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As the Israel-Hamas war provokes claims about unacceptable speech, the ability to debate difficult subjects is in renewed peril.

Interest groups spent a record $4.2 billion lobbying federal lawmakers in 2023, led by the pharmaceutical and health products industries, says a new report by OpenSecrets.

Police in Jacksonville draw confession from Billy Mansfield, sentenced to life in prison for five other murders decades ago After confessing to the murder of an Ohio high schooler on her spring break outside Jacksonville, Florida, in 1980, a jailed serial killer is continuing to talk to detectives investigating other homicides whose clue trails have … Read more

Texas is battling President Biden in the courts and on the ground over illegal immigration at the southern border. The Lone Star State defied the Biden administration this week after the Supreme Court granted an emergency appeal to allow federal officials to cut razor wire Gov. Greg Abbott ordered to be installed at the southern border. … Read more

Snoop plays a former sports star who takes on losing pee-wee outfit in a charming comedy that has more than a passing resemblance to Bad News Bears When laconic rapper-turned-actor Snoop Dogg is called on to appear in a film, he more often than not plays himself or a version thereof – and so it … Read more

Multinational energy developer Orsted unexpectedly withdrew from agreements with the State of Maryland to develop two offshore wind projects, citing worsening economic conditions. Orsted announced that it had pulled out of orders which the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) issued years ago greenlighting the so-called Skipjack Wind 1 and Skipjack Wind 2 projects, and selecting … Read more

A Democratic super PAC, which is aligned with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, is behind a shadowy group buying ads boosting potential Republican Senate candidate Rep. Matt Rosendale, who is mulling a Senate bid to challenge conservative firebrand Tim Sheehy. In 2022, Democrats spent more than $40 million to boost Republican candidates … Read more

A coalition of former FBI officials has issued a warning about a “new and imminent danger” for the U.S. at the southern border, suggesting the country has “been invaded” by military-age foreign nationals. In a letter sent last week to congressional leaders in the House and Senate, the retired officials “express our concern about a … Read more

Nikki Haley is enjoying a surge in small dollar, grassroots fundraising. But following her 11-point loss to former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire’s primary — which was seen by political pundits as her best shot at slowing down Trump’s push for the GOP nomination — liberal megadonor and LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman appears to … Read more

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday that the Biden administration is “deeply troubled” by the experimental execution of a man in Alabama through the use of nitrogen gas and expressed concerns about the death penalty. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was executed Thursday night by breathing pure nitrogen gas through a face mask, a … Read more