From the States
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Following 2025 fires, CA lawmakers discuss rising costs of multi-billion dollar wildfire fund
As California’s wildfire season is set to worsen, lawmakers talked briefly about the state’s seven-year-old wildfire fund, which is now projected to cost California’s taxpayers roughly $39 billion.
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Co-conspirator in last year's New Orleans terror attack arrested by feds
Until now, it was thought the attack was committed by a lone perpetrator, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove his car down Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring 57.
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Hegseth grilled by House and Senate committees on Iran conflict, $1.5T budget request
The total cost of the 74-day conflict has now topped $29 billion, Hurst said, and the military currently faces $24 billion in material replacement costs – an expense not accounted for in the Department of War’s massive budget request.
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Hawaii creates task force to find housing for Maui victims and rescue workers as death toll climbs
President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration on Thursday. Green said the housing task force is working with the federal government.
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Maui wildfire becomes deadliest in the US in more than a century as death toll reaches 93
The updated death toll comes as Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says he expects the number of deceased to rise.
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Illinois' gun industry vulnerable to lawsuits under new law
Effective immediately, Illinois firearm industry members can be targeted with legal action for allegedly contributing to unsafe conditions or advertising to children or for paramilitary activity.
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Florida Republican Steube files 4 articles of impeachment against Biden over foreign business deals
"It’s long past time to impeach Joe Biden," Steube said in a statement announcing the articles. "He has undermined the integrity of his office."
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Death toll in Hawaii wildfires reaches 80 as some Maui residents allowed to return to homes
Som residents said they never heard sires warning them to evacuate
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Arizona's Democrat governor declares heat emergency,
The heat emergency declaration allows counties to bill the state for heat-related mitigation.
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Second California school district adopts parental notification policy for gender changes
In response to the policy, California Attorney General Rob Bonta called the new measure a “forced outing policy.”
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Texas lawmakers to Biden: Secure border and fire DHS Sec. Mayorkas or no support for new budget
15 GOP U.S. representatives from Texas, led by Chip Roy, say they won’t support new funding for federal government unless Biden admin secures the border and drops lawsuit against Texas.
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Arizona lawmakers create committee to probe social media censorship at request of politicians
Panel plans to look into how companies and the government interact with platforms and the content users post.
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USPS continues to bleed money with quarterly loss adding to more than $87 billion in losses
The U.S. Postal Service reported a $1.7 billion loss in the third quarter adding to ongoing losses for the once self-sufficient agency.