A growing divide among voters under 30, with young men increasingly supporting Republicans and Trump, while young women remain staunchly Democratic, is likely to become starker during the 2024 election cycle says Cornell University government professor Sabrina Karim. 

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Republicans claim the Biden administration has not done enough to secure the border, but the Biden administration issued tough restrictions on asylum seekers in June, causing unlawful border crossings to plunge to a four-year low says Cornell Law professor Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

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The kids online safety package will likely not be taken up in the House of Representatives in its current form. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the legislation on Tuesday in a 91-3 vote – but it faces pushback from tech companies, as well as free speech advocates.

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The Biden administration is expected to propose new changes to the asylum system on Thursday that would result in quicker asylum rejections following border crossings, but it would still be likely to be challenged in court says Cornell Law professor Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

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The House Agriculture Committee marked up its $1.5 trillion farm bill yesterday, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has already said has no future in the Senate, but this time Democratic push back may not be extreme partisanship with widely divergent perspectives that have become more the norm says Cornell University professor Andrew Novakovic. 

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A barge struck the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas on Wednesday, causing an oil spill and partial collapse of the bridge, underscoring that U.S. infrastructure remains vulnerable and requires attention says Cornell University professor Rick Geddes. 

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The FTC released a statement this week on open-source software, outlining its goal to reduce anti-competitive practices in artificial intelligence.  

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Maryland Governor Wes Moore will be lobbying on Capitol Hill today in an effort to convince Congress to support President Biden’s pledge to fully fund the replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, providing the U.S. with the opportunity to  ‘bounce forward,' says Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy professor Rick Geddes. 

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Florida’s Supreme Court ruling on Monday allowed the state to ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, a ruling that deviates from the more moderate views held by most Americans says Cornel University professor Landon Schnabel.

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Karim Khan, International Crimes Court (ICC) prosecutor had no choice but to announce arrest warrant be issued against two Israel senior officials, Benjamin Netanyau and Yoav Gallant, as well as three Hamas leaders, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Al-Masri, and Ismail Haniyeh says Cornell University government professor Oumar Ba.

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