From the States
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Trump calls Pritzker a 'fat slob,' Illinois governor blasts president
The president spoke at the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning outside the White House Tuesday
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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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DOJ sues California health plan that got almost $3.5 billion from Feds
Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the lawsuit shows his office’s commitment to hold insurers accountable when they “brazenly compromise the Medicaid system." “Instead of keeping that promise, IEHP illegally spent hundreds of millions of dollars of surplus funding in a fraudulent scheme..."
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As prosecution wraps up its case in attempted assassination of Trump, Routh readies trial defense
An FBI agent, Nicholas Schnelly, testified that Routh’s alleged spot behind hedges near the gold club made a “good hide,” that would have given a shooter an unobstructed shot to the sixth hole of the golf course.
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Lawmakers seek changes to cashless bail system in Illinois as it faces loss of federal funding
State Rep. Dennis Tipsword is chief deputy of the Woodford County Sheriff’s Office. He said a defendant facing more than 50 sex abuse charges was not detained in DuPage County due to the Pretrial Awareness Act.
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Treasury goes after Sinaloa Cartel faction producing and smuggling fentanyl into US
Treasury officials said the Los Mayos faction is responsible for producing and smuggling fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine from northwest Mexico to the U.S.
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker touts quantum future, but state senator urging caution for taxpayers
Illinois has given tens of millions of dollars in state tax incentives to quantum corporations.
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Michigan House bills seek to cut red tape, change government contracting process
The Red Tape Reduction Initiative, which was first announced earlier this year, just released its first wave of more than 50 bills.
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Prosecutors expected to rest attempted assassination case against Routh on Thursday
Charges against Routh include attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate; possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence; and assaulting a federal officer.
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Rep. Darrell Issa calls Patel a 'breath of fresh air' for the FBI after 2 days of hearings
“Because of the work of Director Patel, we learned that the former chair of the House Intelligence Committee and current U.S. senator leaked classified information,” Jim Jordan said, referring to Sen. Adam Schiff.
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CA legislature passes bill creating news subsidies to be overseen by the state's governor
“Just like the Washington Post doesn’t run negative stories about Jeff Bezos — because he owns and funds it — Governor Newsom and the Legislature are creating the same conflict of interest with this new fund,” said Republican state Assemblymember David Tangipa.
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Arizona Senate leader plans to rename highway after Charlie Kirk
Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, has announced his intentions to introduce a bill during the next legislative session that would rename State Route 202 as the Charlie Kirk Memorial Loop 202.