From the States
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Big Bend border wall in Texas ordered by Trump set for August installation
“We've been ordered to do it by [President Donald Trump's] executive order, as well as the funding and appropriations under the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to Trump: “Consider this a call” to help stop violence his way
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling on President Donald rump to fight violence the mayor’s way.
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Texas Gov Abbott launches commission to advance education reform led by teachers
Abbott has launched a new Texas Classroom Commission, a teacher-led initiative designed to “put Texas educators at the center of shaping the future of public education.”
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Secret Service ready for disruptions at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
A recent inquiry by Chicago’s Office of Inspector General expressed concern that current police tactics by the Chicago Police Department could infringe on First and Fourth Amendment rights as they attempt to handle unruly crowds.
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More officials issue 'imminent terrorist attack' warnings
FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces and Department of Homeland Security agents arrested the eight alleged terrorists in Philadelphia, Los Angeles and New York.
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Texas DPS arrests two fugitives, repeat offenders on 'most wanted' criminal alien list
Within less than 24 hours of launching the list, DPS officers arrested the No. 3 most wanted on the list, Servando Trejo Duran, Jr., a Mexican national in the country illegally who was convicted of homicide.
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Delaware lawmakers reject mail voting
In the previous state election, about 56,000 Delawareans used early voting, and nearly 21,000 used absentee ballots, according to state election data.
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Kentucky federal judge issues injunction against Title IX rules in 6 states
U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves said that the new Title IX rules also have serious First Amendment implications because they compel speech from educators.
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Michigan House passes Senate bill modifying election recounts
Supporters of the bills say the legislation will help prevent frivolous or bad faith recounts and modernize the recount process. Opponents argue the bills make it much harder to address suspected fraud.
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Legislation intended to reward pandemic fraud whistleblowers highlights clawback challenges
The OIG has estimated that the SBA gave out $200 billion in fraudulent COVID-19 loans. A fraction of that amount has been recovered.
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Tennessee Star editor in court to defend 1st Amendment rights in Covenant School shootings case
Law enforcement has resisted the Star's efforts through a lawsuit to release the shooter’s journal.
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Texas Supreme Court halts Harris County 'Guaranteed Income' program
This is the second time the high court has ruled on, and halted, the program.
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Texas DPS: epicenter of border crisis is now San Diego, 'we'd like to keep it that way'
In the last two years, 18 states have deployed roughly 2,400 National Guard troops to Texas to participate in OLS, he said.