Politics
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Fed’s decision to cut interest rates could lower housing costs
The announcement from the Federal Reserve will lower mortgage rates and encourage more building of apartments, which could lower rental costs.
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‘We’re told to do malpractice’: Florida doctor highlights devastating impacts of six-week abortion ban
The state’s 6-week abortion ban that went into effect in May endangers women with at-risk pregnancies and puts medical practitioners in an ‘extremely’ difficult position, a Florida doctor says.
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Kamala Harris unveils plan to support rural America
Harris has vowed to provide significant federal funding to support rural communities across the United States, expand small business financing for entrepreneurs in rural America, and invest in rural technical and higher education programs.
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Trump’s claims about Haitians draw from a centuries-long narrative. These women explain why.
Former President Donald Trump repeated a vicious smear about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. Here’s how it’s affecting people.
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Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass
Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day on Nov. 5 to keep their workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won’t be tampered with.
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JD Vance admits to spreading racist lie about immigrants
Donald Trump and JD Vance have both spread lies that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets, leading to bomb and death threats in the town, classes being canceled, and even the Ku Klux Klan attempting to recruit. On Sunday, Vance admitted he spread the unfounded claims to get media attention.
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Trump’s ‘concepts of a plan’ on healthcare is “frightening,” says Florida health care advocate
As former President Donald Trump keeps discussing possible replacements for the Affordable Care Act, a Florida patients’ advocate warns that this could be disastrous for healthcare across the state.
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‘Deeply hurt’: Haitian community in Florida responds to Trump’s ugly lies
After former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Haitian immigrants in Ohio were stealing cats and dogs to eat them, the Haitian community in Florida – the nation’s largest – reacted, calling his comments “slanderous” and “harmful.”
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Florida House candidate María Revelles criticizes Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric in debate
One of the main things María Revelles, candidate for Florida, highlighted is that throughout the debate, Donald Trump did not miss the opportunity to attack immigrants.
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Florida’s biggest anti-abortion politicians are seeking reelection in November
These legislators have consistently voted to take away a woman’s right to body autonomy. Some are quietly working to defeat the grassroots referendum that would overturn Gov. DeSantis’ six-week abortion ban and enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution.
