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(The Center Square) – Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., launched an investigation into Planned Parenthood’s use of federal funds for abortions and transgender care for minors.The investigation comes as the Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision on transgender care for minors in the coming weeks.A 2024 report found Planned Parenthood performed 402,230 abortion procedures and cancer screenings made up 426,268 of the organization’s services from Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023. During that period, federal funds made up the largest share of Planned Parenthood’s revenue at 39% of total revenue.The report also lists that Planned Parenthood completed…

(The Center Square) – New York religious groups can challenge a state law requiring employers to provide no-cost insurance coverage for abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court tossed out a ruling by the state’s highest court that upheld the law.The justices granted a writ of certiorari and sent the long-standing legal challenge back to the New York Court of Appeals on Monday. The order is for the panel of judges to reconsider their decision upholding the law in light of a unanimous Supreme Court ruling in June that Wisconsin had discriminated against a Catholic charity by requiring it to pay state…

Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesReddit shares popped about 5% after the social media company debuted new artificial intelligence-powered advertising tools.The two new features, announced Monday in a post during the Cannes Lions festival, will help brands better leverage discussions on the platform. The company said the tools are powered by an engine called Reddit Community Intelligence that turns “posts and comments into structured intelligence.”Reddit announced a “listening tool” called Reddit Insights, which shares real-time insights with marketers to help them identify trends and launch campaigns. The other tool, called Conversation Summary Add-ons, allows brands to show “positive” user…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tax and budget bill would increase deficits by $2.8 trillion over the next decade after including other economic effects, according to a more fulsome analysis of the measure released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office.The report, produced by the nonpartisan CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation, factors in expected debt service costs and finds that the bill would increase interest rates and boost interest payments on the baseline projection of federal debt by $441 billion.Tuesday’s report uses dynamic analysis by estimating the budgetary impact of the tax bill by considering how changes in…

Tax credits for clean energy and home energy efficiency would still be phased out, albeit less quickly, under Senate Republicans’ latest proposed changes to a massive tax bill. Electric vehicle incentives and other provisions intended to move the United States away from fossil fuels would be gutted rapidly.Senate Republicans cast their version of the bill as less damaging to the clean energy industry than the version House Republicans passed last month, but Democrats and advocates criticized it, saying it would still have significant consequences for wind, solar and other projects.“They want everybody to believe that after the flawed House bill,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Illinois toy company challenged President Donald Trump’s tariffs in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a long shot bid to press the justices to quickly decide whether they are legal. Learning Resources Inc. filed an appeal asking the Supreme Court to take up the case soon rather than let it continue to play out in lower courts. The company argues the Republican president illegally imposed tariffs under an emergency powers law rather than getting approval from Congress.While the company won an early victory in a lower court, the order is on hold as an…

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that involves a New Jersey crisis pregnancy center, part of a high-profile debate that could test the limits of First Amendment rights including freedom of speech and freedom of religion.The Supreme Court justices decided to review an appeal that was filed from First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a “pro-life and faith-driven” nonprofit that was accused by New Jersey Democratic Attorney General Matthew Platkin in 2023 of misleading its patients. Platkin is seeking the group’s donor information.“The First Amendment protects First Choice’s right to freely speak about its beliefs,…

Helsing uses AI to analyze large amounts of sensor and weapons system data from the battlefield.Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesEuropean defense technology startup Helsing on Tuesday said that it’s raised 600 million euros ($693.6 million) in a bumper new round of funding.The investment was led by Prima Materia, the venture capital firm founded by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek and by Shakil Khan, an early investor in the popular music streaming app. Ek is also chairman of Helsing.Existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Accel, Plural, General Catalyst and Saab also put money in, alongside new investors BDT &…

Sword Health, a startup focused on helping people deal with pain through digital services, is expanding into mental health and has raised additional capital to fuel its growth.The 10-year-old company is introducing Mind, which uses a combination of artificial intelligence, hardware and human mental health professionals to treat patients with mild depression and anxiety. Sword said Mind will help users access care whenever they need it, rather than during sporadic, hourlong appointments. “It’s really a breakthrough in terms of how we address mental health, and this is only possible because we have AI,” Sword CEO Virgílio Bento told CNBC in an…

US President Donald Trump uses a cellphone aboard Marine One before it departs Leesburg Executive Airport in Leesburg, Virginia, on April 24, 2025. Trump is returning to the White House after attending a MAGA, Inc. dinner at the Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC. Alex Wroblewski | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Trump Organization’s newly-announced smartphone will likely be made in China, experts say, despite claims that the device will be manufactured in the U.S.Owned by U.S. President Donald Trump, the company on Monday announced the T1, a gold-colored device which it said would retail for $499. The smartphone will run…