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High-tech spying is in the news because of the one-sided, hypocritical debate in Congress on whether the popular app TikTok is actually a tool for Chinese government data collection on American users.
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More than 70 members of Congress sent a letter to U.S. Secretary Anthony Blinken encouraging the release of Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza.
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The United States is struggling with a truck driver shortage, which is not helping with supply chain issues.
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The U.S. Senate voted today to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMFs) against Iraq.
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When American students take out loans to pursue a college education, they acquire origination fees.
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It was 1776. The U.S. was a baby nation-state. It was very proud of itself for its radical new democracy.
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The House of Representatives voted 213-208 to pass a controversial measure supposedly aimed at increasing parental rights in K-12 classrooms, but really amounts to not much more than politics.
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In this day and age of politicians decrying “fake news,” journalists have become targets.
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Legislation has been reintroduced today to help people living with long-term COVID-19 symptoms by improving research and providing resources.
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More than 34 million Americans are food insecure, including 9 million children, which makes SNAP a vital federal program.
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