POLITICS
A Trump judge just blocked the ban of noncompete clauses
| July 10, 2024
The FTC voted to ban noncompete agreements in April—those pesky clauses that employers often force their workers to sign which effectively bar them from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job.
Texas seniors would pay more for prescription drugs under Project 2025
| July 9, 2024
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Project 2025 calls for repealing the Inflation Reduction Act, which would cause millions of American seniors to pay more for their prescription drugs.
Conservative leaders want to make it harder to get divorced
| July 2, 2024
No-fault divorce laws have contributed to lower national rates of intimate partner violence, particularly against women. Some conservative leaders want to reinstate barriers to divorce by requiring “proof” of abuse or infidelity.
Allegations of sexual assault, animal cruelty emerge in new RFK Jr. report
| July 2, 2024
New reporting from Vanity Fair reveals troubling details about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past, including allegations of sexual misconduct and further insight into his history of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
‘A king above the law’: Supreme Court gives Trump nearly unlimited power
| July 1, 2024
The massively consequential ruling from the Supreme Court grants Trump and any future leaders the right to claim immunity from criminal prosecution for “official” acts carried out in office.