From the States
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SCOTUS rejects bid to overturn H-1B visa rule regarding spouses
In the case, Save Jobs USA challenged a 2015 rule allowing spouses of H-1B workers to get H-4 visas. The rule was put in place by the Obama administration.
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Speaker Johnson ready for the challenge, tells Democrats to 'bring it' over pay for US troops
President Donald Trump's weekend move to pay U.S. troops during a partial government shutdown raised legal questions, but it also relieved pressure on Republicans as a congressional funding lapse stretched into a 14th day.
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Houston-based company makes history in moving LNG from Alaska's North Slope
A Houston-based company has helped make history by completing the first liquified natural gas (LNG) delivery from Alaska’s North Slope beyond the arctic region.
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Newsom threatens withholding state funding to CA universities that sign Trump's education deal
The compact states that the universities are not required to sign the document, but would lose federal grants if they didn't.
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Maxine Waters threatens to keep gov't shut down if Dems don't get health insurance tax credits
“The left has framed these subsidies as an act of compassion,” Sally Pipes said. “In reality, they are corporate welfare for insurers and a driver of dependency.”
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US, India returning to trade talks, with focus for both sides on energy
Talks were suspended in August after the Trump administration hiked tariffs on most India goods to 50% as a penalty for Indian purchases of Russian crude oil.
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Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans 'have plans' to 'fix' Obamacare
“Let’s just state it simply: Obamacare failed the American people,” the Speaker said. “It was promised to be a great success, to make health care more affordable. It’s done exactly the opposite.”
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New York's top politicos express praise for Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Gov. Hochul, a Democrat, praised "the administration" for working to secure the ceasefire deal and the hostages’ release but didn't mention Trump by name. Hakeem Jeffries called the ceasefire an "extremely welcome development."
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Answers in Tennessee deadly explosion could take weeks
Explosion at the plant in Bucksnort was so strong it registered as an earthquake with a 1.6 magnitude.
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Government shutdown raises concerns over national security
U.S. Reps. Jason Crow, D-Co., and Don Bacon, R-Neb., spoke on Friday at an event hosted by the news organization NOTUS where they highlighted their concerns that a government shutdown will have negative national security implications in the near future.
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Ex-speaker Madigan to begin 7.5-year prison sentence Monday
Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021 and was speaker for all but two years between 1983 and 2021. He chaired the Democratic Party of Illinois for 23 years and led Chicago’s 13th Ward Democratic Organization.
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Efforts start in Nevada to fill GOP seats after call for special session
Speculation in early August was that the focus would be on Assembly Bill 238, a $1.4 billion tax incentive bill meant to draw Hollywood’s attention to the Silver State, and Lombardo’s crime bill, Senate Bill 457. Lombardo is a former sheriff of Clark County, home to Las Vegas.
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Illinois’ Democrat governor continues encouraging ICE protests after Guard blocked
U.S. Northern Command said in an update to its Federal Protection Mission website that the Guard units in Chicago are not conducting any operational activities "at this time."