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Energy Department Allocates Funding for Rare Earth Extraction

Three facilities will be constructed to extract minerals from coal and coal waste. The Department of Energy (DOE) distributed $17 million to three projects set to construct facilities…

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Senate Committee Chair Critiques Billionaire Life Insurance Plans

Senator Wyden decries the expense plans acting as legal tax havens for the ultra-wealthy. The Senate Finance Committee released a report this week after an 18-month investigation into…

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Supreme Court Declines to Halt Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement

The court lifted a pause imposed by Justice Alito the week before. The Supreme Court allowed the Boy Scouts of America’s $2.46 billion sex abuse settlement to move…

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President Announces New Sanctions Against Russia

Hundreds of new sanctions imposed against that country after Alexei Navalny died in Siberian prison. President Joe Biden announced that over 500 new sanctions were being imposed upon…

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HHS Launches New Postpartum Maternal Health Collaboration

National Governors Association simultaneously launched a related Policy Learning Collaborative. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the Postpartum Maternal Health Collaborative this week. The new…

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Chair of Select Committee on China Heads Delegation to Taiwan

China says the U.S. needs to be “mindful of the extreme complexity and sensitivity“ of its relationship with Taiwan. U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin headed a delegation…

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VA Launches Surgery Initiative Nationwide

The Surgical Pause Initiative won the 2023 award for patient safety and quality. The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its Surgical Pause Initiative across the nation. Already…

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Army Chief Of Staff Reports Recruitment Improving

He and the Army secretary separately visited For Cavazos recently. The U.S. Army fell roughly 10,000 recruits short of its goal in fiscal year 2023, though the service…

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Senate Minority Leader Advocates for $95 Billion Foreign Aid Bill

Senator McConnell claims the legislation will restore the nation’s credibility. This week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell advocated for the passage of a $95 billion foreign aid package…

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President’s Administration Forgives Additional $1.2 Billion in Student Loans

Cancels federal student loans for another 153,000 borrowers. The White House canceled an additional $1.2 billion in student loan debt this week, the cumulative debt of nearly 153,000…

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