Despite efforts by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to take control of Virginia’s General Assembly, Virginia voters flipped the House of Delegates to Democratic control and preserved that majority in the state Senate, but we should be wary of looking to Virginia as an indicator of what’s to come in next year’s election says Cornell University professor David Bateman. 

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Pharmacy chain Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy amid declining sales and opioid lawsuits. The company said it plans to close some underperforming stores in 17 states.

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Yesterday, Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his role as Speaker of the House, a move made successful by eight hard-right members of McCarthy’s own party, but despite Gaetz and company being the immediate cause of McCarthy's removal, this event was long in the making says Cornell University professor Mabel Berezin.

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At the age of 90, California Senator Dianne Feinstein has died, but age alone should not dominate the decision for older politicians to resign says Cornell University professor emerita Elizabeth Sanders. 

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Starting in November, Google will require political ads to label the use of artificial intelligence.

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Stephen Yale-Loehr says the TPS redesignation for Venezuelans is a good first step to address the recent surge in migrant arrivals, but more needs to be done. Shannon Gleeson says the Venezuela migrant population is not unique, and TPS benefits should be reconsidered for the nearly 8-million undocumented workers in the U.S.

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Silicon Valley elites have unveiled their vision for the utopian city they hope to build on 55,000 acres in Solano County in California.

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The Biden administration announced today the first 10 prescription drugs to be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and manufacturers, a major step in its effort to lower drug prices says Brooks School of Public Policy professor Nick Fabrizio. 

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The White House has announced leading artificial intelligence companies in the U.S. have agreed to voluntary commitments regarding the technology’s development.

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Art Wheaton serves as director of labor studies at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) and says the deal amounts to a big win for labor.

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