From the States
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Poll: Majority of Americans believe country not adhering to founding ideals
The Center Square’s Voters’ Voice Poll revealed that 86% of registered U.S. voters support America’s founding principles, among which the poll listed “individual rights such as life, liberty, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, equal treatment under the law, and government by the consent of the people.”
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Flash flooding hits Kentucky, one death reported
Gov. Beshear says the flooding conditions are "much more severe than most would have thought."
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Newsom calls for national tax on billionaires
“Wealth is movable, and it shops for the state with the lowest taxes. The fight belongs at the federal level, where this broken system was created in the first place,” he says
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Report: Texas and Florida are leading in tort reform, Boom Belt success
TCCRI was founded in 1996 by a group of state leaders determined to implement conservative public policies in state government based on the principles of limited government, individual liberty, free enterprise and traditional values.
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Trump threatens 100% tariff over European digital services taxes
Existing tariffs cost the average U.S. household $700 in 2026, according to the Tax Foundation, a nonprofit tax policy research organization, citing a figure that does not include any new tariffs on countries with digital services taxes.
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Texas becomes first state to make Bible required reading
There are roughly 5.5 million students enrolled in Texas public schools, or roughly 11% of the total U.S. public school population.
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Mamdani says he will not enforce Supreme Court's TPS ruling on Haitians, Syrians
In a majority opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the Court held that the challengers—Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries from Syria and Haiti—were not entitled to interim relief blocking the termination of their TPS designations.
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Convicted child molester in California denied elderly parole
Gregory Lee Vogelsang, 57, was the subject of a hearing Friday in which the Board of Parole Hearings ruled against giving him parole.
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Democratic governor blasts Biden admin drug program over fentanyl crisis: 'Knew people would die'
The governor's comment occurred shortly before DEA Administrator Terrance Cole asked DEA Assistant Inspector General Sean O'Neill to conduct an independent review of agency operations in New Mexico.
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Illinois sued over prediction market law imposing new taxes, regulations
Kalshi, a company with a prediction-based platform that allows users to place wagers on the outcome of real-life events, seeks to block the state law from taking effect Wednesday.
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Federal judge throws out Trump admin lawsuit challenging New Jersey's 'sanctuary' cities
The DOJ's initial legal challenge, filed in U.S. District Court in May, argued that sanctuary laws in the state's four largest cities are "not only unlawful but dangerous."
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American Energy institute launches website critical of 'extreme' climate scenarios
The Institute says the scenario drove climate alarmist headlines, government regulations, court filings, and school curriculum before climate researchers concluded it no longer reflected the world's likely path.
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Minnesota law school trains students in ‘immigration activism’
“The Center provides explicit resources and tips on how to shield criminal aliens from deportation by downplaying their offenses and ‘scrubbing’ legal records of their criminal acts,” the report said.