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IRS commissioner: AI will play growing role in future tax collection

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Danny Werfel, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, has shed light on the agency's plans to incorporate artificial intelligence to improve services for taxpayers and enhance fraud detection.

Steve Bannon attacks House Republicans, says they want Trump to fail

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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon slammed House Republicans as unsupportive of former President Donald Trump and accused them of wanting to see him lose the November election.

Supreme Court to weigh whether doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans

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Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider Wednesday how far state bans can extend to women in medical emergencies.

Man charged with starting a fire outside Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office pleads not guilty

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The man charged with starting a fire outside independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office earlier this month pleaded not guilty to a federal charge on Tuesday.

Biden's $95 billion foreign aid package clears Senate test vote, heads toward final passage

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The Senate cleared a major hurdle Tuesday toward final passage of a $95 billion foreign aid package, teeing up a final vote later in the evening.

Trump ignored advice to return classified documents, new filings claim

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Former President Donald Trump was advised that he should return the classified documents kept in his Mar-a-Lago estate almost a year before the FBI conducted its search, new court filings show.

Public getting more skeptical in its views of the press

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The American public does not have a particularly comfortable relationship with the press and news coverage itself these days. Yes, we have some numbers of note about that.

ICE attempts a rebrand designed to win over sanctuary cities

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Stung by resistance from sanctuary cities, the Biden administration moved Tuesday to rebrand the government's immigration law detective force, saying Homeland Security Investigations does far more than pursue immigration cases.

Liberal legal pundits meet weekly to 'shape' message on Trump cases

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A cadre of liberal cable news commentators critical of former President Donald Trump has been convening a weekly virtual meeting to deliberate on recent developments in Mr. Trump's legal issues, according to a new report.

Report: Secret Service preparing for Trump contempt order, short-term confinement

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The Secret Service is reportedly preparing for the possibility that former President Donald Trump will be incarcerated.

Former Rep. George Santos abandons long-shot bid to return to Congress

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There will be no comeback for former Rep. George Santos.

AI can predict political orientations simply from an expressionless face

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In a groundbreaking study that raises significant privacy concerns, researchers have disclosed that facial recognition technologies have the unsettling ability to predict an individual's political orientation from merely analyzing images of their expressionless faces.

Alabama lawmakers advance bill to ensure Biden is on the state's ballot

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The Alabama Senate voted Tuesday for legislation meant to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state's November ballot, mirroring accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump.

Senate vote gathers up $95 billion to ship to war zones around the world

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Congress approved a massive foreign aid package late Tuesday, ending a monthslong stalemate, delivering a massive win to President Biden and deepening America's commitment to Ukraine and its war with Russia.

Bob Casey, David McCormick to face off in Pennsylvania's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest

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Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday's primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and help decide control of the Senate next year.

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting

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Protesters chanted "Blood on your hands" at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after they passed a bill that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds, and bar parents and other teachers from knowing who was armed.

Senate Republicans prod Justice Department to crack down on 'antisemitic, pro-Hamas mobs' on campus

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The Biden Justice Department has zeroed in on Catholics, pro-life activists, and rowdy parents at school-board meetings, but Senate Republicans wish the feds would turn their attention to those supporting blood-soaked terrorists.

Senate passes $95 billion aid bill after delay, Biden poised to sign

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President Biden scored a major victory on Tuesday when the Democrat-led Senate heeded his long unanswered foreign aid request by passing the House's $95 billion foreign-aid package.

Biden accused of mocking Catholicism for making sign of cross during abortion rally

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President Biden has long been at odds with the Catholic Church over his pro-choice stance, but some Catholics were nonetheless flabbergasted to see him make the sign of the cross during an abortion-rights event in Florida.

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature

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The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok's China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that's expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income.




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