The STOP HATE Act wants social media platforms to report their moderation policies and outcomes to the government. And it’s not the only censorial measure Rep. Josh Gottheimer wants.
The judgment is not surprising, since the president's reading of the 14th Amendment contradicts its text and history, plus 127 years of Supreme Court precedent.
Politicians' interest in controlling the content you see shifts from public media to social media.
Science journalist Gary Taubes discusses the MAHA Report, new dietary guidelines, and bad nutrition science on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
The American AI industry doesn't need industrial policy, just freedom.
When even Keith Olbermann is providing a much-needed sanity check, it says something.
To reinstitute $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to implement plans to combat antisemitism and to appoint an independent monitor to oversee changes.
Senate Bill 771 would fine platforms up to $1 million if their algorithms relay hate speech to users.
The New York Civil Liberties Union and the New York State Police have been fighting for years over misconduct records that the state legislature made public in 2020.
A Lancet study’s inflated numbers are being used to push a partisan narrative, not inform public policy.
The executive branch wants to use the Federal Reserve as a tool to accommodate the government's frenzy of reckless borrowing.
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By going through the courts, the Trump administration risks perpetuating the regulatory ping-pong that has plagued Washington, D.C., for decades.
Plus: Ozzy Osbourne, RIP.
William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg's trip reports form one of the most entertaining books in the Beat canon.
An unholy alliance between MAGA and progressives to ban research on an emergency backup plan to cool the planet may be emerging.
While other states are focused on regulating AI, Virginia is using the technology to repeal regulations.
The investigation comes only two days after a federal judge cast doubt on the Trump administration’s argument in Harvard’s lawsuit over federal funding.
The city of Allentown has spent more than $2 million settling excessive force claims, and yet the police still crack down on civilians exercising their constitutional rights.
If Zohran Mamdani turns socialist rhetoric into policy, New York’s financial giants may not stick around to see how that plays out.
A growing number of conservatives agree with the left that free markets are to blame for society's ills.
Not only does it raise taxes on American consumers, but it leaves American automakers at a distinct disadvantage relative to their Japanese competitors.
Rock legend David Lowery draws on his decades in the music industry to explain how government-imposed licensing fees and price controls helped streaming platforms flourish while eroding artist rights and income.
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The city’s police consider “high” power consumption evidence of cannabis cultivation.
Two members of the House Judiciary Committee say the case against Michelino Sunseri epitomizes the overcriminalization that the president decries.
The latest detention facility will house up to 5,000 detainees and function as a central hub for deportation operations.
The government's gaslighting strategy suggests that federal officials are not confident about the constitutionality of punishing students for expressing anti-Israel views.
To keep Social Security solvent without cutting benefits would require a massive hike in payroll taxes, which would fall entirely on working Americans.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan blamed the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer on the policies of sanctuary cities like New York.
A state official says the contracts contained "proprietary information," so they were scrubbed and replaced with bare-bones summaries.
Plus: Single-stair reform in Nashville, an inclusionary zoning lawsuit in Seattle, and a zoning-created full-service Popeyes in Illinois.
From January 2024 to January 2025, average rent in Sarasota fell from $3,290 to $1,886 per month.
Brett Hankison was convicted of violating Breonna Taylor’s Fourth Amendment rights during a fatal no-knock police raid.
Plus: WNBA players want a raise, and Trump wants Redskins?
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Federal liability protections currently prevent people suing COVID-19 vaccine makers, and instead require them to request compensation from a program that's covered only 39 COVID vaccine injury claims.
Plus: Tulsi Gabbard accuses Obama of treason, Congress slashes NPR funding, and a listener asks if we actually like each other.
The Department of Defense awarded contracts to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. The last two are particularly concerning.
One former ICE detainee says he and a group of men were forced to kneel with their hands tied behind their backs and eat "like dogs."
The contrast between the two cases illustrates the haphazard impact of an arbitrary, constitutionally dubious gun law.
If Trump kills the deal over the team changing its name, he'd be doing the right thing but in perhaps the most corrupt possible way.
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