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Natalie Venegas is a Weekend Reporter at Newsweek based in New York. Her focus is reporting on education, social justice issues, healthcare, crime and politics while specializing on marginalized and underrepresented communities. Before joining Newsweek in 2023, Natalie worked with news publications including Adweek, Al Día and Austin Monthly...

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Texas LGBTQ Protest

News

Transgender People Applying for Jobs Could Face Jail Time Under Texas Bill

Texas Representative Tom Oliverson seeks to charge individuals with “gender identity fraud” under a Texas bill introduced last week.

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Brooke Rollins

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Map Shows States to Be Most Impacted If Mexico Passes Corn Amendment

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins raised concern over Mexico’s proposed constitutional amendment that would ban genetically modified corn.

5 min read

Laura Jane Grace

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Who Is Laura Jane Grace? Trans Artist Who Performed at Bernie Sanders Rally

Punk rocker Laura Jane Grace, a transgender artist, faced backlash after performing at Bernie Sanders’ rally.

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NOAA DOGE Protest

U.S.

Jim Cantore’s Warning About DOGE Weather Forecasting Cuts

Meteorologist Jim Cantore warned that the quality of forecasts may suffer under the cuts to the NOAA.

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Dana White

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Kash Patel ‘Dead Serious’ About UFC Training FBI Agents—Dana White

While White did not offer further details on the potential partnership between the UFC and FBI, he said Patel is “dead serious” about it.

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Lindsey Graham

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Lindsey Graham’s Warning Over Abandoning Ukraine—’Worse Than Afghanistan’

The GOP senator warned that pulling out of Ukraine would be “worse than Afghanistan,” adding that he would give Kyiv “what they need.”

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Rick Scott

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GOP’s Rick Scott Confronted on ‘Disturbance’ From Trump Economic Policies

Since taking office, Trump has repeatedly imposed and paused various tariffs, causing uncertainty for businesses that rely on manufacturing.

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Bernie Sanders

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Videos of Bernie Sanders’ Large Midwest Rallies Take Off Online

The independent senator spoke to crowds in the Midwest on his “fight oligarchy” tour to combat Elon Musk’s DOGE efforts.

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Donald Trump

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Trump Voter Laments ‘Devastation’ Caused by New Admin After Losing Her Job

Jennifer Piggott was among 125 employees dismissed last month from the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service.

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ICE Schools Protest

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ICE Arrests Father Outside Child’s School

ICE agents arrested Jose Guadalupe Jaimes, a 55-year-old immigrant father, outside Arthur Middle School in Michigan on Wednesday morning.

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Bill Maher

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Bill Maher Gives Democrats Advice on ‘Most Important’ Step to Win Again

Maher, like some moderate Democrats, blame so-called “woke” actions and policies as a key reason their party lost in 2024.

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Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Just Indicated It ‘Won’t Give In’ to Donald Trump—Attorney

The sharply divided Court voted 5-4 to back a federal judge’s power to order Trump’s administration to pay nearly $2 billion to USAID contractors.

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School Classroom

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School Survey That Asked About Rape Fantasies Sparks Investigation

The school questionnaire comes as the inclusion of books or educational material containing sexual content or themes has become a contentious issue.

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Tornado

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Is a Tornado Watch or Warning Worse? What to Know

Major cities covered by the tornado watch include parts of North and South Carolina.

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North Carolina

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North, South Carolina Warned of Tornadoes Amid Wildfires-Live Tracker

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in effect until 1 p.m. EST for parts of North Carolina and South Carolina.

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Department of Veterans Affairs

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Trump Cutting Employees From Veterans Affairs: How Many People Impacted?

VA chief of staff Christopher Syrek informed top officials that the agency aims to reduce staffing levels to pre-2020 numbers.

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US  Department of Agriculture

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Illinois Ends Two Food Programs After Trump Cuts Funding

The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the end of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program and Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program.

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Pro-Palestinian student protesters

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Trump Threatens to Pull Funding From Schools Over Pro-Palestinian Protests

Trump threatened to halt all federal funding for any institution of higher education that allows “illegal protests,” vowing to imprison “agitators.”

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SCOTUS at inauguration

U.S.

Supreme Court Likely to Deal Blow to Mexico Amid Trump Tariffs

Mexico’s attorney said the case, which focuses on economic harm tied to gun violence, is in its early stages and should continue.

5 min read

Volodymyr Zelensky

Politics

Video of Zelensky Saying Thank You to America 94 Times Goes Viral

The Ukrainian president had a tense meeting at the White House on Friday with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

6 min read

Tekashi 6ix9ine

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Tekashi 6ix9ine IRS Auction: Cheapest Items You Can Buy, How to Bid

LiveAuctioneers list several of the cheapest items of Tekashi 6ix9ine’s auction including necklaces starting at $250-$275.

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