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Wisconsin Supreme Court clears way for conversion therapy ban

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A Wisconsin legislative committee controlled by Republicans violated the state constitution when it rejected a state agency rule to ban conversion therapy practices, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, clearing the way for the state to enforce the rule and blunting the Legislature’s power to block state regulations. The Wisconsin Legislature’s powerful Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR), responsible for approving state agency regulations, had twice rejected a Wisconsin state licensing…

Rubio imposter using AI in calls with foreign diplomats, US officials

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Someone has been trying to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio by using artificial intelligence (AI) to contact foreign leaders and U.S. lawmakers, according to multiple reports Tuesday. A memo from the State Department dated Thursday, which was obtained by The Associated Press, The Washington Post and other outlets this week, warned that an imposter posing as Rubio had reached out to at least three unidentified foreign ministers, a U.S.…

Rollins suggests Medicaid recipients can replace deported farmworkers

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Tuesday that she thinks Medicaid work requirements and automation will help offset President Trump’s massive immigration crackdown, which has threatened migrant farmworkers. “There’s been a lot of noise in the last few days and a lot of questions about where the president stands and his vision for farm labor,” Rollins said during a news conference with Republican governors. “Ultimately, the answer on this is…

CDC ends bird flu emergency

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ended its emergency response to the H5N1 avian flu. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that the emergency bird flu response was “deactivated to transition back to regular program activity” last Wednesday due to reports of animal infections declining and no human cases having been reported since February. “Surveillance, readiness, and response for influenza, including H5N1…

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s attorneys fined for inaccurate, AI-generated brief

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DENVER (KDVR) – Two attorneys who were representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in a defamation case in Denver are facing thousands of dollars in fines for submitting an inaccurate, AI-generated brief to the court in April. The McSweeny Synkar and Kachouroff PLLC law firm and attorney Christopher Kachouroff are facing “jointly and severally” a sanction of $3,000. Attorney Jennifer DeMaster is also facing a $3,000 fine for the matter. Jury…

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to stop DOJ grant cancellations

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has allowed the Trump administration to rescind nearly $800 million dollars in grants for programs supporting violence reduction and crime victims. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington on Monday denied a preliminary injunction sought by five organizations on behalf of all recipients of the more than 360 grant awards, and granted a motion by the federal government to dismiss the case. Mehta called…

Former Trump spokesperson: Musk new party has no ‘natural base’

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Former Trump White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said Monday that tech billionaire Elon Musk’s new “America Party” will struggle to maintain its base without ties to traditional political parties. “Musk has enough money to keep it going for a long time, and he may have a good candidate here or there, but for the most part, you know — remember Jesse Ventura when he won governor of Minnesota?”…

Coinbase launches ad campaign urging Congress to pass crypto market structure bill

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Coinbase is launching a six-figure ad campaign urging Congress to pass legislation that would establish rules for regulation of the crypto market as the House prepares to take up several crypto bills next week. The crypto exchange is placing print ads in the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, as well as paid video ads on X and Facebook, calling on lawmakers to act on crypto legislation and pass the…

Yang says he’s been ‘in touch’ with Musk on America Party

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Andrew Yang, a former Democratic presidential candidate and cofounder of the independent Forward Party, recently said he’s been in touch with Elon Musk about the tech billionaire’s formation of his own third party, the America Party. “I’m excited for anyone who wants to move on from the duopoly, and I’m happy to help give someone a sense of what the path looks like,” Yang told Politico in a statement Monday.…

Judge temporarily blocks Planned Parenthood ‘defunding’ in Trump megabill

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A federal judge on Monday granted Planned Parenthood’s request to temporarily halt Medicaid funding cuts to the group’s health centers under a provision of Republicans’ new tax and spending package. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s ruling marks the first known instance of a federal judge limiting enforcement of any part of the “big, beautiful” bill, which President Trump signed into law Friday. It came just hours after Planned Parenthood sued over a provision…