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Arkansas governor’s ad on Medicaid work requirements draws flak from NAACP, right-wing commentators arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/30/a...

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Arkansas governor’s ad on Medicaid work requirements draws flak from NAACP, right-wing commentators | Arkansas Advocate

A campaign ad from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders portraying a Medicaid recipient playing video games and eating junk food instead of working has prompted backlash from the right and left, but f...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 7h

Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/30/r...

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Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority | Arkansas Advocate

As more polls and strategists indicate Democrats could take over congressional majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in January, some anti-abortion advocates fear a serio...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 7h

Arkansas Explained: How to register to vote in the midterms arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/30/a...

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Arkansas Explained: How to register to vote in the midterms | Arkansas Advocate

Oct. 5 is the deadline for Arkansans to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 7h

Arkansas governor hopefuls focus on health, education, prisons arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/30/a...

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Arkansas governor hopefuls focus on health, education, prisons | Arkansas Advocate

Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Democratic state Sen. Fred Love and Libertarian Colt Shelby said they would address affordability, healthcare, education and the state’s prison system if electe...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 21h

US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations outside immigrants’ home countries arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/29/r...

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US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations outside immigrants’ home countries | Arkansas Advocate

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 21h

Congressional watchdog says Trump administration can’t defy lawmakers to revoke $810M arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/29/r...

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Congressional watchdog says Trump administration can’t defy lawmakers to revoke $810M | Arkansas Advocate

The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 21h

Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/29/r...

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Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador | Arkansas Advocate

Most judges on a federal appeals court seemed inclined during oral arguments Tuesday to allow a federal judge to continue investigating Trump officials for possible criminal contempt-of-court charges ...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 21h

GOP senator bungles accusation against former special counsel Jack Smith in heated hearing arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/29/r...

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GOP senator bungles accusation against former special counsel Jack Smith in heated hearing | Arkansas Advocate

Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in attempts to ...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 22h

News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/29/r...

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News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation | Arkansas Advocate

CNN, MS Now and Politico asked a federal judge to extend an order allowing them to access the White House after President Trump tried to ban their reporters.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 29/09/2026

Major bill to set standards for college athletes’ pay passes US Senate arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/29/r...

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Major bill to set standards for college athletes’ pay passes US Senate | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/r...

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Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy o...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

Arkansas judge weighing future of lawsuit challenging state’s abortion ban arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/a...

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Arkansas judge weighing future of lawsuit challenging state’s abortion ban | Arkansas Advocate

The seven plaintiffs have asked the judge to block enforcement of the law, which would require a separate hearing.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/r...

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Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near | Arkansas Advocate

Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm e...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

‘Dumbfounds us all’: Congress struggles with policies rippling from AI development arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/r...

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‘Dumbfounds us all’: Congress struggles with policies rippling from AI development | Arkansas Advocate

The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week be...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

Arkansas State University appoints its first African-American chancellor arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/a...

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Arkansas State University appoints its first African-American chancellor | Arkansas Advocate

Calvin White Jr. became Arkansas State University’s first African-American chancellor when the board of trustees approved a recommendation to appoint him to the post Monday.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/r...

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Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington | Arkansas Advocate

Democratic and Republican governors say they will more aggressively push back on federal overreach regardless of which party controls Washington. Earlier this month, the bipartisan National Governors ...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

Official vetoes proposed new regulations on data centers in Arkansas’ most populous county arkansasadvocate.com?p=29130

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Official vetoes proposed new regulations on data centers in Arkansas’ most populous county | Arkansas Advocate

Supporters of an effort to place new regulations on data centers in Arkansas’ most populous county are expected to seek an override after an official vetoed the proposal last week.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

Trump administration revokes $810M approved by Congress for refugee aid and more arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/r...

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Trump administration revokes $810M approved by Congress for refugee aid and more | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

Arkansas emergency management chief AJ Gary to retire arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/a...

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Arkansas emergency management chief AJ Gary to retire | Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas’ top emergency management official announced Monday he’s retiring after serving in the role for more than a decade.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

Arkansas Advocate wins national award for series on prison overcrowding arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/a...

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Arkansas Advocate wins national award for series on prison overcrowding | Arkansas Advocate

The Arkansas Advocate won first-place honors in the National Federation of Press Women’s National Communications Contest for its series on prison overcrowding.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/r...

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CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health | Arkansas Advocate

The 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey report focuses on five areas — diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behavior, and mental health and suicide risk — while largely leaving out national findings on...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

Bill by US Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas would require deeper look at care for women veterans arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/b...

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Bill by US Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas would require deeper look at care for women veterans | Arkansas Advocate

A bill recently introduced by Republican Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas and Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois would require more detailed reporting of the services provided to women veterans.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 28/09/2026

High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/28/r...

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High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans | Arkansas Advocate

As physicians continue to navigate care for patients with complex pregnancies in states with abortion bans, a group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed new guidelines to help provider...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 27/09/2026

Congrats to the Advocate's @grajeda.bsky.social @ainsleyplatt.bsky.social @tessmvrbin.bsky.social for winning 1st place in in-depth reporting in the National Federation of Press Women's contest for "Overcrowded" series! Read the award-winning series here: arkansasadvocate.com/category/ove...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 27/09/2026

LSU struggles with multimillion-dollar athletics deficit: ‘We've got to stop that bleeding’ arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/26/r...

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LSU struggles with multimillion-dollar athletics deficit: ‘We've got to stop that bleeding’ | Arkansas Advocate

After years of minimal profits, LSU athletics is now tens of millions of dollars in the red.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 27/09/2026

Agricultural economist predicts diesel prices remain high through 2027 arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/26/r...

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Agricultural economist predicts diesel prices remain high through 2027 | Arkansas Advocate

Kansas State University economist predicts international disruptions causing diesel price increases likely to remain a problem for farmers into 2027.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 27/09/2026

Proposal could boost FEMA's response to domestic violence after disasters arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/26/r...

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Proposal could boost FEMA's response to domestic violence after disasters | Arkansas Advocate

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a study found intimate partner violence was nearly three times higher the year after the storm among people who were displaced and living in trailer parks in Louisiana...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 27/09/2026

K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/27/r...

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K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says | Arkansas Advocate

The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, according to a new...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 27/09/2026

From @investigatemidwest.bsky.social: The number of food recalls are down, but individual outbreaks can be severe arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/27/r...

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The number of food recalls are down, but individual outbreaks can be severe | Arkansas Advocate

Individual outbreaks can be severe, and the Trump administration’s staffing and oversight cuts may worsen the situation.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 27/09/2026

Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/27/r...

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Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states | Arkansas Advocate

New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of provi...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 27/09/2026

COMMENTARY: Arkansas Republicans betting on Trumpism without Trump arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/27/a...

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Commentary: Arkansas Republicans betting on Trumpism without Trump | Arkansas Advocate

The spots by two of the state’s top Republicans show how much the GOP is relying on President Donald Trump’s favorite targets, though not the president himself, in the midterm election.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 26/09/2026

$10M grant announced to address Arkansas food insecurity arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/25/1...

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$10M grant announced to address Arkansas food insecurity | Arkansas Advocate

A $10 million Walmart Foundation grant will support a new statewide initiative designed to tackle food insecurity in the country’s hungriest state, the Arkansas Community Foundation announced Friday.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 26/09/2026

Arkansas TV announces lineup for state, federal debates next month arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/25/a...

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Arkansas TV announces lineup for state, federal debates next month | Arkansas Advocate

Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and Democrat Hallie Shoffner both announced this month that they accepted invitations to a debate hosted by conservative Christian news outlet Salem Media.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 26/09/2026

US Supreme Court again blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/25/r...

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US Supreme Court again blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map | Arkansas Advocate

The U.S. Supreme Court weighted in for the third time on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map and whether it can be used in November.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 25/09/2026

Arkansas judge keeps block on laws giving governor firing power over prison officials arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/25/a...

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Arkansas judge keeps block on laws giving governor firing power over prison officials | Arkansas Advocate

A Pulaski County judge rejected a request Friday to allow Arkansas to enforce two laws giving the governor power to fire top prison officials, saying that a settlement agreement struck with the Board ...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 25/09/2026

Trump set to rally GOP voters, hold midterm election event in Oklahoma arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/25/r...

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Trump set to rally GOP voters, hold midterm election event in Oklahoma | Arkansas Advocate

In what would be his first official visit to Oklahoma in six years, President Donald Trump is set to attend a rally Thursday in Durant, the Republican National Committee announced.

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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 25/09/2026

Venezuelan men shipped to brutal prison under Alien Enemies Act ask court for due process arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/25/r...

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Venezuelan men shipped to brutal prison under Alien Enemies Act ask court for due process | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to ...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 25/09/2026

Amnesty International calls for abolition of ICE for the first time in new report arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/25/r...

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Amnesty International calls for abolition of ICE for the first time in new report | Arkansas Advocate

International human rights organization Amnesty International has called for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a new report alleging human rights abuses in the Trump adminis...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 25/09/2026

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/25/r...

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for rapid third-country deportations of noncitizens to continue, after an appeals court block...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 24/09/2026

Democrats gain 4 in US Senate GOP on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/24/r...

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Democrats gain 4 in US Senate GOP on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — Despite skyrocketing fuel prices and sinking approval ratings for President Donald Trump’s conflict in Iran ahead of the November midterms, Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts T...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 24/09/2026

Federal agencies to collaborate to 'strengthen' review of glyphosate arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/24/r...

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Federal agencies to collaborate to 'strengthen' review of glyphosate | Arkansas Advocate

HHS plans to collaborate on research with other federal agencies as the EPA evaluates the human health risks of glyphosate.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 24/09/2026

Arkansas awards $54M in second round of federal rural healthcare funding arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/24/a...

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Arkansas awards $54M in second round of federal rural healthcare funding | Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas awarded $54.6 million to dozens of recipients through a new federal program to support projects aimed at bolstering rural healthcare, state officials announced Thursday.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 24/09/2026

FDA nominee faces skepticism on vaccines from Republican senators at confirmation hearing arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/24/r...

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FDA nominee faces skepticism on vaccines from Republican senators at confirmation hearing | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration appeared to disappoint senators from both political parties Thursday with how she answered questions about medica...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 24/09/2026

Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/24/r...

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Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration de...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 24/09/2026

Arkansas ramps up outreach about new Medicaid work requirements arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/24/a...

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Arkansas ramps up outreach about new Medicaid work requirements | Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas launched a new series of flyers, posters, text messages and videos Thursday about new work requirements taking effect next year for some Medicaid participants.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 24/09/2026

Federal judge orders White House must restore press passes to 3 banned news outlets arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/24/r...

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Federal judge orders White House must restore press passes to 3 banned news outlets | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 24/09/2026

Bill would suspend Trump's beef imports, bolster US herd arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/24/r...

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Bill would suspend Trump's beef imports, bolster US herd | Arkansas Advocate

U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn is calling for the suspension of a recent proclamation allowing more foreign beef into the U.S.

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 24/09/2026

Voters to decide fate of state taxes this fall arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/24/r...

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Voters to decide fate of state taxes this fall | Arkansas Advocate

This fall, voters in at least nine states will decide whether to cut, cap or raise taxes through ballot measures that will give them a direct hand in steering state tax policy in a conservative or pro...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 23/09/2026

Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/23/r...

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Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a W...

Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 23/09/2026

Judge skeptical of White House ban of 3 news outlets but holds off on ruling for now arkansasadvocate.com/2026/09/23/r...

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Judge skeptical of White House ban of 3 news outlets but holds off on ruling for now | Arkansas Advocate

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Court Judge Timothy J. Kelly indicated during a Wednesday hearing he may order the Trump administration to reinstate White House press passes for reporters from three news o...