From the States
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School district in CA passes resolution supporting ban on boys in girls' sports, defying state law
The resolution stated RUSD “strongly supports Title IX and calls upon athletic governing bodies to uphold its protections by ensuring fairness and equal opportunities in girls’ sports,”
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Trump's goals for DOGE remain the same as Musk prepares to reduce his role in the project
Musk is not leaving DOGE and he said DOGE's mission remains critical to the nation's future.
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Shakeup at State Department raises concerns from foreign aid experts
Rubio argued that the State Department “has long struggled to perform basic diplomatic functions, even as both its size and cost to the American taxpayer has ballooned.”
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Treasury Sec Bessent says IMF and World Bank aren’t doing their job
Bessent said that more than 100 countries have approached the U.S. to negotiate trade agreements since the Trump administration’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcements.
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DOJ accuses IL officials of having kept noncitizen from ICE accused of murder after jail release
Despite DOJ's claims, “We don’t prevent the federal authorities from coming to our jails or coming to our prisons with a federal criminal warrant and take them,” Gov. Pritzker said. “We, in fact, I would like them to do that..."
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CA has doubled its spending on drugs since 2018 due to weight loss drugs, illegal immigrants
Gavin Newsom’s administration has reported that half of the doubling in Medi-Cal costs over the past six years has been from expanding coverage to illegal immigrants.
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IMF says global economy to slow as Trump re-orders global trade with tariffs
The IMF report projected global growth will reach 2.8% this year and 3% next year, a cumulative downgrade of about 0.8 percentage points relative to the IMF's January update.
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GA Senator Warnock accused of ethics violation regarding his 'luxury home'
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, an ethics organization, is accusing Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of accepting housing from his church and not including it on financial disclosures.
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LA Mayor Bass claims 'fastest recovery' in CA history, but home permitting down by two-thirds
In 2022, the city permitted 15,285 homes. In 2023, the first year the city’s Measure ULA 4% transfer tax was in effect, permitting fell to 11,272. In 2024, permitting fell again to 8,705 homes.
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With an $800M deficit and layoffs coming, LA Mayor Bass seeking bailout
Mayor Karen Bass blamed the Trump administration and the economy for falling revenue...“Turmoil and uncertainty from Washington and a slowing economy are causing lower revenue projections.”
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AZ governor slammed by GOP for her veto of AZ ICE Act; Dems praise veto
"This veto from the governor is another slap in the face to Arizonans who have suffered greatly from the consequences of an open border under the Biden administration," said GOP Senate President Warren Petersen.
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Governor Newsom's parole board blasted for releasing man who beat toddler to death
California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH), all of whose current members were appointed by Newsom, ordered Herrera released over the objections of the DA whose office convicted Herrera.
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Over 500 'violent illegal immigrants' arrested in Va. since February: Gov. Youngkin
The governor credits the cooperation and partnership with the Trump admin, including AG Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, Tom Homan, the border czar, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.