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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is pictured in Washington on Monday, July 13, 2020 (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

At least two migrant children from Honduras have died in US custody this year

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Hundreds of demonstrators hold banners in New York City gather in Washington Square Park on May 5, 2023. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

DA says man who choked Jordan Neely to death on NYC subway will face manslaughter charge

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Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) departs after giving remarks at a news conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building on February 02, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Biden “considering” 14th Amendment to end debt limit fight amid Kevin McCarthy’s obstruction

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Debris litters the ground on April 22, 2023, after the SpaceX Starship lifted off on April 20 for a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. - The rocket successfully blasted and the Starship capsule had been scheduled to separate from the first-stage rocket booster three minutes into the flight but separation failed to occur and the rocket blew up. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal lawsuit aims to protect Texas from “exploding rockets” of Elon Musk

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Dianne Feinstein and Joe Manchin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Joe Manchin helps GOP gut climate rule thanks to Dianne Feinstein’s absence

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U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) embraces Rep.-elect Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“MAGA economic sabotage”: 217 House Republicans pass debt ceiling bill with harmful cuts

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An abortion rights activist holds a sign with a sketch of Judge Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk and former president Donald Trump while joining in a rally in support of abortion rights. (Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)

“He needs to be investigated”: Abortion case judge may have hid law review article from Senate

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

“Unsafe for people”: Immigrant and LGBTQ+ rights groups issue travel warnings for Florida

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Elon Musk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Should we all join them?”: NPR first major news outlet to leave Twitter over Elon Musk

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Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, speaks during a news conference after a gunman opened fire at the Old National Bank building on April 10, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)

“This is America”: 4 killed, 8 wounded in Louisville Shooting — including governor’s friend

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (Contributor/Getty Images)

“Extremely dangerous escalation”: Putin to station Russian nukes in Belarus

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Supporters of former President Donald Trump cheer as he speaks at a 2024 election campaign rally in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023. (SHELBY TAUBER/AFP via Getty Images)

“This is not a dog whistle”: Trump’s Waco rally called out as “blaring air horn” to extremists

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

“Even more financial chaos”: Latest hike by Fed “risks throwing millions of Americans out of work”

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George Santos (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Ethics panel launches Santos probe — critics say it’s “too little, too late for the MAGA majority”

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Worthington, Minnesota. JBS pork plant. It is the second largest fresh pork producer with five facilities in the U.S. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

“Egregious”: Meatpacking plants busted illegally employing 100+ children in dangerous conditions

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A person with rainbow colored eye makeup looks on as members and supporters of the LGBTQ community attend the "Say Gay Anyway" rally in Miami Beach, Florida on March 13, 2022. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Report details “brutal violence” endured by lesbian, bisexual, and queer women

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

“His empire was built on lies”: Ex-prosecutor urges Manhattan DA to charge Trump

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Supporters of transgender youth held a protest in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 6, 2022. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

GOP Utah governor signs ban on “lifesaving medical care” for trans youth

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Flanked by Rodney Wells (C) and RowVaughn Wells, the stepfather and mother of Tyre Nichols, civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks next to a photo of Nichols during a press conference on January 27, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

“This is good. And not enough”: Memphis Police disbands SCORPION Unit after Tyre Nichols video

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

South Dakota GOP governor threatens felony charges for pharmacists prescribing abortion pills

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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) (Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images)

Fossil fuel-backed lawmakers are freaking out over possible ban on gas stoves to protect children

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Speaker battle may set up MAGA plot to hold debt ceiling hostage to cut Medicare, Social Security

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. (Getty Images)

Momentum to “replace Sinema” already building after she ditches Dems

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Former President Donald Trump | The Justice Department building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Jan. 6 panel to decide referrals to DOJ

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