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States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii and Montana are trying.

An appeals court made clear deportation flights to third countries must stop immediately, but flight data showed ICE may be violating the order.

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After a notable absence, an anti-war movement has emerged to finally challenge a president over the unpopular conflict in Iran. Not in the streets so much, but in ads and statements from Republicans ...

The media conglomerate’s sweetheart deal is just the latest consequence of Trump’s interference in federal antitrust enforcement.

Tens of thousands of people have been subjected to the cruel policy, but the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” could soon bring it back.

A lot of rich and influential people have suddenly become very worried about artificial intelligence models’ danger to humanity, thanks to several recent episodes in which various AI “agents” carried ...