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Wednesday, August 5, 2026Truth in Journalism · Independent, Daily
Elections

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch Announces Run for Governor

Courts & Law

Fauci’s Fifth Amendment Plea Sparks Legal Debate Over Pardon and Contempt

Education

Cambridge Professor Faces Plagiarism Allegations Amid DEI Debate

Immigration

Trump Administration Faces Pressure to Cement Asylum Restrictions Amid Global Migration Surge

Health

California’s IMR Process Drives Insurance Coverage for Transgender Procedures
Courts & Law · Story of the Day

Supreme Court Sets October Arguments on Immigration Detention and Climate Lawsuits

The Supreme Court will open its October term with arguments on immigration detention, climate lawsuits against oil companies, and veterans’ benefits, shaping key.

Liam Walker · Aug 5

Supreme Court Sets October Arguments on Immigration Detention and Climate Lawsuits

Courts & Law

FBI Opened Secret Trump Probe After Comey Firing Using Disputed Russia Claims

FBI Opened Secret Trump Probe After Comey Firing Using Disputed Russia Claims

Liam Walker · Aug 5

Supreme Court to Hear Major Cases on AR-15 and Semiautomatic Rifle Bans

Liam Walker · Aug 5

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Todd Blanche for Attorney General

Liam Walker · Aug 4

Fauci’s Fifth Amendment Plea Sparks Legal Debate Over Pardon and Contempt

Liam Walker · Aug 4

Memo Outlines DOJ Probe of Fauci’s Role in Covid Origin Narrative

Liam Walker · Aug 3

Suspended Georgia Lawmaker Sharon Henderson Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Fraud

Liam Walker · Aug 1

Michigan Agrees to End Enforcement of Talk Therapy Ban After Supreme Court Ruling

Liam Walker · Jul 31

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of New York Assisted Suicide Law Against Catholic Nuns

Liam Walker · Jul 31

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The Legal Landscape of Abortion

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Culture

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Elections

Redistricting, Unveiled

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Politics

Scranton Mayor’s Campaign Faces Scrutiny Over Indirect Corporate PAC Donations

Scranton Mayor’s Campaign Faces Scrutiny Over Indirect Corporate PAC Donations

April Clark · Aug 5

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch Announces Run for Governor

April Clark · Aug 4

Majority of DSA-Aligned Voters Back Key SAVE America Act Provision, Poll Shows

April Clark · Aug 3

New Jersey Admits Thousands of Noncitizens Registered, Hundreds Voted Amid System Flaws

April Clark · Aug 3

Sen. Barrasso Accuses Democrats of Embracing Radical Left Agenda in Senate Speech

April Clark · Aug 3

Virginia Removed 6,531 Declared Noncitizens From Voter Rolls in Two Years

April Clark · Jul 31

Beshear Presses McConnell to Prove Fitness Amid Extended Senate Absence

April Clark · Jul 30

Cruz Urges GOP to Pass SAVE America Act, Citing Voter Roll Concerns

April Clark · Jul 30
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Culture & Media

PBS and NPR Remain Operational After Federal Funding Cut, Rely on Surge in Private Donations

PBS and NPR Remain Operational After Federal Funding Cut, Rely on Surge in Private Donations

Theo Ramirez · Aug 1

Poynter to Honor Chuck Todd Amid Fauci Diary Revelations

Theo Ramirez · Jul 28

Trump’s Joke Comparing Kaitlan Collins to Dylan Mulvaney Draws Media Criticism

Theo Ramirez · Jul 27

Private Slack Messages Reveal Covid Lab Leak Concerns Among 'Proximal Origin' Authors

Theo Ramirez · Jul 27

ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Mexican National in Houston After Alleged Attempted Assault

Theo Ramirez · Jul 10

Smithsonian Museum Criticized for Historical Narrative

Theo Ramirez · Jul 10
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