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National Politics
What's next for abortion in South Carolina
National Politics
Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place'
Thomas was the closing speaker at the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference in Alabama.
National Politics
Biden is not banning portable gas generators
A proposed federal rule would regulate portable gas-powered generators’ carbon monoxide safety systems. An industry group says that could cause a temporary shortage.
Social Media
No, TikTok users won’t be punished for using a VPN to access the app if it’s banned
Contrary to claims on viral posts, TikTok users won’t face prison time or steep fines if they use a virtual private network to access the app after it’s banned.
Nation World
House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Johnson from office
Colleagues booed in protest as Greene stood on the House floor and read a long list of “transgressions” she said Johnson had committed as speaker.
National Politics
Sen. Bernie Sanders, 82, says he will run for reelection
The Vermont independent caucuses with Democrats and leads a top health care committee and serves on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's leadership team.
National
Social Security is projected to cut benefits in 2035 barring a fix
Meanwhile, Medicare's go-broke date for its hospital insurance trust fund was pushed back five years to 2036 in the latest report.
Nation World
Biden condemns current antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance during college protests and Gaza war
Biden has struggled to balance his support for Israel after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack with his efforts to constrain its war on the militant group in Gaza.
National Politics
Biden selects 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor
South Carolina's U.S. Rep. James Clyburn is among this year's recipients.
Nation World
Police and pro-palestinian protesters clash at campuses across U.S.
Police used force to arrest and remove student protesters from the UCLA campus in Los Angeles.
National Politics
Arizona's Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
The effort to repeal the ban won final legislative approval Wednesday in a 16-14 vote of the Senate, as two GOP lawmakers joined with Democrats.
Nation World
President Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza
By focusing on a law-and-order message while defending the right to free speech, Biden is grasping for a middle ground on an intensely divisive issue.
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