farm bill

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Superintendent group webinar details school response to ICE, New bill would look into imposing per-mile tax on California drivers

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1 in 3 LA Armenians using $30B IHSS program investigated by Dr. Oz, Atlanta paid $250k to Muslim activists

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Partial government shutdown looms after funding deal failure, Census projections show red states to see gains in U.S. House seats

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Trump calls off tariffs over Greenland after deal with NATO leader, First arrests made following St. Paul church protest

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U.S. Supreme Court weighs trans sports ban, Govt. funding process advances as three more bills to become law

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Maduro pleads not guilty in first court appearance, Republicans go on attack in hearing over $9 billion of social services fraud

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Tariffs to transgender athletes: SCOTUS cases to watch in 2026, Don’t count on lower electricity prices in 2026

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2025 Year in Review: Pres. Trump, Congress, & Tariffs

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HUD terminates Biden-era guidance claiming it unfairly favors Afghans, Gov. Walz tells Seattle crowd he'll welcome more Somalis

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Two National Guard members shot near White House, Pentagon stand by explanation of second boat strike

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With shutdown over fight over Obamacare reform is on, Congress passes bill to release Epstein files

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Federal services to slowly recover following end of government shutdown, Analysis: Trump's proposed tariff rebate would cost twice as much as tariffs

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ELECTION DAY 2025: NYC elects Mamdani, Democrats sweep VA, NJ governors' races, Government shutdown to surpass 35 days, breaking all records

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Trump slices China fentanyl tariff in half following meeting with Xi, Democrats refuse to end shutdown for 13th time, drawing GOP ire

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Majority of Americans favor voter ID requirement, Wisconsin's highly paid state investors pay others to do most investing

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Balmer pleads guilty to attempted murder of Pennsylvania governor, Trump approval rating at 48% in October

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Senator urges Rubio to move forward designating Antifa a foreign terror organization, Illinois diversity commission's budget ballooning but results lag

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Johnson holds firm on GOP shutdown strategy, Trump gives Hamas a Sunday deadline to agree to peace deal

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Government shutdown looms as bipartisan negotiations derail, Report says national student debt more than $1.6T

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Suspect in Charles Kirk assassination appears before judge, Trump designates Antifa a 'major terrorist organization'

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Kirk shooting suspect in custody, Outrage rises in Charlotte rail killing

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Trump to Push Supreme Court for Quick Ruling on Tariff Authority, Accused Assassin Defends Himself in Trial Next Week

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Trump Moves to End Cashless Bail, New Orleans Continues to Rebuild 20 Years After Katrina

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Russia-Ukraine Peace Remains Uncertain, Virginia Schools Keep Gender Policy Despite Title IX Violation

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Trump Calls in National Guard to D.C., Inflation Holds Steady Amid Trade War Threats

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Texas Redistricting Battle Continues, U.S. Senate Passes Minibus Before Recessing

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EPA’s Endangerment Finding Repeal Could End Some Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Bombshell Report Indicates Clinton, Soros Group Plotted to ‘Demonize’ Trump

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U.S. Automakers Question Tariff Rate in Trump’s Deal With Japan, Gabbard Doubles-Down on Obama ‘Treason’ Claims

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House Delivers Trump Another Win Passing $9 Billion Spending Cut Bill, Trump Tariffs Could Cancel Out Benefits of GOP Tax Cuts

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Texas Hill Country Death Toll Reaches 119, Attacks Against ICE up 700%

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GOP’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Heads to Trump’s Desk, UPenn Agrees to Trump Administration’s Title IX Demands

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Iran Disputes U.S. Claims Nuclear Facilities Destroyed, Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship Program Struck Down

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Trump to Make Decision ‘Within Next Two Weeks’ on Iran Strike, Tennessee Lawmakers Question Virtual School Funding

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Newsom Blames Trump for Riots as LA Mayor Orders Curfew, Trump Says Tariff Truce With China Back on Track

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Boulder Attack Suspect Said He Had No Regrets, Trump-Musk Feud Explodes on Social Media

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Senators Worry About Debt Increase in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,' Texas House Passes Parental Bill of Rights

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Biden Receives Questions About Transparency Amid Cancer Diagnosis, Work Underway on Trump’s Golden Dome

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Feds Investigating Whether Comey Post Was Threat on Trump, Carbon Tax Goes Before Skeptical High Court in Pennsylvania

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Republican Leaders Face Competing Budget Demands From GOP Lawmakers, Feds Launch Review of U of Washington Antisemitic Violence

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‘Main Street, Not Wall Street’: Trump Defends Tariffs, State Supreme Court Suspends Milwaukee Judge Charged With Helping Man Evade ICE

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Poll: American Support for Trump on the Economy Is Falling, Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over ‘Illegal Demands'

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New Details Emerge After Governor’s Mansion Firebombed, Budget Group Says the Actual Federal Debt Is $158.6 Trillion

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Trump Shifts From Global Trade War to Showdown With China, Border Czar Addresses Arizona Lawmakers

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White House Says Trump’s Tariffs Will Be ‘Perfect Deal’ for U.S., Crawford Wins Highly Contested Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

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White House Playing Defense Amid Fallout of Signal Blunder, Air Force Options Plentiful for Basing of New F-47 Fighter

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Trump Dismantles Education Department, Cost of SpaceX Mission to Recover Stranded Astronauts Could Top $150M

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Ontario Walks Back U.S. Electricity Surtax After Trump Threats, U.S. Department of Education to Cut Half of Employees

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Trump ‘Just Getting Started’ as He Talks Border, DOGE, & Tariffs, Sanctuary City Mayors Defend Policies Under Lawmaker Questioning

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House Republicans’ $4.5 Trillion Budget Resolution Overcomes Odds, Bogalusa Placed Under State Fiscal Control Due to Struggling Financial Condition

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DOGE Says It Has Saved Taxpayers $55 Billion So Far, Pritzker Defends ‘Nazi’ References During Budget Speech

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Trump Signs Order Forcing Agencies to Work With DOGE, Jury Convicts Former Speaker Madigan on 10 Corruption-Related Charges

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Trade War Fears Ease as Trump Pauses Tariffs After Concessions From Canada & Mexico, Trump Order Targets Funding of ‘Radical Indoctrination’ in K-12 Schools

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Trump Rescinds Freeze Memo After Widespread Confusion, Price Cap Possible as Rising Energy Costs Loom

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Trump Addresses Nation for First Time After Inauguration, End of Federal Remote Work Welcomed by Virginia, D.C. Leaders

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What to Expect From President Trump on His First Day in Office, Federal Court Strikes Down Biden Admin’s Title IX Rewrite

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Windstorm Triggers Wildfires Across Los Angeles While Mayor Bass in Africa, Trump Pushes Ahead With Plan to Buy Greenland

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FBI Identifies Texas Man as Bourbon Street Attacker, Homelessness Spiked 18% in 2024

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The Center Square 2024 Year in Review

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House Rejects Trump-Influenced Stopgap Bill Threatening Government Shutdown, Federal Data: School Leaders Say 40% of Students Are Behind Grade Level

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Shapiro: UnitedHealthcare Shooter ‘Not a Hero,’ Post-COVID U.S. Students Score Decade Lows on International Test

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President Biden Under Fire for Pardoning Hunter, School Districts Join Large-Scale Legal Fight Against Social Media Companies

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Homan: Deportation Plan to Prioritize National Security Threats, Violent Criminals, Trump Says Education Secretary Pick Linda McMahon Will ‘Spearhead’ Changes to Agency

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Gaetz Withdraws From Attorney General Consideration, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Shoots Down Undated Ballots

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President-Elect Trump Begins to Fill Cabinet, Business Groups in Four States Want Chips Act Money Released

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Trump Declared President-Elect, Abortion Measures Pass in Seven States

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Supreme Court Says Virginia Can Remove ‘Noncitizens’ From Voter Rolls, Fraudulent Voter Registrations Seized in Pennsylvania

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Trump Holds Slight Leads in Key Swing States Two Weeks From Election Day, Poll: Americans Broadly Support Federal School Choice Program

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Election Officials Make Adjustments for Counties Hit by Helene, FBI Date Shows Violent and Property Crime Up Since 2019

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Many Arab, Muslim-American Voters Leave Harris for Trump or Stein, Three Utilities Form Unique Partnership Responding to Regional Energy Woes

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Longshoremen End Port Strike After Reaching Potential Deal, Southeastern States Send Help to Helene-Stricken North Carolina

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Indictment: Routh Charged With Attempted Assassination of Trump, A China-Based App Giving Students Answers Raises Questions About Spying

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Lawmakers Call for Changes at Secret Service After Second Assassination Attempt, Case Challenging State Gun Ban Underway in Southern Illinois

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Trump, Harris Exchange Barbs in Heated Presidential Debate, 14 States Pledge to Address Chronic Absenteeism Crisis in Public Schools

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North Carolina, Delaware First in Nation to Begin Voting, Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Federal Rule on Oil, Gas Exploration

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Polling Mixed on Tight Harris-Trump Race, Montana Governor Wants Cell-Phone Ban in Schools

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Harris Accepts Democratic Presidential Nomination Setting up Showdown With Trump, Washington Truckers Warn California Emissions Policy Threatens Supply Chain

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Critics: Where’s Debt Plan as Deficit Hits $1.5 Trillion, Debt Tops $35 Trillion?, Cuyahoga County Leaders Push Back on Browns’ New Domed Stadium Funding Proposal

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Kamala Harris Appears for First Time With Running Mate Walz, California Advances Library Book Bans Ban for Targeting LGBTQ, Sexual Content

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Top Forecaster Says Harris-Trump Contest Almost a ‘Toss-Up', Biden Admin Title IX Rule Blocked in Four More States Bringing Total to 26

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Trump, Harris Nearly Tied Nationally in New Poll, National Study Finds Giving Americans $1,000 per Month Makes Them Work Less

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Secret Service Faces Tough Questions After Trump Assassination Attempt, Poll: Inflation, Immigration, Economy Are Top Concerns of Voters

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Biden Refers to Harris as ‘VP Trump’ During Mistake-Filled NATO Presser, California Joins 26 States in Requiring Students Take Personal Finance Class

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Supreme Court: President Has ‘Absolute Immunity’ When Performing Some Duties, University Study: ‘Vast DEI Bureaucracy’ Negatively Impacting U.S. Armed Forces

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Federal Judges Block Biden’s Plan to End Student Loan Repayments, ‘Squad’ Member Bowman Ousted in New York’s Democratic Primary

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Biden Announces Widespread Amnesty Plan for Illegal Immigrants, Biden Admin’s Title IX Rules Were Halted in Another Six States

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Jury Finds Hunter Biden Guilty in Delaware Gun Case, Pennsylvania Charter Schools Hit Hard in Proposed Funding Formula

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Biden Announces ‘Border Security’ Measures Five Months Ahead of Election, These State Groups Are Redefining What It Means to Be a School Board Member

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Trump, Biden Head for Election Battle After Guilty Verdict, Democrats Say Virtual Roll Call Will Put Biden on Ohio’s Ballot

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Federal Scholarship Program Under Fire for Alleged Bias Against Conservatives, Illinois Legislators Set to Change ‘Offender’ to ‘Justice-Impacted Individual'

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U.S. Spending on Interest Tops National Defense and Medicare, Lawmakers Grill K-12 School Leaders on Antisemitic Incidents

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Judge Fines Trump for 10th Gag Order Violation, Warns About Jail, Taxpayer-Funded Equity Center Resources ‘Directly Undermine’ American Ideals

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Multiple States Sue Over Biden Title IX Rule, Concealed Carry Now Allowed for Approved Tennessee School Staff

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University Antisemitism Reaches Fever Pitch With Calls for Violence Against Jews, Biden Admin Finalizes Title IX Rule Changes to Redefine Sex Discrimination

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Fraud Costs Federal Government up to $521 Billion a Year, Federally-Funded School Trainers: Parental Rights Takes Back Seat on Sex Ed

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States File Suit to Block Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan, California Spends Big but Can’t Tell if Programs Work as Homelessness Skyrockets

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Feds Report About $2.7 Trillion in Improper Payments in Two Decades, Are Republicans Gaining Ground on Education?

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Bridge: Experts Expect Regional Economic Impact In, Near Baltimore, Evaluation Data Shows Virtually Zero Educators in Michigan Are Ineffective

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Poll: Third Party Candidates Boost Trump’s Lead Over Biden, Does This District’s $800,000 Equitable Discipline Policy Help Students?

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FBI Director: Smuggling Organizations Connected to ISIS Coming Through US Border, Pittsburgh’s 911 Policy Follows Police Recruitment Struggle

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Biden Blasts GOP on Border, Is Called Out Over Laken Riley Murder by Illegal Immigrant, Report: Equitable Grading Reforms Harm the Students They Try to Help

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Tennessee Judge Awards Preliminary Injunction Against NCAA NIL Rules, Survey: Students and Teachers Weigh in on Gender, Race in School

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Denver Schools Facing ‘Unprecedented Challenge’ With Influx of Migrant Students, A Third of Fatal Drug Crashes in Philadelphia Linked to Fentanyl

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Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Impeached, Transit Searches for Ways to Replace Billions in Federal Emergency Money

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Classified Documents Report Calls Biden’s Mental Capacity Into Question, Seattle Holds Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action

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House Committee Advances Mayorkas Impeachment Articles, Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters Appoints ‘Libs of Tiktok’ Creator to Library Committee

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Texas’ Dispute With Biden Over Border Crisis Escalates, Report Shows 19 States Lack Critical Policies to Promote Literacy

177

Former President Trump Wins in Iowa, Teachers Split on Carrying Weapons in Schools

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Impacts of 'Woke' Programs on the U.S. Military, United Van Lines Data Shows Migration Trends

179

Iowa Caucus Coming Up, Controversial New Title IX Rule Expected in March

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Michigan Supreme Court Allows Trump to Be On State’s 2024 Ballot

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Former President Trump Barred from Colorado Ballot, EV Charging Stations Pose Security Risk

182

Abortion Advocacy Groups Received Nearly $2M in Taxpayer Money, PISA Math Scores Show U.S. Education Declines

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Hunter Biden Indicted for Tax Evasion, Consumers Continue to Spend Their Savings

184

Inquiry into the Biden Family's Business Dealings Continues, Poll Shows Voters Support Parental Notification

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The House Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden Continues

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U.S. House Holds Hearing on National Security Concerns, Americans Migrate from High to Low Cost States

187

House Oversight Committee Subpoenas Biden's Family, Automakers Hit Breaks on EV Production

188

Terrorism Concern at the U.S. Border, New Home Sales Up in September

189

Mike Johnson Becomes Speaker of the House, Builder Sentiment Falls

190

Policing Faces Challenges Across the Country, War in Israel Creates Concern About U.S. Border

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House Continues Search for Speaker, War in Israel Will Have Economic Impacts