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DOJ Probe of Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Spotlight on SC-04 Extremism Tracking

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The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center for alleged fraud, a move the Alabama-based nonprofit has characterized as a politically motivated attack on its civil-rights work, according to a DOJ announcement. The probe has reignited a long-running debate over how government agencies rely on the SPLC’s influential hate-group and extremism […]

Senate Republicans Launch Budget Reconciliation Push to Expand ICE Funding — Here Is What It Means for Spartanburg County

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Senate Republicans are moving to use the budget reconciliation process to secure additional funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a procedural path that allows certain spending and revenue measures to advance with a simple majority rather than the 60 votes typically required to overcome a Senate filibuster, according to the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. […]