Legislation would combat illicit ‘tranq,’ protect legal uses by veterinarians
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and colleagues introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Combating Illicit Xylazine Act last week.
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A constitutional crisis: Can the rule of law survive this presidency?
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According to law professor Amanda Frost, “a constitutional crisis occurs when one branch of government, usually the executive, ‘blatantly, flagrantly and regularly exceeds its constitutional authority.”
Avowed anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his spray tan, set to head up HHS
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The new guy heading up the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is an avowed anti-vaxxer with a spray tan who, among other things, doesn’t know the basics of how Medicare and Medicaid work.
Warner: Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation as DNI ‘will further strain’ U.S. alliances
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In a 52 to 48 vote, former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence.
‘Lives will be lost’: Virginia Tech faces $13M loss if research funding restricted
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“Lives will be lost,” says one Virginia university, who is deeply concerned about the cost-cutting measures to research led by Donald Trump.
America is sleepwalking into tyranny: How power is silently being seized
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To suggest that the ends justify the means is to launch oneself down a moral, ethical and legal rabbit hole that leaves us in a totalitarian bind.
Mark Warner on FBI purge: ‘This blatant abuse of power is making us all less safe’
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., taking a stand on the latest Friday Night Massacre, this one at the FBI, is getting up off the bench and getting himself into the game.
The rise of the immortal dictator: What will AI mean for freedom and government?
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While the news media fixates on the extent to which Project 2025 may be the Trump Administration’s playbook for locking down the nation, there is a more subversive power play taking place under cover of Trump’s unique brand of circus politics.
Don Beyer: Schedule F order is a recipe for corruption that will make the country less safe
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Donald Trump’s Schedule F order politicizing the federal workforce is a recipe for corruption that would make the country less safe.
Senate Democrats make doomed effort to fight Trump tariffs: Get ready for higher costs
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Donald Trump is threatening the whole world with tariffs now, so that he can give his rich buddies another tax break. You’ll pay more for everything, but that’s OK – that’s what you voted for, and he told you ahead of time he was going to do this.
