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In Washington State, a Biological Male Dominates Girls’ Track—and a Group of School Districts Rally To Force Votes On a Change

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A small school district burrowed in a deep-blue county is leading the charge against a nearly 20-year-old policy in Washington state that allows biological males to compete in girls’ high school sports, highlighting the growing divide surrounding transgender athletes. After a biological male dominated girls’ track and cross-country contests, culminating with a championship win in the spring, Lynden School District board member Khush

‘Significant Risk of Fraud’: Federal Watchdog Calls for Emergency Halt to Biden’s $400 Billion Energy Loan Fund

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The Department of Energy’s inspector general on Tuesday issued an unprecedented call to suspend the Biden administration’s $400 billion energy loan program, warning that officials aren’t complying with conflict-of-interest rules and that the program carries a “significant risk of fraud.” The news comes as the Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has been rushing to

Bernie Sanders Says Amazon Warehouses are ‘Uniquely Dangerous.’ He’s Spent Nearly $2 Million in Campaign Cash There, Disclosures Show.

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Vermont socialist was one of the online retailer’s biggest Senate customers during the 2024 election cycle Getty Images Vermont socialist Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) says Amazon’s “obsession with speed creates uniquely dangerous warehouses.” But his campaign appears to have an affinity for that speed, having spent nearly $2 million at Amazon since 2012, a Washington

Age Before Beauty: Connolly Defeats AOC for Top Oversight Role

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Rep. Gerry Connolly (D., Va.) defeated Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) in a closed-door caucus vote Tuesday to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Politico reported. Connolly, 74, who is twice as old as Ocasio-Cortez, 35, and has recently been diagnosed with esophageal cancer, won the seat in a 131-84 vote. He

WATCH: CNN Anchors Gush Over Fake Syria Story That Portrayed Ruthless Assad Lieutenant as Innocent ‘Civilian’

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‘Just absolutely remarkable report,’ Jake Tapper said after Clarissa Ward helped free a prisoner who killed and tortured actual civilians CNN hosts spent days praising their colleague Clarissa Ward for helping free a Syrian man from a notorious prison before learning the “civilian” was really a Bashar al-Assad lieutenant who tortured and killed actual civilians.

DNC Chair Frontrunner Says Convention Should Have Featured Pro-Hamas Activist

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Ben Wikler, a top candidate for DNC chairman, told the Jewish Insider a pro-Hamas activist should have been allowed to speak at the Democratic National Convention in August. Wikler said that “featuring a voice like” Palestinian Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman, who was championed by the anti-Israel “Uncommitted” movement and has a record of pro-Hamas

China Is Halting Critical Mineral Exports to the US. An Idaho Mine Could Help—If It Ever Secures Federal Permits.

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The Chinese government in recent weeks expanded its ban on exports of a handful of minerals found in critical military and energy technologies in America. The move puts a spotlight on America’s domestic mineral supplies, many of which are locked in years-long federal permitting and regulatory reviews. One such case is a project located at