It’s not every day that the highest court in the land talks about the constitutional laws around pornography, but such cases have regularly made for landmark rulings. And should today’s Supreme Court arguments about an age-verification law for websites like Pornhub go down in history, future legal scholars will be …
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President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address from the White House on Wednesday, speaking to Americans from the Oval Office for the final time. “In the past four years, our democracy has held strong and every day, I’ve kept my commitment to be president for all Americans for one of …
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The Oath Keepers are back. And leaked documents suggest the group is trying to rebuild its brand by targeting youth, and in particular the Boy Scouts. The infamous paramilitary organization has been in disarray since the group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes, was arrested, charged, and convicted of seditious conspiracy for his …
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President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care when he was 98 years old. Nine months later, his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, whom he described as “my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” died. Carter said he wanted to live long enough to cast his vote for Vice President …
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As fires spread across Los Angeles, so too has a blaze of misinformation and hot takes enflamed the internet. Comedian Bill Burr took aim at the architects of said garbage on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night. “I think everyone did a great job,” Burr said of rescue and firefighting efforts. …
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This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. Over a year before Los Angeles’ uncontrollable wildfires burned through neighborhoods once considered safe, the office of California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara quietly shared a potential regulatory …
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During Donald Trump’s first term as president, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., was a symbol of how his family actively cashed in on power and influence — before they unloaded leasing rights on the hotel for $375 million in 2022. The president-elect’s family weren’t the only people in …
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Donald Trump has repeatedly bashed Bill Barr since the former attorney general refused to buy into the lie that the 2020 election was rigged. He won’t have that problem with Pam Bondi, should the Senate confirm her as the new leader of the Justice Department. In the aftermath of Trump’s …
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Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal that will bring an end to the 15-month war that has ravaged Gaza, multiple outlets have reported. The agreement will free dozens of hostages kidnapped by Hamas as well as Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas led an …
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Attorney General Merrick Garland has released former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The 130-page report is damning, and concludes that “the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial.” “As …
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