Politics
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House Democrats announce investigation into Big Oil price-fixing
The investigation comes in the wake of bombshell allegations accusing former Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield of colluding with OPEC to drive up oil prices at the expense of American consumers.
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Biden’s VA approves 1 million claims under burn pit law
President Biden’s PACT Act was the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years. The law aims to provide specific support to veterans who have been exposed to toxins, often from open burn pits that were located near where these US military members were stationed.
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VIDEO: Sen. Kelly speaks on how Republican abortion bans are harming doctors, worsening access to care
Yesterday, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly spoke at a Capitol Hill press conference to highlight how the overturning of Roe v. Wade and Republican abortion bans have impacted Arizona’s healthcare workforce—forcing providers to consider leaving the states and limiting their ability to provide evidence-based care.
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Trump: ‘We’re looking at’ restricting birth control
Former president Donald Trump said he was looking at the possibility of restricting access to birth control, but also alluded to a state-by-state approach to limiting contraception access.
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Judge sets $10,000 bond after Giuliani fails to appear for booking in Arizona fake elector case
Giuliani and 10 others pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of forgery, fraud, and conspiracy in “preventing the lawful transfer of the presidency” from Trump to Biden in 2020.
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Trump’s social media account shares campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’
The 30-second video appeared Monday on Trump’s account at a time when the presumptive Republican nominee for president, while seeking to portray President Joe Biden as soft on antisemitism, has himself repeatedly faced criticism for using language and rhetoric associated with Nazi Germany.
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How Arizona’s school voucher program turned into a tax break for the wealthy
What started out as a program to make education more accessible to students with disabilities has now ballooned in size and cost, and appears to cater to Arizona’s wealthiest residents while leaving behind the students it was originally designed to support. As school choice advocates pull more taxpayer dollars out of public school funding and…
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How two Biden initiatives have supercharged the electric vehicle industry in Arizona
The Biden administration’s support support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act have brought major economic investments to Arizona.
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Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 18 accused in Arizona fake electors case
Arizona’s attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case.
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Price-fixing conspiracy in US oil industry cost families money, reports allege
Analysis of corporate profits and accusations of collusion by the FTC lend support to the idea that a broader oil industry conspiracy drove up post-Covid inflation for everyday Americans.
