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Alabama 3-year-old dies in hot car while in state custody

Alabama 3-year-old dies in hot car while in state custody

Facebook Tweet Email Link The family of 3-year-old Ke’Torrius “K.J.” Starkes Jr. is remembering the little boy as a “joyful,” “brilliant” “happy boy who loved life, who would light up any room that he would enter into.” The toddler died after he was trapped inside a hot car while in the custody of a worker contracted by the Alabama Department …

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Rollins didn’t brief Boozman on USDA reorganization, Klobuchar, Craig call for hearings

Rollins didn’t brief Boozman on USDA reorganization, Klobuchar, Craig call for hearings

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., said Thursday he is disappointed that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins did not give him a heads-up about the sweeping reorganization of the Agriculture Department that she announced earlier in the day and said he would schedule a hearing on the matter.Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Rep. …

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As Texas plows ahead with new maps, governors grapple with the prospect of mid-decade redistricting

As Texas plows ahead with new maps, governors grapple with the prospect of mid-decade redistricting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As Texas Republicans plow ahead with a plan to redraw congressional maps ahead of schedule, many governors are increasingly grappling with an issue that they didn’t think they’d have to confront until the end of the decade. Texas’ unscheduled redistricting effort — which Republicans hope could help protect their narrow House majority during next year’s midterm …

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US judge reaffirms nationwide injunction blocking Trump executive order on birthright citizenship – Reuters

US judge reaffirms nationwide injunction blocking Trump executive order on birthright citizenship  Reuters Trump admin live updates: RFK to axe all members of preventive health panel, source says  ABC News Trump’s birthright citizenship order is unconstitutional, appeals court says  CBS News Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions in third ruling since high court decision  AP News Federal appeals court issues another blow to Trump’s …

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An ICE facility in the Everglades is under scrutiny for the treatment of detainees : NPR

An ICE facility in the Everglades is under scrutiny for the treatment of detainees : NPR

Detainees at an ICE facility in the Florida Everglades referred to Alligator Alcatraz allege harsh punishments from guards. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says the first deportation flights have begun from the new migrant detention center referred to by President Trump and others as Alligator Alcatraz. The remote facility in the Everglades has come under intense scrutiny and …

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How redistricting in Texas could reshape US House elections

How redistricting in Texas could reshape US House elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want to break that tradition — and other states could follow suit. President Trump has asked the Texas Legislature to create districts, in time for next year’s midterm elections, that will send five more …

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Cancer Screening Panel Too ‘Woke’ for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Cancer Screening Panel Too ‘Woke’ for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to remove all 16 members of a cancer screening and HIV medication task force because he believes they’re too “woke.” The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the Health and Human Services Secretary is planning to completely overhaul the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an organization comprised of volunteer doctors, nurses and public …

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