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Despite concerns, the Trump administration still sends pregnant migrant minors to south Texas

Several children have had to leave the state to receive medical care, including abortions, that is unavailable in Texas....

Oct 30, 2026
Judge orders an inquiry into potential DOJ misconduct in Trump's golf course case

A federal judge is opening an formal inquiry into Trump officials' conduct in the East Potomac case, including whether they misled the court about the...

Oct 30, 2026
ICE activity is surging ahead of midterms. So is voter turnout.

Across the country, there are reports of heightened ICE activity. Advocates worry about how close it is to midterms, but so far voter turnout is surgi...

Oct 30, 2026
NPR special: 5 takeaways from a year of listening to swing voters

Every election, there is a crucial sliver of voters who help determine which candidates win. Here are five takeaways from a year of listening to voter...

Oct 30, 2026
Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance

The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange reported Thursday that approximately $6.3 billion was impacted in an apparent hack....

Oct 30, 2026
Why is the Cheesecake Factory at the center of the latest culture war?

A joke by former President Obama has gone viral and received backlash from the Trump administration as the issue of affordability looms large over nex...

Oct 30, 2026
Binance flags 'potential security issue,' says approximately $6.3 billion impacted

It wasn't immediately clear the extent of the damage hackers might have been able to cause, and Binance had not explicitly confirmed that funds had be...

Oct 30, 2026
Alaska's Senate race faces claims of spoiler candidate. And, Hegseth ousts Army general

Alaska's governor ordered an investigation into claims that Dems recruited a spoiler candidate to confuse voters. And, Hegseth ousted an Army general ...

Oct 30, 2026
The two most interesting risks to Anthropic

Anthropic gave a 94-page list of risk factors in its S-1 this week. Two of them stood out. ...

Oct 30, 2026
Candy prices got you scared stiff? What to know about the cost of Halloween this year

Prices for candy, the most popular Halloween purchase, and gum have risen 7.7% in one year and are up more than 18% in two years, according to the lat...

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