From the States
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As fighting intensifies overseas, Republicans apply more pressure to get DHS funded
As fighting continues overseas, Republicans have ramped up calls to Democrats to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which not only regulates immigration but contributes to national and international security efforts.
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State treasurers protect, recover $28B of taxpayer dollars of waste, fraud and abuse in 2025
“Stopping fraud is an important tool to improve affordability and reduce the national debt,” Oleka said. “Eliminating fraud and wasteful spending means the government prints less money, which means a higher value for everyone's dollar."
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Denver City Council votes to ban masks on ICE agents, Homeland says it won't comply
Homeland Security says it will not comply with a new ordinance.
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With Md Sen in El Salvador, mom of woman killed by El Salvador fugitive say he didn't contact family
Mother of murdered Maryland woman says she is "angry" with Van Hollan for not reach out to her family after her daughter was found dead but being eager to travel to show "solidarity” with deported Salvadoran.
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State GOP and MI Gov Whitmer spar over plans to fix roads, and who's telling the truth
House Republicans pushed back against the need to raise taxes. Instead, their plan uses existing revenue sources, cutting funding to certain economic development programs.
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In first public address since leaving office, Biden suggests Trump will cut Social Security
“They’ve taken a hatchet to the Social Security Administration,” Biden said of the Trump White House. Trump has said several times that he would not cut Social Security benefits for Americans.
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Trump admin prepares to go after noncitizens who defraud entitlement programs
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday plans to help protect Social Security benefits from noncitizens and ramp up anti-fraud efforts.
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DeSantis blasts Florida House leadership as it probes $10M HOPE Florida contribution
"You got a cabal of them in the leadership," DeSantis said. "They are colluding with liberal media and the Democratic Party in Florida to try to manufacture smears against HOPE Florida, against me, against the first lady."
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Former top State official Bobby Charles announces Maine governor bid, vows to end state income tax
Former Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs says that eliminating income taxes "will have a tremendous ripple effect" for residents of Maine.
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PA Gov Shapiro hosts second Passover Seder, following the mansion firebombing
Although law enforcement has yet to classify the overnight attack as a hate crime, both Shapiro and the coalition noted that the symbolism cannot be overlooked.
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Newsom claims Coachella as CA success story amid slow sales and 60% of tickets financed
California’s world-famous film and television production industry has also been in steady decline, with a new report from FilmLA finding production declined 22% in the first quarter of the year compared to 2024.
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Supporters of social media bill urge Colorado governor Polis to sign it, but he has concerns
The Democratic governor "is not comfortable with the government forcing private social media companies to act as law enforcement, and will review the final version of the legislation.”
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Georgia man accused of threatening to kill Tulsi Gabbard and her family
Investigators said they found social media threats, allegedly from Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, including an image that showed a firearm pointed at Gabbard and her husband.