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The Freedom Caucus wish list: From healthcare to the war in Ukraine, can they get what they want?The Freedom Caucus wish list: From healthcare to the war in Ukraine, can they get what they want?

The Freedom Caucus' agenda isn't always in line with Congress' mainstream Republicans.

Leah Askarinam, Senior Editor, Dan Vergano, Science Reporter, Tom Nagorski, Global Editor, Joshua Keating, Global Security Reporter, Dave Levitan, Climate Reporter, and Sophie Tatum, Politics Reporter

January 24, 2023

The solution to fighting misinformation might start in schools. This state wants to find out.The solution to fighting misinformation might start in schools. This state wants to find out.

While experts and parents agree that Gen Z and Gen Alpha are at the highest risk of being influenced by misinformation, how to go about tackling the issue has people divided.

Khaya Himmelman, Reporter

January 24, 2023

No government shutdown: Here’s what’s in the bipartisan omnibus package No government shutdown: Here’s what’s in the bipartisan omnibus package

Congress passed a bill of $1.7 trillion in government funding. Connecticut Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s office noted in a statement that this bill includes “the highest level for non-defense funding ever and a larger increase in both dollar and percentage than fiscal year 2022.”

Sophie Tatum, Politics Reporter

December 23, 2022

Biden has another student loan forgiveness planBiden has another student loan forgiveness plan

By turning all the dials to 11 on a decades-old loan repayment regulation, Biden has quietly resurrected his free community college initiative. And more: He has created an enormous, permanent new source of college funding, one that could fundamentally change the economics of higher learning.

Kevin Carey, Special Contributor, and Marc Lajoie, Contributing Senior Data and Visualizations Reporter

December 5, 2022

Whatever happened to the fight over Critical Race Theory? Whatever happened to the fight over Critical Race Theory?

Outside the national spotlight, the Republican Party's brief and fervent push against masks and CRT has already changed the political landscape.

Nirvi Shah, Freelance Reporter

December 4, 2022