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Kristen Eichamer, center, talks to fairgoers in the Project 2025 tent at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump. The Project 2025 effort is being led by the Heritage Foundation think tank. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos

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One centerpiece of that program is dozens of never-before-published videos created for Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy. The vast majority of these videos — 23 in all, totaling more than 14 hours of content — were provided to ProPublica and Documented by a person who had access to them.
People pass through Salt Lake City International Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Salt Lake City. Thousands of travelers were stranded at U.S. airports due to an hours-long computer outage. If a flight is canceled, experts say most airlines will rebook you on the next available flight. But if you choose to cancel the trip, airlines must provide you with a full refund. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Biden-Harris administration wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and bypass chatbots

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The White House wants to end corporate practices that it says wastes consumers’ time and money, such as forcing customers to wait on hold for refunds, placing unnecessary barriers on canceling subscriptions, and making it difficult to access or submit health insurance claims.
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attends a campaign event in Glendale, Ariz., Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

JD Vance says he wants to help families, but missed vote to expand child tax credit

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Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance proposed more than doubling the federal child tax credit to $5,000 over the weekend, but recently missed the chance to vote for an expanded credit—an effort his fellow Senate Republicans blocked.
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“Vibe shift”: Young Texas voters, motivated by Kamala Harris, lock into the presidential election

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These first-time, Texas voters are finally motivated by the election now that Kamala Harris is in the race.
Kyleigh Thurman inside her home in Burnet County, Texas.

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law

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Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two years ago.