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In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court blocked a challenge to a Texas law requiring age verification to access online sexual content. The law was originally blocked by aTexas Judge who claimed that it violated the First Amendment and would allow the federal government “to peer into the most intimate and personal aspects of people’s lives.”

Norwegian tourist Mads Mikkelsen claims that he was denied entry into the U.S. because of a JD Vance meme on his phone. While the Department of Homeland security denies these claims, Mikkelsen is insisting that he was turned away because of “because of “extremist propaganda and narcotic paraphernalia”

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There are still roughly 4,000 National Guard members deployed in Los Angeles with the vague duty of “protecting federal property and personnel.” Apparently, there’s not much to do and a result of this, California’s firefighting unit is only at 40% capacity.

On Tuesday, Erez Reuveni, a career lawyer at the Department of Justice who was fired after voicing concern about Trump’s deportation policies, released a 27-page whistleblower complaint outlining Emil Bove’s eagerness to disobey court orders for Trump.

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In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that parents with religious objections to LGBTQ+ themes (and therefore anyone who identifies as such) can withdraw their children from classes when books with LGBTQ+ topics are in the curriculum.

The Justice Department has forced the resignation of the University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan, for his DEI efforts. The Trump administration threatened to pull millions of dollars of federal grants if Ryan did not step down.

The Supreme Court placed limits on the ability of federal judges to issue universal injunctions while allowing Trump’s Executive Order on birthright citizenship to go into effect in 30 days.

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On Friday, the DOJ fired three prosecutors involved in the January 6th Capitol riot criminal cases. The individuals were fired via a letter from Pam Bondi with no stated reason for their dismal besides “Article II of the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States.”

At a White House press briefing on Thursday, Trump stated that he would "absolutely" consider bombing Iran again.

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Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo, is facing new corruption charges, including tax evasion and wire fraud, accusing her and her husband of steering contracts to Chinese companies.

11 individuals have been indicted in organizing $10.6 billion in Medicare fraud. Operating out of a Russia, the individuals bought companies accredited to submit claims to Medicare and filed claims for medical equipment that was never ordered and never delivered.

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Republican North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis announced Sunday that he would not be seeking re-election, leaving the door open for Democrats to flip the seat.

The Miami City Commission, a body of five people, voted on Thursday to postpone the city's November 2025 election to November 2026, extending the terms of elected officials.

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