From the States
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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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Questions remain after Slender Man stabber escape
One of Wisconsin’s most famous stabbing suspects fled her group home over the weekend.
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Indiana state officials urge Trump, Congress to address national debt
The State Financial Officers Foundation letter noted that the cost of interest on the nation's debt is constraining spending on other programs.
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Local and state officials react to reports of civilians impersonating ICE
The CNN investigation, meanwhile, found more than two dozen cases of private individuals posing as ICE officers across the country since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.
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After tense, 7-hour standoff, ICE arrests 3 illegal aliens in Houston area suburb
ICE has confirmed that all three men who were arrested and remain in ICE custody were identified as part of a larger enforcement operation in the city. ICE officers have been prioritizing violent offenders.
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Trump's announced plan to re-start nuclear weapons testing draws criticism
Trump broke with decades of U.S. policy and international nuclear testing ban treaties this week with an order for the U.S. Dept. of War to immediately begin testing U.S. weapons. The plan drew concern from some foreign nations, disarmament groups and Democrats.
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Russian mob leaders sentenced in attempted assassination of journalist in New York
In what has been described as a scene from a mafia movie, a journalist in Brooklyn, New York, narrowly escaped being assassinated by the Russian mob in an Iranian government murder-for-hire scheme.
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New Orleans scraps $125M request after state of Louisiana threatens takeover
Gov. Jeff Landry urged state lawmakers to deny the borrowing and pressed the state’s Fiscal Review Committee to consider appointing a court-supervised fiscal administrator to manage the city's money.
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Gov Landry steps in after LSU football coach firing threatens to leave taxpayers on hook for $54M
Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry even suggested President Trump should pick the next coach, saying "Trump picks winners."
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Virginia Dems advance redistricting plan ahead of elections
The Democrats are expected to perform well in Virginia's off-year elections in November and could be well positioned to draw a map favorable to their party.
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Trump orders Department of War to start testing nuclear weapons ahead of meeting with Xi Jinping
The U.S. largely stopped full-scale nuclear testing in the 1990s, with the last underground test at the Nevada Test Site in 1992.
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Texas sees more arrests and convictions for threatening to kill judges and federal agents
As deportation roundups and sometimes violent protests continue throughout U.S. cities, those threatening federal agents and judges continue to be arrested and convicted in Texas.
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Toyota confirms US investment, but no specifics yet
The world's top-selling automaker said it plans to continue investing in U.S. operations but wouldn't confirm on Wednesday that it will be $10 billion, as President Donald Trump had announced.