From the States
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ICE agents face 413% increase in assaults while carrying out arrests
ICE acting director demands that politicians “stop putting my people in danger” with rhetoric to rile up activists.“These are real people with real families you’re hurting with your ridiculous rhetoric and inflammatory comments..."
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Gov Newsom and Calif GOP leaders debate funding to strengthen sentences for repeat offenders
Republicans such as Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher argue the state can afford to help the counties meet the voters’ mandate and should do so. They note Proposition 36 costs are a small portion of the state’s budget.
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Newsom warns Trump his state could withhold federal taxes as president mulls reducing funding for CA
"Californians pay the bills for the federal government," Newsom posted to X. "We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back. Maybe it’s time to cut that off."
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Massive protest in Texas calling on Gov Abbott to veto THC ban
The bill also prohibits the purchase of consumable hemp products by anyone under age 21, prohibits marketing them to minors and requires them to be properly labeled and placed in tamper-evident, child-resistant, and resealable packaging.
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SCOTUS to decide jurisdiction on Illinois’ ballot counting after Election Day
SCOTUS has agreed to take up a case brought by Judicial Watch challenging whether federal courts have jurisdiction to hear disputes over ballots received after Election Day.
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Milwaukee leaders decry ICE arrest over threat to assassinate President Trump
Immigration advocates have been saying for weeks that Morales-Reyes does not fluently speak English, and can’t write well, either. The advocates say there’s no way Morales-Reyes wrote the letter threatening Trump, that led to his arrest.
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Male athlete wins girls' track and field state championships in California, despite Trump warning
AB Hernandez, a transgender student athlete competing for Jurupa Valley High School, won first place in two competitions on Saturday.
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Unpacking the baseline battle: Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' and the national debt
Top U.S. Senate Republicans are eyeing a controversial accounting method to theoretically slash the multi trillion-dollar price tag of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” However, tax policy experts remain strongly divided over whether the tactic would
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PA Democratic Gov. Shapiro applauds Trump's US Steel deal as 'BFD'
“I talked to his chief of staff, Jeff Zients, over and over and over again. And I was really disappointed with the decision that they made,” he said, referencing the Biden administration
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Trump: D.C. 'betrayals melted steel jobs away'
Long opposed to the merger, the 47th president said Friday that Nippon agreed to make the largest investment in steel in history, while keeping the company under U.S. control.
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Texas governor to sign cybercrime, counter-espionage bill targeting China threat
Bill creates the Texas Cyber Command based in San Antonio.
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Washington state caps rent hikes at 10% through the end of the year
That decision results from Engrossed House Bill 1217, which limits annual rent increases in Washington to 7% plus the consumer price index, or 10%, whichever is less. It also sets a 5% cap for manufactured/mobile home lots.
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Illinois advances high-speed rail study as federal officials cite California failures
The McLean County Regional Planning Commission is working with the Illinois Department of Transportation to complete the state’s first high-speed rail feasibility study. Over 15 years, $2.9 billion has gone into the Chicago–St. Louis route, aiming for 220 mph speeds.