House Republicans embrace group that wants to privatize Social Security
Policy experts say privatization would threaten the long-term solvency of the program.
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More GOP party platforms include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next?
An Idaho lawmaker who used both IVF and surrogacy to build her family says surrogacy restrictions are likely coming to her state's 2027 legislative session.
Trump vaccine order takes aim at states that limit exemptions
California, Connecticut, Maine and New York have among the nation's highest vaccination rates and lowest measles counts, unlike states allowing broad exemptions.
ICE to outfit agents with electric shock gloves from KY company in $20 million no-bid contract
The ACLU of Kentucky warns the shock gloves add coercive power without oversight, while a GOP lawmaker who tested the device calls it harmless.
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to rule soon on limiting vote-by-mail in midterms
A federal judge blocked the order nationwide, ruling the executive branch has no authority to regulate elections just weeks before the midterms.
Trump press secretary Leavitt to leave White House
Trump called Leavitt one of his most trusted aides, saying she'll now advise his party's midterm push after giving birth in May and returning from leave weeks ago.
Schools spend billions on AI, but struggle to figure out what’s worth buying
One district found students had access to 3,001 digital tools but used just four, as lawsuits and a Los Angeles bankruptcy scandal expose vetting gaps.
Trump taken via catering truck to secret flight amid Iran threats, report says
Reporters were told to shut window shades believing Trump was aboard their decoy flight, and the administration later subpoenaed journalists who first reported the threat.
Anti-abortion groups urge attorney general to halt mailing of abortion pills
The Pence-founded group wants the 1873 Comstock Act enforced to stop mailed pills, which accounted for 27% of abortions nationwide in early 2025.
New drug-resistant fungal disease increases among vulnerable patients
Case counts have dipped slightly from last year, but Ohio and four neighboring states have still logged 751 clinical cases of the multidrug-resistant yeast.
With new tactics, ICE reaches new high in monthly arrests
A policy analyst says the 51,000 July arrests still fall short of Trump's 2,000-daily goal and mostly catch non-criminals in legal gray areas, not deportation priorities.
US employers shed 23K jobs in July
Federal revisions cut 103,000 jobs from earlier months as small businesses report a sudden labor shortage and health insurance costs squeeze hiring.
Trump announces $180M for mining education as administration recommits to coal
Trump cited China's 3,000 annual mining graduates versus fewer than 170 in the U.S., plus warned half the domestic mining workforce retires within three years.
Trump administration threatens to gut Head Start rules
Advocates warn losing disability screening and staffing standards could weaken outcomes for the roughly 70,000 California children Head Start currently serves.
More states ban child marriage, though it’s still legal in most of the US
Ohio's own bill stalled before a full Senate vote after a Vinton County case involving a mother married at 15 renewed scrutiny of the state's 17-year-old exception.
2 in 3 MAGA voters say they would support a GOP candidate accused of sexual assault, poll finds
Ohio Rep. Max Miller is testing that loyalty live, refusing to quit despite abuse allegations while Democrats forced Maine's Platner out over similar claims.
Todd Blanche confirmed by the US Senate as attorney general; Collins, Murkowski vote no
Sen. Bill Cassidy cast the deciding vote after Blanche pledged to kill Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, prompting Schumer to accuse the Senate of enabling corruption.
Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship, following Supreme Court loss
The new orders target children of terrorist group members, diplomatic staff and birth tourists, with agencies given 30 days to issue guidance.
Blanche nomination for AG in doubt after Alaska’s Murkowski says she’s opposed
Murkowski's no vote leaves Trump needing Louisiana's Bill Cassidy, the lone undecided Republican, to confirm Blanche amid Epstein files and immunity fund concerns.
US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt for declining to answer COVID questions
Democrats say Sen. Rand Paul's committee tried to trap Fauci into statements not covered by Biden's pardon, then sent the resolution straight to prosecutors.
