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Trump's Bible gambit: Can evangelicals ignore the math?

Donald Trump is making a calculated play for the one constituency that still stands firmly in his corner. This week, he read from the Bible in the Oval Office, delivering a passage from 2 Chronicle...

James Rodriguez April 23, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Vrabel Steps Back From Draft After Resort Photos, Commits to Counseling

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel will skip the third day of the NFL draft this Saturday and has committed to seeking counseling, he announced Wednesday night, following published photos of hi...

James Rodriguez April 23, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Spirit Airlines Seeks White House Lifeline as Trump Bets Big on Corporate Rescue

Spirit Airlines is negotiating a government bailout that could reshape how the Trump administration approaches struggling private companies. The budget carrier is in advanced talks to borrow up to ...

James Rodriguez April 23, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Anthropic tells court it cannot control AI once Pentagon deploys it

Anthropic has no technical ability to shut down or monitor its artificial intelligence models after the Pentagon puts them into service, the company argued in a federal appeals court filing, underc...

James Rodriguez April 23, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Stop Doom-Scrolling: A Parent's Honest Guide to Thriving Through Tech Chaos

Jim VandeHei, the founder of Axios, recently shared a note with his children about navigating artificial intelligence and rapid technological change. The message resonated far beyond his family. Wh...

James Rodriguez April 23, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Trump's base cracks as war costs spiral and gas prices pinch wallets

Donald Trump faces an unusual predicament for a president who has long defied political gravity: his core supporters are starting to splinter. With approval ratings in the mid-30s following militar...

James Rodriguez April 23, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Six California governor hopefuls collide in chaotic first debate with no clear winner

California's wide-open gubernatorial race got its first real test Wednesday night when six candidates took the debate stage, but the evening produced no breakout moment and left the contest as frac...

James Rodriguez April 23, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Envoy Pitches Italy Swap for Iran at World Cup

A senior Trump administration official has formally proposed to FIFA that Italy replace Iran in the upcoming World Cup, according to reporting on Wednesday. The request marks an unusual interventio...

James Rodriguez April 23, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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The Wealthy Are Getting Cheap (And They Don't Mind)

A peculiar pattern is emerging among the well-to-do: they're nickel-and-diming themselves on everyday purchases while dropping serious cash on experiences that make life worth living. High earners ...

James Rodriguez April 23, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Jodi Kantor's Blueprint for Finding Work That Matters When Everything Feels Broken

Investigative journalist Jodi Kantor was asked to deliver Columbia University's commencement address last year as the campus reeled from pro-Palestinian protests and federal funding threats. She ex...

James Rodriguez April 23, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Navy Secretary John Phelan Out as Pentagon Grapples with Iran Strait Chaos

The Pentagon's top uniformed civilian official is gone. John Phelan, the secretary of the navy, left his post effective immediately on Wednesday, the Defense Department announced, leaving the servi...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Welfare Dollars Flow to For-Profit School Operator as Results Lag

A for-profit education company is drawing millions in federal welfare funds through state-backed partnerships with public schools, despite mixed performance that has left some districts questioning...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Tesla's profit surges, but AI gamble strains the balance sheet

Tesla posted stronger earnings this quarter, with revenue climbing 16% year-over-year to $22.4 billion and net income rising 17% to $477 million. But underneath those gains sits a troubling shift: ...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Scott's Death Ignites Fierce Democratic Reckoning on Age and Power

The sudden death of Rep. David Scott has cracked open a conversation Democrats have been avoiding: whether their party's grip on power is being undermined by lawmakers clinging to office well into ...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Navy Secretary Out After Week of Pentagon Upheaval

John Phelan, the civilian secretary of the Navy, is leaving his post effective immediately, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, marking another abrupt departure from the top ranks of the Defense Depa...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump Backs Major Penn Station Overhaul Plan

Donald Trump has thrown his support behind a significant infrastructure initiative to revamp Pennsylvania Station, lending political momentum to a project that could reshape one of the nation's bus...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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RFK Jr. Faces Grilling Over Cancer Drug Decision

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his record on pharmaceutical development during Senate testimony, denying claims that he killed a melanoma treatment program while leading the Department of Health an...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Virginia Judge Blocks Voter-Approved Democratic Maps Hours After Election Win

A Virginia court has halted implementation of new congressional districts that voters approved just one day earlier, setting up a legal battle over whether the referendum itself was constitutional....

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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FAA's Mental Health Catch-22 Leaves Controllers in Crisis

Air traffic controllers face an agonizing choice: seek mental health treatment or keep their job. The FAA's medical-reporting system creates a barrier so steep that many controllers avoid therapy a...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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LA Schools Vote to Slash Screen Time, Block YouTube in Classrooms

The Los Angeles Unified School District's board unanimously approved a sweeping resolution Tuesday to curb student device use, marking what could be a watershed moment for the nation's second-large...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Women's Soccer Leagues Team Up to Crack the ACL Injury Crisis

The National Women's Soccer League is diving into a three-year research push with England's Women's Super League to tackle one of the sport's most persistent problems: ACL injuries that strike fema...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Hegseth Fires Navy Secretary Phelan in Shock Ouster

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth abruptly removed Navy Secretary John Phelan from office Wednesday, marking another sudden departure from the Pentagon's top ranks under the Trump administration. The ...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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DeSantis Signs Law Letting Residents Sue Local Governments Over DEI Spending

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation Wednesday that bars local governments from funding diversity, equity and inclusion programs, creating a private right of action that allows resident...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Georgia Congressman David Scott dead at 80

David Scott, who built a half-century political career in Georgia before representing the Atlanta suburbs in Congress for two decades, has died at age 80. The moderate Democrat held his House seat ...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Thomas Blasts 'Incivility' as Ideological Warfare Grips Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has expressed growing concern about what he views as deteriorating standards of conduct within American institutions, drawing a direct link between rising inci...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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IRS Scores Major Legal Victory Against Corporate Tax Dodge Scheme

The Internal Revenue Service secured a significant court victory that strengthens its position against aggressive corporate tax strategies, handing the government fresh ammunition in its broader cr...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Autopsy reveals how 14-year-old girl was killed, months after report was sealed

An autopsy released Wednesday confirms that Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, died from penetrating wounds to her torso, likely inflicted by a sharp object. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Off...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Prediction Market cracks down on candidates betting their own races

A federally regulated prediction market platform has levied fines against three political candidates who wagered on their own electoral outcomes, marking the first enforcement actions since the exc...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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The McDonald's Cheeseburger Costs Less Than It Did 75 Years Ago

The McDonald's cheeseburger has become a cultural punching bag, criticized for everything from nutritional content to corporate practices. But there's a stubborn economic reality that defenders of ...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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U.S. Learning to Fight Back Against Iranian Drones

American military capabilities against Iranian unmanned aircraft are improving, and Ukraine's battlefield experience is playing a crucial role in the effort. As Iran has supplied drones to Russia f...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Two Dead in West Virginia Plant as Chemical Reaction Spirals Out of Control

Two workers died in West Virginia after a chemical reaction erupted during cleanup operations at a facility preparing to shut down, authorities said.The incident occurred when staff were preparing ...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump's redistricting gamble blows up in GOP's face

President Trump pushed his party into a mid-decade redistricting frenzy that was supposed to cement Republican House control. Instead, the strategy has backfired spectacularly, leaving Republicans ...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Senate Showdown: Big Money Remake of Boxing Sparks Fighter Fury

Oscar De La Hoya came to Capitol Hill this week with a warning: the push to overhaul boxing's federal rules could strip fighters of their power and hand it to executives and foreign investors hunti...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 11 min read

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Trump's Redistricting Gamble Backfires as Democrats Seize Control in Virginia

Donald Trump's audacious bet that Republican-controlled redistricting could defy midterm history is collapsing, with Democrats mounting a fierce counteroffensive that has turned the tables on GOP e...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump Poised to Downgrade Marijuana's Drug Status This Week

The Trump administration is preparing to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III controlled substance, with the action potentially coming as soon as Wednesday, according to an administration officia...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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TPS Workers Pump $29 Billion Into US Economy as Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on Their Fate

Nearly 1.3 million people with temporary protected status generate almost $29 billion annually for the US economy, new research shows, arriving just days before the Supreme Court weighs whether to ...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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South burning: wildfires destroy hundreds of homes, force massive evacuations

Wildfires tore through southeastern Georgia and northern Florida on Wednesday, destroying homes, darkening skies over major cities, and triggering the most aggressive emergency response the region ...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Book Bans Hit Record Peak: 5,668 Titles Pulled From US Libraries in 2025

The American Library Association documented a staggering surge in library censorship last year, with 5,668 books removed from shelves across the country in 2025. An additional 920 titles faced acce...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Strangers Become Heroes on Boylston Street

With less than a mile to go at the Boston Marathon, Ajay Haridasse was running on fumes. The 21-year-old university student from Wakefield, Massachusetts, had already fallen three times by the 26-m...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Wildfire Season Rages Through Southeast: Dozens of Homes Lost

A destructive fire season is sweeping across Georgia and Florida, destroying dozens of homes as thousands of acres go up in flames across both states. Officials warn that hazardous burning conditio...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Pope Leo confronts Trump's war theology with Christian rebuke

A year after Pope Francis died, his successor in the Vatican is proving that quiet authority can pack as much punch as charisma. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has spent his inaugural ye...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump reads Bible on livestream, religious scholars call it hollow

Donald Trump appeared in a taped video Tuesday, seated at the Oval Office desk, reading aloud from 2 Chronicles to an audience watching via livestream. The passage he selected has gained traction a...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Democratic Caucus Swells on Israel Arms Embargo Push

The push to restrict military aid to Israel has gained significant momentum within the Senate Democratic caucus, with the number of senators supporting an arms embargo doubling over the past two ye...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Virginia Democrats Rush to Redraw Maps Before GOP Takes Power

Virginia Democrats are moving to reshape congressional districts before Republicans take control of state government, according to reporting on recent redistricting efforts. The push comes as Trump...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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White House Eyes $500M Lifeline for Spiraling Spirit Airlines

The White House is working to finalize a rescue financing package for Spirit Airlines, a budget carrier that has been teetering on the edge of collapse. The deal could inject as much as $500 millio...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Kennedy grilled on measles surge, vaccine messaging as CDC reels

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a barrage of questions from Senate Democrats on Wednesday over his handling of a measles outbreak that has reached its highest level in nearly three decades, with Kenned...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Pentagon Bets $54 Billion on Robot War Future, Experts Sound Alarm

The Pentagon is preparing a massive financial commitment to autonomous warfare, requesting over $54 billion for a newly formed military unit focused entirely on AI-powered drone systems. The 2027 b...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 11 min read

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Georgia Democrat Scott dies at 80 after two decades in Congress

Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat who spent more than two decades in the House, has died at age 80, according to a senior House Democrat. Scott's death was first reported by the Atlanta Journal-...

James Rodriguez April 22, 2026 0 comments 6 min read