From the States
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AG report: Washington state data breaches have reached an all-time high
Compromised information can include an individual’s name in combination with their Social Security number, driver’s license, medical information, and account numbers or credit card numbers.
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Mexico faces challenges getting cartels under control as Trump threatens tariffs
Sheinbaum said lawmakers in Mexico are in the process of changing the constitution to declare the production, distribution and marketing of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs a serious crime without the right to bail.
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Abbott: OLS troops provided unprecedented response to unprecedented border crisis
The governor and Homan met with OLS officers in Eagle Pass and Edinburg, Texas.
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California legislature passes bill banning voter ID laws
State Assemblymember Bill Essayli, R-Corona, introduced a failed amendment to the bill, SB 1174, that would have explicitly banned undocumented immigrants from voting.
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Georgia lawmakers could set transgender athlete policy
The hearing included testimony from former college swimmers and centered on the 2022 National Collegiate Athletics Association Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships held at Georgia Tech.
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Under Biden-Harris, greatest number of suspected terrorists apprehended at northern border
Since fiscal 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol agents have apprehended 1,746 known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) nationwide, the greatest number in U.S. history.
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Wisconsin nonprofit sues Biden Administration over race-based scholarship program
Suit claims Asian students, white students, Arab students, Jewish students and some Latino students are blocked from applying to the program in violation of the Constitution.
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Under Biden, Obrador administrations, nearly 3 million Mexican illegal border crossers
The majority, 2,761,454, were apprehended or encountered at the southwest border, followed by 42,974 in other areas nationwide, and 22,029 at the northern border.
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Veteran: DOD withholds docs on whether DEI hiring improves national security
The Center to Advance Security in America in May filed with the DOD a Freedom of Information Act Request, the legal pathway to obtain government documents.
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Group: Kentucky officials, schools used public resources to oppose school choice amendment
Two weeks ago, Pulaski County Schools took down social media posts urging voters to reject the amendment after Attorney General Coleman issued an opinion claiming they were an improper use of public funds.
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California city bans smoking at many homes
The bill does not generally apply to single-family homes, though it does apply to townhomes, which tend not to share air systems with neighboring units.
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After repeated irregularities, Texas to oversee November election in Harris County
The report notes that Harris County officials also didn’t follow state law to properly maintain its voter rolls and “failed to keep an accurate list of registered voters in their county records.”
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Cell phone bans, restrictions are on the rise in school districts as mental health concerns arise
Studies have shown that young people and teenagers being constantly on cell phones is a detriment to their mental health.