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Friday, August 28, 2026Truth in Journalism · Independent, Daily
Elections

DHS Ties Election Security Grants to Audits Amid Concerns Over China-Made Voting Machine Parts

Immigration

ICE Steps Up Detentions of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio After Supreme Court Ruling

Courts & Law

Meta Agrees to $17 Billion Settlement Over Child Social Media Harm Claims

Courts & Law

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Visa Ban Targeting High-Risk Countries

Courts & Law

Maryland Judge Blocks Ballot Measure on Congressional Redistricting
Politics · Story of the Day

Broad Opposition to AI Data Centers Driven by Social, Not Just Environmental, Concerns

Americans across political lines oppose new AI data centers, citing deep anxieties about rapid technological change and its social impacts, polls show.

April Clark · Aug 28

Broad Opposition to AI Data Centers Driven by Social, Not Just Environmental, Concerns

Courts & Law

Supreme Court Clears Trump Mail-In Ballot Rule as California Sues to Block It

Supreme Court Clears Trump Mail-In Ballot Rule as California Sues to Block It

Liam Walker · Aug 28

25 Republican State AGs Urge Suspension of Federal Grants to National Academies Over Climate Bias Claims

Liam Walker · Aug 28

Meta Agrees to $17 Billion Settlement Over Child Social Media Harm Claims

Liam Walker · Aug 27

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Visa Ban Targeting High-Risk Countries

Liam Walker · Aug 27

Maryland Judge Blocks Ballot Measure on Congressional Redistricting

Liam Walker · Aug 27

Former Attorneys General Oppose D.C. Bar Disciplinary Case Against Jeff Clark

Liam Walker · Aug 26

US Sanctions Italian Tech Collective for Aiding Domestic Extremists

Liam Walker · Aug 26

Supreme Court Allows DHS to Compile Voter Eligibility List Using Citizenship Data

Liam Walker · Aug 26

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Elections

Redistricting, Unveiled

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Politics

Human Rights Campaign Condemns HHS-Commissioned Study Linking Transgender Procedure Support to Political Violence

Human Rights Campaign Condemns HHS-Commissioned Study Linking Transgender Procedure Support to Political Violence

April Clark · Aug 28

DHS Ties Election Security Grants to Audits Amid Concerns Over China-Made Voting Machine Parts

April Clark · Aug 27

Trump-Backed Darline Graham Wins South Carolina GOP Senate Runoff

April Clark · Aug 26

US Reopens Southern Border to Mexican Cattle Amid Cartel Exploitation and Rising Beef Prices

April Clark · Aug 25

Alaska Senate Race Draws Scrutiny Over Ranked-Choice Voting and 'Decoy' Candidate

April Clark · Aug 24

Texas and Florida Launch Gold and Silver as Legal Tender, Creating Alternative Payment Systems

April Clark · Aug 24

Texas Democrats Warn Talarico Faces Black Voter Enthusiasm Gap in Senate Race

April Clark · Aug 23

Backlash Halts Thousands of Data Center Projects as States Impose New Restrictions

April Clark · Aug 23
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Culture & Media

Texas Pastors Attend Training on Perceived Islamification Threat

Texas Pastors Attend Training on Perceived Islamification Threat

Theo Ramirez · Aug 24

Top Tennis Players Back WTA Rule Barring Men From Women’s Competition

Theo Ramirez · Aug 9

White House Report Criticizes Smithsonian’s American History Museum for Omissions

Theo Ramirez · Aug 9

WNBA Faces New Tensions Over Player Treatment and Transgender Athlete Debate

Theo Ramirez · Aug 8

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
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