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Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday declined to let the Biden administration enforce portions of a new rule that includes protections from discrimination for transgender students under Title IX while legal proceedings continue. The high court left intact two separate orders from federal courts in Kentucky and Louisiana, which blocked the Department of Education
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Harris lays out her economic vision in first policy plan since joining presidential race – CBS News Watch CBS News Vice President Kamala Harris released her first major economic policy proposal since entering the presidential race. The plan, aimed at middle-class voters, includes money for new homebuyers, expansion of the Child Tax Credit and government
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Former President Donald Trump received an immediate backlash Thursday when he said the Presidential Medal of Freedom he awarded to Dr. Miriam Adelson, the widow of Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson, was “equivalent” and “much better” than the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for bravery in combat. Speaking from his golf club in
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Former President Donald Trump, who built his billion-dollar fortune in the brick-and-mortar world of real estate, is getting a financial boost from digital assets including cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, a new financial disclosure form shows. Trump, whose net worth Forbes estimates at $4.5 billion, disclosed he earned $7.2 million in an NFT licensing deal, while
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Market Street in Poughkeepsie, New York, along the Hudson River and steps away from a train station used by New York City commuters, is home to a 19th-century theater, a post office and convention center. It’s a short walk to the progressive bastion of Vassar College and a short drive from the presidential library of
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President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together in their first public event since she replaced him as the Democratic nominee, touting the administration’s new plan to lower prescription drug prices for Americans on Medicare. Appearing at Prince George’s County Community College in Maryland, an untethered Mr. Biden praised Harris, saying she will make
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When then-Sen. Kamala Harris was running for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president with one of the most liberal voting records in the Senate, hers was a long-shot candidacy. But now, less than five years later, as the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris is moderating some of her more controversial policy positions. With barely 80 days
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Why Trump “hush money” sentencing is delayed Why Trump’s “hush money” sentencing is being delayed over immunity ruling 04:26 Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York to delay his sentencing until after the presidential election in November, arguing that a delay is necessary to resolve ongoing
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Why are California teachers excluded from paid family leave? | CBS News California Investigates Why are California teachers excluded from paid family leave? 04:58 As a new school year begins, lawmakers are again trying to give public school teachers paid family leave. Supporters believe the benefit will help attract and retain high-quality teachers in the
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Independent longshot presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. approached the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris last week to discuss the possibility of serving in her administration if she were to win the presidential race in November, two sources familiar with the situation told CBS News. Harris and her advisers have not responded with an
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