From the States
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Louisiana Gov Landry signs EO for investigation of Orleans Parish jail break
Ten inmates at the New Orleans facility escaped on Friday after removing a toilet and burrowing through a hole in the wall, even writing "to [sic] easy LOL" as a bit of parting graffiti.
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FTC considering legal action against doctors behind gender transitions for kids
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., responded to the media report by praising the FTC “for investigating the horrific scheme to target minors with barbaric gender procedures.”
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Court hands Texas a win against Biden-era EEOC on 'pronoun police' case
Last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the EEOC, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and other federal officials to block an EEOC guidance
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ICE makes 196 arrests in Nashville during week-long operation
"Despite the success of this enforcement operation, the Nashville Mayor has claimed these operations were done by 'people who do not share our values of safety,'" the Department of Homeland Security said.
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After having been there himself, DeSantis offers support for congressional term limits in Ohio
Citing Florida as an example, Gov. Ron DeSantis urged Ohio lawmakers at a news conference in Columbus on Tuesday to pass a joint resolution calling for congressional term limits.
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Louisiana still battling fentanyl crisis, ranks seventh nationwide in overdose deaths: Report
Louisiana continues to face one of the most severe drug overdose crises in the nation, according to a new analysis of federal mortality data. The state is averaging 39.4 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents.
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Congress advances $3.5 billion cut for CA for covering illegal immigrant health care
With an estimated 1.9 million illegal immigrants and $9.5 billion spent by Medi-Cal on their health care, Gov. Gavin Newsom requested a $6.4 billion emergency bailout for Medi-Cal.
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Experts concerned that lawsuit by 11 GOP AGs against asset managers could threaten coal industry
Last fall, Texas AG Ken Paxton and 10 other Republican AGs filed an antitrust lawsuit against Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street alleging the asset management companies violated federal antitrust law.
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NY Gov Hochul criticized over $254B policy-laden, late budget
"This disgraceful budget process ought to serve as a clarion call to both parties and both chambers in the Legislature," state Sen. Jim Skoufis, a Hudson Valley Democrat, said in a statement.
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Trump FBI renews effort to find missing indigenous women who were victims of violent crimes
“The FBI will manhunt violent criminals on all lands – and Operation Not Forgotten ensures a surge in resources to locate violent offenders on tribal lands and find those who have gone missing,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.
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U.S., China reach trade agreement; details coming Monday
“We will be giving details tomorrow, but I can tell you that the talks were productive,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Sunday afternoon statement released by the White House.
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New system developed to predict dangerous storms in Illinois
It's called Hazard Services, a modernization of the software framework used by the National Weather Service to issue watches, warnings and advisories. The software combines three legacy products into one system with the flexibility to message a variety of hazard types.
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New Trump order seeks to ease regulatory burden on Americans
Trump has signed several executive orders since entering office the second time attempting to reverse government overregulation