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Biden reinstates restrictions on road-building and logging in Alaska’s Tongass

The U.S. Forest Service said that it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, an effort to settle a two-decade long dispute over America's largest temperate rainforest after its Clinton-era protections were rolled back during the Trump administration.

Social Security update: Direct SSI payment worth $914 to arrive in five days

In less than a week, Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries will receive their monthly payments worth $914.

Dragged left: How progressives could get more power in 2024

While the 2024 Senate map is shaping up to be a difficult terrain for the Democratic Party, some of the party's candidates are seeing an opportunity to push the caucus in a more progressive direction.

Pence documents have ‘quieted the storm’ for Biden, but ‘real winner’ is Trump

The discovery of classified materials in former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home could temper the political storm gathering around President Joe Biden as the investigations into his handling of secret documents get underway.

Abortion emerges as unexpected stumbling block in Trump’s political comeback bid

Former President Donald Trump overcame social conservatives’ concerns about his position on abortion to twice win the Republican presidential nomination. Now, he may have to do so again to make it a third.

Sen. Rick Scott announces run for reelection, not for president: Report

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has reportedly announced that he is running for reelection but not to be president.

Inside Ron DeSantis’s war with the College Board over AP African American studies

The decision by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to prohibit the College Board from piloting its new AP African American studies course in Florida ignited another firestorm for the broadly popular governor in his war on woke education.

House Republicans grapple with where to cut federal spending

House Republicans are insisting on sharp spending cuts in exchange for raising the nation’s debt ceiling, but the party has yet to put forward a specific ask to bring to the White House.

Supreme Court approval reaches highest level since pre-abortion opinion

The percentage of people who approve of the Supreme Court's work is ascending again, according to a new Marquette Law School poll, which shows Democrats who previously lost trust in the justices are slowly regaining confidence despite an overall majority of respondents who still lack faith in the institution.

Palestinians say 9 killed by Israeli army in raid

The Israeli army killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, and wounded several others during a raid of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said.
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