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‘A Life You Don’t Need to Escape From’: The Roots of Gen Z’s ‘Slow Living’ Movement
A generation that grew up permanently online is now fighting for the slower rhythms older Americans had by default—and the reasons go beyond aesthetics.
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House Democrats Seek to Force Vote on Homeland Security Funding That Excludes ICE, CBP
Democrats launched a discharge petition to reopen DHS without funding ICE or CBP, a move that Republicans said amounts to defunding border enforcement.
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Virginia Democrats Pass Sweeping Agenda in First Trifecta Session but Adjourn Without a Budget
Meanwhile, Virginia GOP said Democrats were ‘breaking every promise they made on affordability.’
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Senate Floor Fight Reveals How Far Apart Democrats and Republicans Are on DHS Shutdown
Both parties blocked each other’s funding proposals over two days, exposing a wide gap on ICE reforms with no deal in sight.
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NJ Gov. Sherrill’s First Budget Reflects Democrats’ National Affordability Push
Sherrill proposed record property tax relief and no new individual taxes. Republicans called the $60.7 billion plan a tax increase in disguise.
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Fetterman Won’t Back SAVE Act Over Mail-In Vote Restrictions
Fetterman said he supports basic photo ID to vote but called the Act’s mail-in voting provisions a non-starter, sealing unified Democratic opposition.
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Walz Proposes Minnesota Medicaid Overhaul Amid Fraud Scrutiny
The governor wants to centralize the state’s Medicaid amid federal fraud pressure.
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White House: Trump Does Not Rule Out Boots on Ground in Iran
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump ‘does not rule options out’ when asked about a Democratic senator’s warning of a potential ground troop deployment.
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DNC Sues Federal Government Over Alleged Unanswered FOIA Requests About Agents at Polls
The DNC sued several departments over 11 FOIA requests on potential federal deployments to polling places that it says went unanswered for nearly five months.
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Schumer Calls on Trump to Release Oil Reserves as Iran War Sends Prices Surging
The Senate minority leader is urging the president to tap the nation’s oil reserve—currently at 415.4 million barrels.
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‘A Life You Don’t Need to Escape From’: The Roots of Gen Z’s ‘Slow Living’ Movement
A generation that grew up permanently online is now fighting for the slower rhythms older Americans had by default—and the reasons go beyond aesthetics.
|
House Democrats Seek to Force Vote on Homeland Security Funding That Excludes ICE, CBP
Democrats launched a discharge petition to reopen DHS without funding ICE or CBP, a move that Republicans said amounts to defunding border enforcement.
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Virginia Democrats Pass Sweeping Agenda in First Trifecta Session but Adjourn Without a Budget
Meanwhile, Virginia GOP said Democrats were ‘breaking every promise they made on affordability.’
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Senate Floor Fight Reveals How Far Apart Democrats and Republicans Are on DHS Shutdown
Both parties blocked each other’s funding proposals over two days, exposing a wide gap on ICE reforms with no deal in sight.
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NJ Gov. Sherrill’s First Budget Reflects Democrats’ National Affordability Push
Sherrill proposed record property tax relief and no new individual taxes. Republicans called the $60.7 billion plan a tax increase in disguise.
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Fetterman Won’t Back SAVE Act Over Mail-In Vote Restrictions
Fetterman said he supports basic photo ID to vote but called the Act’s mail-in voting provisions a non-starter, sealing unified Democratic opposition.
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Walz Proposes Minnesota Medicaid Overhaul Amid Fraud Scrutiny
The governor wants to centralize the state’s Medicaid amid federal fraud pressure.
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White House: Trump Does Not Rule Out Boots on Ground in Iran
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump ‘does not rule options out’ when asked about a Democratic senator’s warning of a potential ground troop deployment.
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DNC Sues Federal Government Over Alleged Unanswered FOIA Requests About Agents at Polls
The DNC sued several departments over 11 FOIA requests on potential federal deployments to polling places that it says went unanswered for nearly five months.
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Schumer Calls on Trump to Release Oil Reserves as Iran War Sends Prices Surging
The Senate minority leader is urging the president to tap the nation’s oil reserve—currently at 415.4 million barrels.
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