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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment

As the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, and internet. But since Donald Trump was elected to his second term, Carr has wielded that power to threaten broadcasters that have exercised their free speech

Ocasio-Cortez: GOP's communist warnings 'very silly'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called Republicans' warnings about a supposed communist threat are "very silly." Ocasio-Cortez laughed when asked if there were concerns over democratic socialism becoming "full-blown communism" during a gaggle with reporters

Blue states sue over new FEMA grant conditions

Roughly two dozen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Thursday over its latest set of conditions for receiving Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds. The states say the demands are without authority and relate to elections and immigration