From the States
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Trump admin turns to SCOTUS in Big Bend border wall case
Sauer argued that the federal government’s “paramount interest in preventing a quarter of the border from becoming a magnet for cartel exploitation” outweighs any interest Texans may have in opposing border wall construction.
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Coast Guard is monitoring Chinese-flagged vessels in Arctic
The Coast Guard is also working with the Canadian military to expand maritime defense in the Arctic after U.S. and Canadian partnerships are building arctic cutters in Texas.
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Florida mayor arrested for grand theft and fraud related to COVID relief funds
“Public officials do not get to write the rules and then write themselves a check,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “The mayor used her position to push a COVID relief grant program, then took $50,000 from it for her family’s businesses after being warned it was prohibited.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass proposes $14.85 billion budget, counts on increased revenues
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Bass said the balanced budget predicts increased revenues from property, business, sales and utility taxes.
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Texas Rep Chip Roy files bill to denaturalize, deport Islamists and Marxists
He said the bill “deploys new tools to fight back against the Marxist and Islamist advance that has devastated Europe and has now arrived on our doorstep, especially in my home state of Texas.”
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Supreme Court denies case of whether Mass. violated parents' rights in school transition case
Lawyers for the parents said the school allowed their daughter to use bathrooms where boys undressed, and a new name.
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Authorities: 8 children killed in domestic shootings in NW Louisiana
Shreveport Police Department spokesman and public affairs officer Chris Bordelon said at a morning news conference that a total of 10 people were shot, of which eight, all children, were killed.
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SAVE database in NC assisting cleanup of voter rolls
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database, also known as SAVE, will receive voters’ names, dates of birth and last four digits of Social Security numbers.
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California LGBTQ+ organization seeks $25M from state for gender-affirming care for minors
In a letter signed by 87 organizations in Calif. sent to Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders in February, LGBTQ+ advocates urged the state’s leaders to allocate the money.
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TX threatens loss of funding to major cities over police ICE directives unless they reverse course
Talks underway between Gov. Greg Abbott and Houston Mayor John Whitmire after the Houston City Council voted to restrict the Houston Police Department from cooperating with ICE, causing the city to lose $110 million in grants.
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Trump blasts Mamdani's tax policies, says they could 'ruin' NYC
"Look at New York. I mean, he's a nice guy. Calls me all the time, says hi, but his policies are no good," Trump said of Mamdani at a Thursday event in Las Vegas.
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Illinois lawmakers seek to eliminate state diversity commission
The call to eliminate the Commission on Equity and Inclusion comes amid bipartisan criticism of its work as lawmakers consider its proposed $5.6 million budget for the next fiscal year.
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Report: Public school in VA prioritizes student awareness of race, power, privilege
“Instruction on topics such as the ‘dynamics between race, power, and privilege’ not only takes time away from core academics, but can also encourage students to view issues primarily through the lens of race,” Runko said.