From the States
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As national debt hits $40.2 trillion, interest on the debt cost $1.4 trillion in 2026, audit finds
The audit found total federal debt reached $40.2 trillion as of Sept. 30, up about $2.5 trillion in a single year and about double the $19.6 trillion the government owed a decade earlier.
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Spending on midterm elections reaches record breaking $11.8B
Democrats spent $5.02 billion, Republicans spent $5.45 billion and independent groups spent $1.40 billion on advertising materials, according to data collected by AdImpact.
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New ICE detention facility opens in Minnesota after $496M federal purchase
The privately owned, 1,600-bed prison had sat vacant for 16 years before it was offered to the state of Minnesota for $75 million in 2025, according to documents obtained by local media.
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California doctors could lose licenses for spreading unapproved COVID-19 info
California doctors who spread misinformation about COVID-19 could be subject to discipline by state medical boards, even risk losing their licenses, under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Hundreds of Virginians have had firearms confiscated through red-flag laws
Red-flag laws allow police to seize firearms from a person if a judge deems him or her to be a threat to himself or others, even if that person has not been convicted of a crime, charged with a crime or even accused of a crime
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More and better data needed to research claims of teacher shortages: studies
The authors of the report recommend more robust reporting at all levels to provide more information about the scope of supply and demand issues.
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DeSantis warns looters: ‘We’re a Second Amendment state’
‘Don’t even think about looting,’ governor tells would-be criminals.
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Abbott, O’Rourke spar over border security in Texas during lone debate
Sole debate of Texas governor race focused on state's Operation Lone Star to close the border opened by Biden.
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More counties demand Texas declare invasion at southern border, bringing total to 32
New emergency declarations by three counties state drug cartels have operational control over "our unsecured U.S./Mexico border."
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New law allows California distilleries to once again ship directly to consumers
Distillers across the state are hoping to make a legislative push next session to permanently allow spirits to be shipped directly to customers.
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Illinois' Democrat governor blinks, suggests new cashless bail law might need changes amid outcry
Prosecutors and state Republicans call SAFE-T Act a security threat.
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California's Newsom calls for windfall tax on oil companies amid high gas prices
Governor's suggestion comes as gas prices rose by 84 cents in California in just 10 days.
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Texas law enforcement officers thwart human smuggling, arrest convicted criminals near border
Since Operation Lone Star was started, Texas officers have apprehended more than 308,700 illegal foreign nationals and made more than 20,200 criminal arrests.