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FBI Director Patel waffles on administration’s proposed billion dollar budget cuts
FBI Director Kash Patel told lawmakers Wednesday that a White House proposal to cut the agency’s budget was $1 billion short – but then he walked the statement back on Thursday.
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Another article questioning Sen. Fetterman's behavior sheds light on mental health crisis
Defenders and detractors have raised the question as to whether his colleagues and the public are concerned about the senator’s health or whether it’s a convenient frame to view his surprising breaks with his own party.
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Bill Gates criticizes Musk for DOGE cuts: 'World’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children'
Gates, who also announced he would be winding his foundation down by 2045, said Musk's actions were made out of ignorance, and that the pace of the cuts could cause the resurgence of diseases like the measles, HIV and polio.
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New pontiff Leo XIV mirrors predecessor’s views on key issues, said to have more serene temperament
Habemus papam: American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s election as Pope Leo XIV marks a new chapter in the Catholic papacy, which dates back to about 33 A.D.
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Georgia senate race clarified on GOP side with Gov. Kemp out, Rep. Carter in
Other Republican candidates will likely enter the race. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, is mentioned as one who could enter a potentially crowded Republican primary race.
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You Vote: Based on your first impression, do you approve of the election of Pope Leo XIV?
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago became the first American to be elected pope by the College of Cardinals in a two-day election, after Pope Francis died last month.
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After national outrage, California Dems restore bill making child prostitution a felony
Despite support for the original bill from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, Democrats previously voted to remove the felony provisions.
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New pope shared social media posts criticizing Trump administration policies
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago became the first American to be elected pope by the College of Cardinals in a two-day election, after Pope Francis died last month.
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Speaker Johnson and other party leaders face competing budget demands from GOP lawmakers
As the final House committees prepare to markup the lion’s share of the budget reconciliation package, nearly three dozen fiscally conservative lawmakers are reminding party leaders to fulfill their spending reduction promises.
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First U.S. pope named, Cardinal Robert Prevost
The crowd St. Peter's Square erupted in cheers upon seeing the smoke and hearing the bells.
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With LA facing $1B deficit, city officials warn that Mayor Bass's plan is likely to fall short
LA officials warn Mayor Karen Bass’s “balanced” budget proposal may not sufficiently account for slowing revenue, a possible recession, expiration of labor agreements and the city’s credit rating downgrade.
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Minority cannabis business owners in Illinois call for less regulation and more state funding
"My administration has been committed to making sure we don't sacrifice a fair, equitable opportunity to join the industry, while also undoing decades of wrongs in the failed War on Drugs just for the economic gains," said Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Arizona passes new law to deal with a shortage of physicians
“This is a consequential matter negatively impacting our citizens' health and wellbeing, and it requires all-hands-on-deck to address."