"Florida's House of Representatives passed a controversial bill on Thursday limiting when and how teachers and school staff can discuss gender and sexual orientation in the classroom."

"Lawmakers on Thursday will consider the Earn It Act, a controversial bill purporting to hold tech companies responsible for posts exploiting children."

CNN: Biden administration defends controversial Trump-era border policy barring asylum seekers in court. >"The Biden administration defended the use of a controversial _...Read More_

"Jerome Powell's tenure leading the Federal Reserve has been among the most tumultuous in the central bank's history. And Powell's second term won't necessarily be much easier."

>"India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he would repeal three contentious agricultural laws that sparked more than a year of protests, in a rare apparent climb down ahead of pivotal state elections."

>"The country’s voucher-focused help for American renters is mired in red tape, and many landlords opt out. Would cash work better?"

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>"The brief, strange political career of the man who leads the Republican pack in the California recall election."

Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline judiciary chief with a brutal human rights record, is set to win Iran's controversial presidential election, according to preliminary results announced by the interior ministry and reported by state media _...Read More_

How we talk about immigrants shapes the policies. It frames what are the issues really at stake here. It acknowledges that we're talking about human beings and families.