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AFT Dues Funded Left-Wing Infrastructure, From the Center for American Progress to the Clinton FoundationThe American Federation of Teachers doesn’t just spend money directly supporting Democrats; it also funds a network of left-leaning nonprofits that advance Democrat causes. According to its annual filing with the Department of Labor, the AFT gave $250,000 to the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning public policy organization. It gave $100,000…
200+ Groups Call on Lawmakers to Oppose Permitting Reform That Would Gut Endangered Species ActMore than 200 environmental groups are calling on US lawmakers to halt a bipartisan permitting reform bill they say would gut protections for endangered species. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026— introduced last week by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Mike Lee (R-Utah)—is…
Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task forcePresident Donald Trump has tapped his director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence. Trump is calling it the “Super Intelligence Force” because he's tried to rebrand AI as “super intelligence.” The announcement Sunday comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White…
FCC considering changes, possibly ending, program that offers discounted internet to schools, librariesA federal program that has paid out billions of dollars to local schools and libraries to offset the cost of internet service is in danger of being curtailed or even eliminated, leaving district administrators and library officials concerned about how they would bridge the financial gap. The E-Rate program, overseen
Federal Judge Pauses Trump's Border Infrastructure Project in Big Bend National ParkUnited States District Judge Kathleen Cardone issued an emergency injunction blocking the Trump administration from continuing work to construct vehicle barriers, patrol roads, and accompanying lighting in the West Texas Big Bend Sector. The ruling, handed down in El Paso on Friday, also halts any construction or ground disturbance within Big Bend…