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Texas Congressman Roy leads call to halt federal funding for CAIR
Outgoing U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is again calling on the federal government to take action against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), this time against its California chapter.
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Texas Gov Abbott weighs in on Senate race, amps up Republican fundraising, voting goals
“Make no mistake: the $40 MILLION and 540,000 DONORS Talarico has amassed will be unleashed to get Democrats to the polls in every corner of Texas. The Democrats are not sitting this one out. They are targeting our candidates with a level of resources this state has never seen.”
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Defendant in White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting charged with attempted assassination
Cole Allen also was charged with assault on a federal officer using a deadly weapon and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
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Estee Lauder Chairman Emeritus Leonard Lauder dies at 92
He was the son of founders Estee Lauder and Joseph Lauder.
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Everyday Economics: The Fed's balancing act: Why this week matters more than you think
The latest PCE inflation reading came in at 2.1% in April, well below the Fed's March projection of 2.7% for 2025. Core PCE inflation, the Fed's preferred measure, sits at 2.5% – also below their 2.8% forecast.
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Wicked discrimination? Broadway smash's apprenticeship excludes white males, federal complaint says
White male music director's Title VI, Title VII complaint with National Endowment for the Arts filed same day Supreme Court unanimously reinstated heterosexual woman's reverse-discrimination lawsuit.
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Protests grow violent late Saturday on West Coast
In Portland, Ore., violent protesters threw fireworks, smoke grenades and rocks at federal law enforcement officers and forcibly entered a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, authorities said. At least three people were arrested.
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Manhunt for Minnesota shooter continues, wife subject of reported traffic stop
KSTP reported that Boelter’s wife was the subject of a traffic stop at a convenience store located near Onamia late Saturday morning in a vehicle carrying at least three other relatives of the accused shooter.
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FBI offers $50,000 for help locating suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shootings
The FBI described Boelter, 57, as a white male with gray hair, 6’1”, weighing 220 pounds. The notice states that Boelter should be considered armed and dangerous.
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TSA agent charged in connection with an assault on an elderly woman at Florida airport
The Broward Sheriff’s Office alleges that the Transportation and Security Administration agent “forcefully pushed” the elderly woman, who had been flying on JetBlue Airways. She fell and hit her head, which caused “minor bruising.”
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Suspect identified in Minnesota lawmaker shooting had ‘No Kings’ flyers in his car
Police are seeking Vance Luther Boelter, a former appointee of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in connection with the shooting of two state lawmakers.
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Florida is first state to launch program to protect ICE officers
After ICE officers were doxed in California and the lives of officers and their families were threatened, and attacks against ICE increased by 413% in recent weeks, Florida is taking action.
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DC Police capture man accused of setting over 30 fires around Capitol Hill neighborhood
The suspect has been identified as 50-year-old Mohammad Al-Rashidi, who allegedly set approximately 35 fires over the course of two months.