Politics & Policy
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Congressional Budget Office estimates US borrowed $1.8 Trillion in first 10 months of FY2026
The Committee For a Responsible Budget said the amount translates to approximately $6 billion a day and it expects the U.S. to surpass $2 trillion in borrowing in the current fiscal year despite not being in a recession.
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WH asked Ohio GOP to avoid pressure campaign against Max Miller: Report
“They basically told us to back off,” one source said.
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Todd Blanche formally sworn in as attorney general
Blanche had held the post in an acting capacity for several months after President Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi.
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Dems open war chest to fight in VA while GOP spends millions infighting
Several MAGA-aligned analysts have drawn a link between the Cornyn campaign spending and the relatively weak GOP efforts to bolster the “VOTE NO” campaign in Virginia.
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Soured beer brand makes $600M investment in effort to ride US manufacturing growth, 250 festivities
Today, Anheuser-Busch, the roughly 174-year-old brewer, under parent company AB InBev, has regained its perch as the country's No. 1 brewer. But whether it can fully restore its image among Americans is an open question.
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Trump: Iran cancelled executions for 8 women at his request
The announcement follows Trump making the request on Tuesday, saying that the release of the women in custody would aid in negotiating an end to the war.
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Trump administration may reclassify marijuana soon, allowing for easier medical research: report
Should Trump go through with the rescheduling, it would not legalize marijuana, but it would make it easier to do research into potential medical benefits.
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Trump signs five executive orders to promote fossil fuels as essential to national security
The five orders seek to address a number of bottlenecks and impediments to coal, natural gas and petroleum production, including financial support, infrastructure development, improved supply chains, and permit expediting.
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NYPD arrests City Councilmember Chi Ossé at protest
Ossé's X account posted a video of his arrest, in which NYPD officers wrestled him to the ground.
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Trump underwater on economy as Iran war drags on: AP poll
On cost of living, specifically, he stood at 23% approval and 76% disapproval.
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You Vote: Do you think that Joe Biden legitimately won the presidency in 2020, or did he steal it?
"We judge that US adversaries, including, at a minimum, Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, as well as non-state groups, have the capability to compromise US election infrastructure for the 2020 presidential election," the NIC wrote in the memo dated Jan. 15, 2020.
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Virginia voters approve Dem-backed redistricting plan: AP
The state currently has six Democratic members of Congress and five Republicans.
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Federal court upholds Texas law requiring display of Ten Commandments in public school classrooms
"This is one of the most important religious liberty victories for Texas in our glorious history," said Jonathan Saenz, president and attorney for Texas Values, which defended the law.