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Iowa, Nebraska won't participate in U.S. food assistance program for kids this summer
The federal program gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out. A Democratic Iowa lawmaker called it a "cruel and short-sighted decision."
Congress launches an investigation into the Osprey program after the deadly crash in Japan
A congressional oversight committee has launched an investigation into the V-22 Osprey program following a deadly crash in Japan, which killed eight Air Force special operations service members.
Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats
The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities.
Biden expands pardons for marijuana possession and grants clemency to 11
President Biden commuted the sentences for 11 individuals serving time for nonviolent drug offenses. He also expanded pardons for the offense of simple marijuana possession and use under federal law.
Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia. The White House says his action Friday is his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system. 
Violent online rhetoric heats up after Colorado ballot ruling on Trump
Far-right users online have reacted to a Colorado court ruling that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on that state’s primary ballot. They're calling for “civil war.”