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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to block Colorado’s sweeping new AI anti-discrimination law, arguing that the statute unconstitutionally compels expressive content, enforces a race-based double standard, and improperly reaches commerce occurring entirely outside the state. The complaint, filed against Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser, targets the Consumer Protections…
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Former Utah 1st District Justice Court Judge Kevin Robert Christensen, 65, pleaded guilty last Thursday April 9, 2026 to three felony counts related to sexually explicit communications with minors, closing a criminal chapter that has raised serious questions about the state’s judicial discipline process. The disgraced judge, who once presided over cases in Brigham City,…
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Governor JB Pritzker has joined a bipartisan coalition of governors from the PJM Interconnection region in urging the grid operator to implement stronger safeguards ensuring massive data centers cover the full costs they impose on the electricity system and do not drive up bills for working families. In a joint letter sent on Tuesday, the…
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopian nationals in the United States, ruling that the Trump administration’s decision is likely unlawful and could cause irreparable harm if allowed to proceed. In a major immigration ruling, Brian Murphy of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education has moved to terminate a series of civil rights agreements with school districts and a college that previously extended Title IX protections to transgender and gay students, marking a significant shift in federal enforcement policy. In a statement released by the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR),…
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A coalition of midwives has initiated a constitutional challenge against the State of Georgia, contesting a regulatory framework they argue unlawfully restricts the practice of midwifery and exacerbates gaps in maternal healthcare access. Filed in state court, the lawsuit targets statutory and administrative requirements that mandate midwives obtain nursing degrees and licensure, while also entering…
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House Resolution 935, impeaching Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth for “high crimes and misdemeanors,” has been introduced, alleging that the nation’s top defense official ordered the extrajudicial killing of shipwrecked survivors during a military campaign and recklessly disclosed classified war plans via a commercial messaging application. The resolution sets forth two articles of impeachment…
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A Mississippi businessman was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for orchestrating the contract killing of his 22-year-old daughter-in-law, whom he reportedly believed brought shame to his family because she was Black. Chiman Rai, 68, an Indian immigrant, was convicted by a Fulton County jury on Thursday of seven criminal…
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Jasmine Crockett is pressing a constitutional argument for executive intervention, formally calling on JD Vance and members of the Cabinet to invoke Section Four of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to declare Donald Trump unfit to serve. In a letter dated April 7, 2026, Crockett asserts that the constitutional threshold for presidential incapacity has been met, characterizing…
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CLEVELAND, OH — A group of House Democrats, led by James “Chuy” Garcia and joined by Shontel Brown, has formally called on the White House to immediately withdraw U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from airports nationwide, raising concerns over legality, transparency, and administrative authority. In a letter addressed to Department of Homeland Security…
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