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It’s been more than eight years since members of NBA Twitter first discovered Kevin Durant using burner accounts on social media. And while the 15-time All-Star has since owned up to the behavior, ...

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Senate Republicans face long odds in advancing voter ID legislation, but they’re not backing down. Huddled behind closed doors on Tuesday, GOP lawmakers attempted to chart a path forward on the ...

Washington — The House on Wednesday approved the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots — moves that Democrats have warned would ...

President Trump said during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night that he wants to fix a "gross disparity" in America's retirement system by creating new accounts for the roughly 56 million ...

House Republicans clamoring for stricter voting rules cleared a hurdle with passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act on Wednesday — but that’s only ramping up debate ...

Bedford said there are Republicans proposing a “talking filibuster” for this legislation, describing it as “the old-fashioned way.” “Don’t do the ‘bring in the rule and having to get to closure to end ...

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What happens to social media accounts belonging to those who shuffle off this mortal coil has been a subject of debate ever since the tech went mainstream. Should dormant accounts be left alone, or ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This bill would require voters to show a government-issued photo ID and proof of citizenship to vote.