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D.C. to receive $300,000 from Gilead for ‘illegal kickback scheme’
Gay Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Brian Footer, who has announced his candidacy for the Ward 1 D.C. Council seat up for election in 2026, says his campaign includes a diverse coalition of supporters dedicated to addressing the concerns of...

Montana public media faces cuts as D.C. passes rescissions package
Local News Needs Fuel. You’re the Spark. This summer, MTFP reporters are partnering with hometown newsrooms across Montana — from Glendive to Anaconda — to bring deeply local stories to light. Your gift helps power this collaboration by covering...
D.C. Dispatch: Iowa legislators cheer fentanyl reclassification, federal spending cuts
President Donald Trump signs the HALT Fentanyl Act, July 16, 2025, in the East Room of the White House. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is second from the right. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok) This week in the nation’s capital, President...

Q&A: What D.C.’s school modernization process can teach Philly
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system. The School District of Philadelphia’s facilities planning process aims to “rightsize” school buildings across the city by renovating...

Conway educator earns spot on Arkansas Teacher of the Year shortlist
Conway School District Teacher of the Year Kait Smith was at the gym listening to music while she exercised when she started receiving a flood of text messages with congratulatory emojis. “A former principal texted me, ‘Oh, my goodness, did I just...

Camp Atterbury likely to be used for immigrant detention
Indiana’s Camp Atterbury can be used to detain immigrant detainees under a new federal plan revealed this week by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth outlined the move in a July 15 letter to Congressional members, naming Camp Atterbury and...

Trump admin set to defund ‘gender transitions’ for minors
News The Department of Health and Human Services is finalizing a rule to implement one of the earliest executive orders of Donald Trump's second term. WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – The Trump administration’s Department of Health & Human...

Nanette D. Barragán posts about internships, economy, and law enforcement
U.S. Representative Nanette D. Barragán, who has represented California’s 44th district since 2017, recently posted a series of updates on her official social media account covering topics ranging from internship opportunities to concerns over...

Louisiana pastor is latest target of nationwide ‘pronoun’ attacks against religious freedom
By Will Hall, Baptist Message executive editor BATON ROUGE, La. (LBM) – Luke Ash, the bivocational pastor of Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, was fired, July 10, as a library technician by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library because he...

First-round wins: D.C. Council strip harmful measures from mayor’s budget
Councilmember Robert White speaks at a D.C. Council meeting. | Photo via the Office of Councilmember Robert White WASHINGTON—On Monday, July 14, the D.C. Council voted in favor of a revised budget after a shortened timeline under immense pressure...

Black Rave Culture bring the sounds of D.C.’s electronic scene to Smart Bar
Black Rave Culture is a DJ collective from Washington, D.C., consisting of James Bangura, Nativesun, and Amal. The trio are all long-established figures in their city’s underground scene, and their tastes in techno, club, and house music...

Oregon leaders decry, challenge new Head Start immigration restrictions
Oregon’s Head Start programs are in flux after the federal government reversed a decades-long rule that allowed children 5 and younger, regardless of immigration status, to participate in the national early childhood care program that enrolls more...

Tim Pool's 'Cancel Culture' Live Event Shut Down by Venue 'Without Warning'— Restored in One Day
Tim Pool, host of TimcastIRL and the Culture War podcast, is once again poised to bring a series of comedy debates to the DC Comedy Loft in the nation’s capital with showtimes on July 26th, August 2nd, and August 9th following an abrupt...

Residents at D.C.’s last operating migrant shelter told they have to leave, while some say they can’t find stable housing
In early June, children living at the Harbor Light Center migrant shelter could be seen playing in the facility’s parking lot, biking around in circles while their mothers sat on a curb sipping on juice boxes. By the end of the summer, these...

West Palm Beach removing LGBTQ+ rainbow crosswalk under orders from Trump, DeSantis administrations
West Palm Beach is eliminating its rainbow crosswalk, which was created to support the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The decision isn’t voluntary, and the city plans a nearby demonstration of support for LGBTQ+ residents and visitors. The city’s...

Community room to help local LGBTQ+ residents
A community resource hub aims to be a place of resource for Lawrence County’s LGBTQ+ community, while honoring a teenager from Sharon who was killed last year. The New Castle Prism Initiative, set for a 4:30 p.m. Saturday grand opening at Third...

Some immigrants are trying to self-deport. DHS is failing them, they say.
The Trump administration has been urging immigrants without legal immigration status to self-deport, with video and radio messages by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem telling them: "Leave now — if you don't, we will find you and deport...

The art world loves Baltimore artists. This free D.C. exhibit shows why.
Lately, the art world is recognizing what many Baltimoreans have known for a long time: This city produces remarkable artists. In March, the TENT museum in Rotterdam — Baltimore’s sister city in the Netherlands — debuted “Walk on By,” an exhibit...
US SEC Chair Atkins: Education is key for crypto in retirement accounts
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins showed openness to allowing cryptocurrencies in 401 (k) retirement plans for Americans, but highlighted the need for responsible disclosure. During a Bloomberg interview published...

Lors d’un rassemblement de l’IA à Montréal, des jeunes autochtones se rencontrent et s’affrontent
Ces jours-ci, tout le monde semble parler d’intelligence artificielle. Lynnsey Chartrand a jugé qu’il était temps d’inclure les jeunes autochtones dans cette conversation. Elle est responsable des initiatives autochtones, politiques publiques et...