From the States
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Texas lawmaker calls on Trump to get Texan released from Mexican prison
Texas state Rep. Jay Dean, R-Longview, is calling on President Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and others to demand that Mexican authorities release an East Texan languishing in a Mexican prison.
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Georgia Legislature to consider bill in 2026 to eliminate state income tax, key senator says
Georgia would be 10th state to move to go income tax free.
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Michigan wasted millions on deceased Medicaid enrollees
Of the 14 states the audit examined, report found that Michigan reported one of the highest amounts of Medicaid payments to the deceased.
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Trade deal between Canada, U.S. will apparently take more time to complete
President Trump hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House Tuesday for the second time but was reluctant to say the meeting would result in a trade deal.
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PA Gov. Shapiro calls Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones texts 'reprehensible and inexcusable'
After Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family escaped a firebombing at his Harrisburg residence earlier this year, the first-term Democrat’s calls for civility amid multiplying acts of political violence have drawn national attention.
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Senators Blackburn, Hagerty: We were targeted by FBI because we are Republicans who supported Trump
"The Biden administration raided Mar-a-Lago, indicted President Trump, and now we know they weaponized America’s top law enforcement agency to spy on Republican U.S. senators who support President Trump," Blackburn said.
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NY state judge upholds Nassau County's ban on transgender athletes
A New York state judge has upheld Nassau County's controversial law that bars transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports at county-run facilities.
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California AG Bonta leads fight against Trump’s student visa plan
After the DHS issued its proposal to limit international student visas to a fixed four-year visa period, Bonta and the other attorneys general decided to push back.
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Former Los Angeles deputy mayor gets slap on the wrist for bomb threat
Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brian K. Williams was sentenced Monday to one year of probation and 50 hours of community service for making a false bomb threat last year at Los Angeles City Hall, and must also pay a $5,000 fine.
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Four challenging Cornyn for U.S. Senate, two Republicans, including AG Ken Paxton, two Democrats
Four men are challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn for a seat he’s held since 2002: two Republicans as of Monday, and two Democrats. The two Republicans are AG Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt .
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Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Carney set to talk trade in Tuesday meeting
The two neighboring countries remain at odds over trade policy amid Trump's global effort to make the global economy better for U.S. businesses.
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Newsom says Trump is sending 300 National Guard members to Portland
He argued that Trump is “using the U.S. military as a political weapon against American citizens” and said the deployment was “a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.”
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New Wisconsin law heightens punishment for deepfake pornography
New law came after junior high student Bradyn Bohn died by suicide after he was the victim of sextortion.