From the States
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King Charles III meets Mamdani at 9/11 memorial event
Mamdani reportedly greeted the monarch and Queen Camilla with a smile as he shook their hands but he did not have a private meeting with the couple or hold a glitzy event to welcome them as mayors have done for royal trips in the past.
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House Rules Committee moves FISA, farm, budget to floor vote
The committee met in a marathon two-day session to consider amendments to the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, which was scheduled to hit the House floor on Thursday.
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Federal prosecutors looking into past comments of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack
Investigators are also digging into past statements made by multiple social media accounts associated with Allen. The posts contained anti-Trump rhetoric.
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Illinois Democrats’ law blocking candidates from ballot remains unconstitutional
A lawsuit was brought challenging the slating prohibition part of the law as it went into effect immediately, impacting this year’s election.
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Fulton County jail subcommittee issues 17 recommendations
The report caps a months-long review by the Senate Public Safety Subcommittee on the Fulton County Jail.
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Gov. Pritzker's DNC claims about Illinois economy don't match actual statistics, analyst says
Gov. J.B. Pritzker used the spotlight at the DNC to highlight the successes of Illinois and the Democratic Party, but the president of a nonprofit think tank says the numbers don’t add up.
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Abbott blasts Harris as California liberal extremist
Abbott has also called on Biden to resign, arguing if he isn’t fit to run for reelection, he isn’t fit to remain in office.
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Vermont GOP touts red ‘surge’ ahead of November's elections
State GOP still faces uphill climb in expanding its slim minority in the Democratic-controlled Legislature.
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Harris, Trump dead even in Pennsylvania, according to RCP poll
It’s unclear what impact the convention will have on Harris’ favorability among voters, though candidates historically enjoy a polling bump after the event wraps.
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Virginia AG Miyares demands action on missing migrant children
Many unaccompanied migrant children come to America with the intent of helping support their families back home.
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Montana governor wants cell-phone ban in schools: 'Students should be focused on learning'
In a letter to school superintendents, Gianforte wrote about limiting learning distractions and improving academic performance, things Gianforte believes can be achieved by schools having no cell phone policies.
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Green Party ballot access case in Wisconsin will likely be decided Tuesday
One of the lawyers challenging the effort, Skylar Croy, said there is a chance this case ends up before the U.S. Supreme Court because the Democrats’ argument goes beyond the usual constitutional test for ballot access.
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Attorney General admits Michigan's minimum wage increase poses difficulties
Republicans opposed the changes, arguing that small businesses will be forced to raise prices and lay off workers.