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John Roberts played the long game on state funding of religious schools
Chief Justice John Roberts has been laying the groundwork for years for Tuesday's sweeping decision requiring states to fund religious education.
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American allies in the Middle East pressure Biden to come up with strategy for containing Iran
President Joe Biden is under increasing pressure from the US' key Middle East allies to come up with a viable plan to constrain Iran, with hopes for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal fading as Biden prepares for his first trip as President to Israel and Saudi Arabia next month.
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Senate poised to pass first major gun safety legislation in decades following bipartisan agreement
The Senate on Tuesday made meaningful progress toward passing the first major federal gun safety legislation in a generation.
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Republican voters in Georgia ignored Donald Trump's endorsements in congressional primary runoffs for safe GOP House seats on Tuesday night, but sided with the Senate candidate in Alabama who had his blessing over one of the former President's earliest and most loyal supporters.
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Here's what's in the bipartisan gun safety bill
The Senate's compromise legislation on gun safety unveiled on Tuesday, potentially the most significant new federal gun safety measure in decades, includes money for school safety, mental health, state crisis intervention programs and incentives for states to include juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which would provide a more compressive background check for those between the ages of 18 and 21 who want to buy guns.
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President Joe Biden's call for Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes will likely land on empty in the Senate.
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Rep. Henry Cuellar will defeat progressive primary challenger Jessica Cisneros, CNN projects
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, the lone remaining anti-abortion Democrat in the House, will defeat progressive Jessica Cisneros in a runoff, CNN projects.
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Supreme Court says Maine cannot exclude religious schools from tuition assistance programs
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that Maine cannot exclude religious schools from a tuition assistance program that allows parents to use vouchers to send their children to public or private schools.
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Travel Entrepreneurs to Ensure Your Exploring is Not Boring
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Keep Black Love Alive -- Spelman Women's Research and Resource Center and chromatic black™ Sponsor Well-Being Advocacy Forum
Keep Black Love Alive: Black Women Defining a Healthy 21st Century is a four-part national forum and a call to action to strengthen our public health infrastructure and advance the health and well-being of Black communities nationwide. The first (in-person and virtual) forum will take place on Thursday, June 23, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The High Museum of Art - Hill Auditorium located at 1280 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, GA 30309. Admission is free.
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Winning is How We Do It
To protect women’s reproductive rights in Texas, Trans children and their families, our voting rights, consumers and pass gun safety legislation to protect our children in schools, we have to Win 76 State House seats, Win 16 Texas State Senate Seats and Elect Beto Governor, Mike Collier Lt. Governor and Rochelle Garza Attorney General. To protect women’s reproductive rights in Texas, Trans children and their families, our voting rights, consumers and pass gun safety legislation to protect our children in schools, we have to Win 76 State House seats, Win 16 Texas State Senate Seats and Elect Beto Governor, Mike Collier Lt. Governor and Rochelle Garza Attorney General.
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Texas Public Safety director says police response to Uvalde school shooting was 'abject failure'
The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday slammed the law enforcement response to last month's mass shooting in Uvalde as an "abject failure" and harshly criticized the decisions of Uvalde school district police chief Pedro "Pete" Arredondo.
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New safe sleep guidelines for babies stress no co-sleeping, crib decorations or inclined products
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Covid-19 vaccinations begin for US children under 5
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Chaka Khan, Khalid, Ne-Yo and more light up the stage at CNN's 'Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom'
CNN's inaugural "Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom" concert was a moving commemoration of history and a joyous night of music. The Hollywood Bowl event celebrated Juneteenth, the holiday that marks the end of slavery in the US. From icons like Earth Wind & Fire to R&B stars like Khalid, Black artists across genres took the stage on Sunday.
