From the States
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Protecting US citizenship will be focus of Senate hearing Wednesday
The hearing, to be chaired by Sen. Eric Schmitt, comes as lawmakers continue debating issues surrounding citizenship, immigration policy, and national security.
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VA Gov Spanberger pleased with budget compromise; Republican leaders, not so much
House GOP Leader Terry Kilgore said lawmakers avoided a government shutdown but criticized the budget process.
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Trump heading to Pennsylvania to visit Mack Trucks facility on Tuesday
While Trump captured Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes in 2024 over Vice President Kamala Harris, recent polling numbers show a majority of Pennsylvanians do not approve of his job performance.
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RFK Jr. unveils an HHS online tool to search for chemical contaminants in food supply
The online tool appears to be an early effort in Kennedy’s leadership at HHS to provide transparency and accountability for the food and drug supply chain.
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WATCH: Gov. DeSantis criticizes birthright citizenship as 'enticement'
At a round table event with President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, DeSantis said that the 14th Amendment’s original intent was to overturn the Dred Scott decision, which denied citizenship to Black Americans before the Civil War.
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Hegseth eliminates $580 million on wasteful 'woke' spending
Top on the list was the Defense Civilian Human Resources Management System (DCHRMS) software development program and associated active contracts at the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA).
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Nearly 50,000 border crime arrests reported in Texas in 2023, Houston and Dallas had the most
The majority of reported border crime arrests were in counties where the largest cities are located: Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio – all considered hubs and gateways for drug and human trafficking and smuggling.
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CA ban on standard-capacity gun magazines is ruled constitutional by Ninth Circuit
The Ninth Circuit majority opinion found that magazines, as “optional accessories,” are not protected firearms, or protected accessories under the Second Amendment.
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Facing a $1 billion shortfall, LA may eliminate entire departments
Mayor Karen Bass, who is facing a recall effort for her wildfire planning and response, shared her readiness to make severe cuts in a letter she wrote to Szabo.
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Trump attempts to ease funding concerns of Illinois Dems' with Dept. of Ed order
“So if you look at the Pell Grant, supposed to be a very good program, Title I funding and resources for children with special disabilities and special needs, they’re going to be preserved in full,” Trump said.
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RFK extends 2017 opioid public health emergency, protecting role of Medicare
Legal Action Center, an organization dedicated to combating substance abuse among other things, commended Kennedy’s extension
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Louisiana Gov. Landry puts National Guard in charge of state's disaster response
The move comes after two years of audits that showed the agency hasn't complied with federal reporting requirements for disaster relief grants.
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New York's highest court strikes down New York City noncitizen voting law
It was challenged in court by Republicans led by Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella shortly after its approval, who argued that a clause in the state Constitution only allows U.S. citizens to vote in city elections.