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Kristi Noem's teeth are the oddest potential political scandal
The South Dakota governor, a possible Trump running mate, posted an odd video on X that has the pol…
Brent D. Griffiths,Katherine …
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The largest political advocacy donation in US history was made with a series of loopholes that helped a billionaire donor avoid paying taxes
Barre Seid donated $1.6 billion to a newly created political advocacy nonprofit known as Marble Fre…
Hannah Getahun
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It's a 'grave mistake' for Biden to resume student-loan payments without first giving borrowers debt relief, 179 advocacy groups say
After the Supreme Court struck down broad student-debt relief, Biden is still planning to resume pa…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden calls the Supreme Court 'more of an advocacy group' than an 'evenhanded' institution
Biden has expressed his disapproval of the Supreme Court since June, when it overturned Roe v. Wade.
Oma Seddiq
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Student-loan forgiveness for millions of low-income borrowers could be jeopardized by 'harmful servicing practices,' 4 advocacy groups say
The groups told student-loan industry leaders they will use "every tool" at their disposal to ensur…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Republican Gov. Greg Abbott heads into Texas primary with an anti-transgender directive at odds with his parental rights advocacy
Abbott, facing a primary election Tuesday, wants authorities to investigate parents for child abuse…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Govt asked Twitter to block advocacy groups, journalists, and farm protest supporters
Social network Twitter was asked by the government to block multiple accounts and some tweets from …
PTI
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Biden must extend the student-loan-payment pause 'to put a stop to this crisis in the making before it begins,' 210 advocacy groups say
After almost two years of not making payments, federal student-loan borrowers are about to be throw…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Republicans are blocking a Muslim Biden nominee because an advocacy group he's associated with criticized Israel
Biden nominated Dilawar Syed, a healthcare company CEO to serve in the No. 2 post at the Small Busi…
Bryan Metzger
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Senior citizen advocacy group tells Congress that Social Security recipients should get $1,400 stimulus payment
Some seniors are rationing prescription drugs and eating one meal a day, an advocacy group said. It…
Kevin Shalvey
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Jane Roberts' anti-abortion advocacy helped her husband, Chief Justice John Roberts, land his spot on the Supreme Court years before Roe v. Wade was overturned
The Supreme Court's recent legitimacy crisis has prompted renewed scrutiny into the influences at p…
Erin Snodgrass
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Facebook led the creation of a non-profit political advocacy group that aims to repair the tech industry's battered image among politicians
Facebook has spent the last several years getting clobbered by politicians. Now, it's setting up a …
Ben Gilbert
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A student-debt forgiveness advocacy group wants you to strike when payments resume in May: 'The best way to pay $0 a month is to have all your debt canceled'
There are five ways to join the strike without defaulting on your debt. "It's a way to stick it to …
Ayelet Sheffey
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'There's no reason for him to stop here': Advocacy groups blast Biden's $10,000 in student-loan forgiveness and call for more
Biden announced that some borrowers will see $10,000 in student loans cancelled. Advocates say that…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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Millions of student-loan borrowers risk a 'financial catastrophe' if Biden doesn't 'immediately' extend the debt payment pause, 225 advocacy groups say
Over 200 groups slammed the "blatantly political lawsuits" that have blocked student-debt relief an…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Over 2,300 people died of drug overdose from 2017-19; highest fatalities in 30-45 year age group, says National Crime Records Bureau
A total of 745 deaths due to drug overdose were recorded in 2017, 875 deaths in 2018 and 704 de…
PTI
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Koch-backed advocacy group launched a 'full-scale' campaign to push Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation
The Koch-backed group Americans for Prosperity will start phone banking to encourage lawmakers in 1…
Inyoung Choi
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A voting advocacy group recorded over 40,000 new voter registrations in the 2 days after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Vote.org saw a 68% increase in voter registration the Saturday and Sunday following Ginsburg's deat…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Facebook 'did nothing' about violent militia and hate groups for 5 years despite being warned at least 10 times, advocacy group says
The civil-rights group Muslim Advocates says Facebook ignored its repeated warnings about Islamopho…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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'Brazil is back!': How a change in political leadership could help save the Amazon — and the world
Brazil's President-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, told the UN's COP27 climate summit there won't…