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Supreme Court weakens Clean Water Act in major win for polluters

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday weakened federal protections against raw sewage discharge into water supplies, ruling 5-4 to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority under the Clean Water Act. The court’s conservative majority decided that the EPA cannot impose broad, water quality-based limits on pollution permits and must instead set specific conditions for each […]

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Democratic Congressman forcibly removed from Trump speech

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Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was forcibly removed from the House chamber Tuesday night after disrupting Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, shaking his cane and refusing to sit down. The Texas Democrat, a longtime critic of Trump, interrupted the speech early on, triggering cheers and boos from fellow lawmakers. Speaker Mike Johnson ordered Green’s removal

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Chilling new sign Luigi Mangione will face death penalty

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A judge has appointed a death penalty expert to the defense team of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. WHY IT MATTERS: The appointment of Avraham Markowitz suggests that federal prosecutors are seriously considering seeking the death penalty against Mangione, though it’s not yet confirmed. Luigi’s defense team welcomed the

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Democrats rip into ‘Nazi nepo baby’ Elon Musk at huge protest

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Hundreds of protesters and a group of Democratic lawmakers took to the streets outside the Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, decrying what they called Elon Musk’s “hostile takeover” of federal financial systems as corporate power continues to tighten its grip on public institutions. “We will see you in the courts, in

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Democratic senator vows to block Trump nominees over USAid shutdown

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After a public outcry, Democrats are finally standing up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attempted shutdown of the federal agency overseeing foreign aid, USAID. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, announced Monday that he is placing a “blanket hold” on all of Trump’s nominees for the State Department. Schatz, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee,

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