David Edwards

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John Roberts, chief justice of the Supreme Court, downplayed the overturning of landmark decisions like the Roe v. Wadeabortion rights ruling during his tenure. While speaking Monday at Georgetown University Law Center, Roberts insisted that his court had overturned far fewer precedents than previous courts. "The Warren Court, I think, overruled an average of 3.2 cases a year," Roberts noted.

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A Republican budget bill would expire some of President Donald Trump's key campaign promises on lowering taxes before he leaves office. The GOP budget, which Trump has referred to as "one big beautiful bill," included tax exemptions for tips and overtime wages. "There shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to the qualified tips received during the taxable year," the bill stated.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the "Biden-Buttigieg administration" for failures at airports that have happened during President Donald Trump's latest term in office. During a Monday news conference, Duffy addressed repeated outages at Newark Liberty International Airport. "We've all been reporting and seeing what's happening at Newark Airport," Duffy began. "And I think it is clear that the blame belongs with the last administration.

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Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) demanded cuts to Medicaid spending because he claimed recipients "sit on their butt at home."While speaking to right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk on Monday, Scott rejected calls to raise tax rates on the wealthiest Americans. "First off, I've never ever voted for a tax increase," the senator insisted. "We need lower taxes and we'll get more revenues.""So no new tax increases, none," he continued. "Reduce spending.

2 days ago | rawstory.com | David Edwards

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was criticized after taking his grandchildren swimming in an unsafe creek with a high bacteria count because of sewage runoff. In a post to X on Sunday, Kennedy revealed that he spent Mother's Day swimming with his family in Washington, D.C.'s Rock Creek. "Mother's Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and Cassius in Rock Creek," the secretary wrote.