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Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., released a blueprint for a sweeping conservative reimagining of the federal government.

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Leading Republican echoes Trump's American Carnage message for the midterms

5:24pm February 22, 2022

by Kelsey Snell

Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who leads the party's Senate campaign operation, claims "the hour for America is late" in a new outline for his midterm campaign message that leans heavily into culture wars.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department is aware that classified material has been found on former President Donald Trump's property in Mar-a-Lago.

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Garland confirms classified material found among records taken from Trump's Mar-a-Lago

5:18pm February 22, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

But the attorney general would not confirm that a federal probe on the matter is underway. He said the Justice Department would "look at the facts and the law and take it from there."

The IRS says taxpayers will be able to access their accounts by undergoing a virtual interview rather than have to submit a selfie.

The IRS is allowing taxpayers to opt out of facial recognition to verify accounts

5:15pm February 22, 2022

by Brian Naylor

The tax collecting agency has backed away from requiring all users with individual accounts to submit selfies to a private company.

Why America Has Been So Stingy In Fighting Child Poverty

1:39pm February 22, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

The U.S. has a long tradition of favoring old people over kids. A new paper investigates why.

Some users experienced glitches on former President Donald Trump's new social media app Truth Social as it launched Monday.

Trump's social media site hits the app store a year after he was banned from Twitter

12:53pm February 22, 2022

by Nell Clark

Truth Social bills itself as "free from political discrimination." The app was not free from technical glitches, however, as users complained of a buggy registration process and long waitlists.

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Supreme Court to reconsider religious objectors' refusal to serve same-sex couples

11:30am February 22, 2022

In 2017, the court heard a very similar challenge to Colorado's anti-discrimination law from a baker who objected to creating cakes for same-sex weddings.

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News brief: Russia faces sanctions, Russia sends 'peacekeepers' to Ukraine, Trump app

7:37am February 22, 2022

U.S. imposes sanctions after Moscow recognizes two enclaves in Ukraine as independent. Ukraine says internationally recognized borders would remain that way. Donald Trump launches a social media app.

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who's considered the early front-runner in the Democratic primary for the state's open U.S. Senate seat, talks with a voter during a campaign stop at the Mechanistic Brewery, in Clarion, Pa., on Feb. 12.

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Pennsylvania Democrats are angling to distinguish themselves in a key Senate contest

7:17am February 22, 2022

by Don Gonyea

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, whose image is that of the anti-politician, is the early front-runner in the Democratic primary for the state's open seat. Conor Lamb and Malcolm Kenyatta are top challengers.

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Truth Social, Donald Trump's social media app, launches year after Twitter ban

5:56am February 22, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

Over a year ago, former President Donald Trump got booted from social media sites owned by Meta and Twitter. He vowed to create his own, and Truth Social launched on Monday.

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Bipartisan safety legislation is designed to protect children online

5:32am February 22, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee about the measure they have proposed: The Kids Online Safety Act.