From the States
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Florida sues OpenAI
The civil complaint against OpenAI and Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman accuses the company of deceptive practices and harms to Floridians
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Alaska refuge oil auction draws just $3.7 million in bids
This auction was the first of four required lease sales under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald Trump in July 2025. The bill mandates at least four auctions in the wildlife refuge by 2035.cres.
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California's high-speed rail project blasted again for lack of transparency after $3.5B contract
I think we should pull the plug on this whole thing,” GOP state Sen. Tony Strickland said on Friday afternoon. “The fact is that they’re moving forward without a realistic plan. Even the inspector general said the plan, moving forward, is unrealistic.”
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New state Senate bill would add restrictions on importing guns to California
A personal firearm importer trying to import a gun into the state would have to get a firearm safety certificate, which would have to be accompanied by a report on the gun owner and the firearm itself. The report is already required by law.
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California governor and other officials welcome the ruling against Trump tariffs
“Pay us back,” Newsom said. “Put that back into the pockets of American families." Newsom noted he was the first governor to sue the Trump administration over the tariffs.
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21 AGs urge removal of 'woke' climate science section from National Academies’ manual
Hild said that “Consumers' Research applauds the Attorneys General for demanding that the National Academy of Sciences pull this biased climate chapter and stop using taxpayer resources to push a radical political agenda.”
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker wants tariffs refund after court ruling
Pritzker’s comments came after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the power to levy taxes and duties on Americans rests solely with Congress.
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Trump and allies launch Census strategy that could upend blue states’ advantage with illegal aliens
Missouri AG says effort to bar the counting of illegal immigrants in the U.S. Census could ultimately land at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Republican mayor doesn't want ICE facility in his town
The Department of Homeland Security is looking at property in Lebanon, Mayor Rick Bell said.
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Trump admin throws cold water on ICE masks ban as shutdown talks stall
Nearly a week into the partial government shutdown, the Trump administration continues to oppose certain immigration enforcement reforms that Democratic lawmakers are demanding in exchange for their votes to reopen the Homeland Security department. In a social media
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Virginia Democrats appeal ruling, legislatively pass 10-1 congressional map
Success on the referendum by Democrats would allow a redraw of maps that have sent six Democrats and five Republicans to a U.S. House divided 218-214 in favor of Republicans with three vacancies.
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Trump International Airport proposal clears Florida chambers
Bill sponsor Sen. Debbie Mayfield, R-Indialantic, said the use of the president’s name would be royalty-free and that he would not receive financial consideration “of any kind” for the use of his name.
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Hundreds of Texas law enforcement officials endorse Cornyn, saying he saved thousands of lives
Goliad County Sheriff Roy Boyd, who leads an Operation Lone Star Task Force, says without Cornyn’s support, thousands of people, including law enforcement officers, would have died during the first Trump administration.