From the States
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Heritage Action, the group behind Project 2025, graded Pa. incumbents on their job performance
As control of the U.S. House beyond 2026 may hinge upon a few races in Pa., Heritage Action has given grades to each incumbent, and a pair of Republicans in battleground districts received widely different scores.
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FBI makes multiple arrests Thursday in alleged $60M hospice-related Medicaid fraud in LA County
“But they have a lot of questions as to how this was allowed to happen under [Gov.] Gavin Newsom’s watch for as long as it did,” said Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo.
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FEMA makes $1B in hurricane protection funding that Louisiana has depended on
The $1 billion is not for Louisiana alone. It is a nationwide pool for states, local governments, tribes and territories. “Investing before a disaster strikes saves lives and taxpayer dollars,” U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said in a statement announcing the funding.
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Number of Illegal entries into California plummets in 2025
Fiscal 2025 apprehensions significantly dropped from more than 562,000 reported in California in fiscal 2024, more than 450,000 in fiscal 2023 and more than 362,000 in fiscal 2022, according to the data.
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Supreme Court to take up key Second Amendment challenges in 2026
The arguments represent a test of the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision, which set a new standard for gun rights, requiring regulations to be consistent with the nation's historical tradition protecting gun rights.
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From redistricting to birthright citizenship to tariffs and more: SCOTUS cases to watch in 2026
The high court will also hear two consequential cases over whether transgender individuals can participate in girls and women’s sports and the Supreme Court is set to revisit more challenges to gun laws in the country.
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Wisconsin schools must tell parents day of credible sexual misconduct report
Rep. Benjamin Franklin, R-De Pere, cited a U.S. Department of Education estimate that one in 10 children will experience some form of sexual misconduct by school employees during their schooling.
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More Floridians, Californians moving to Texas than reverse
Overall, the majority of out-of-state movers relocating to Texas are leaving Democrat-led states.
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2025 illegal entries in Texas: Nearly half the gotaways reported in previous years
In fiscal 2025, 259,878 illegal border crossers were apprehended in Texas, excluding gotaways, by Border Patrol and CBP officers, according to year-end CBP data
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Massachusetts parole board approves release of 39 murder convicts after state's high court ruling
The Parole Board emphasized that its decisions are guided by legal standards and a thorough evaluation of each individual’s rehabilitation and readiness for supervised release. The convicts were released because they were 20 years old or younger at the "lifetime without parole" sentences.
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Nurses Union, elected officials push back against limits on loans for nursing students
Students pursuing a master's degree or doctorate in nursing will be limited to $100,000 in total borrowing costs, much like students pursuing degrees in liberal arts and other areas not categorized as professional.
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AGs says anti-fossil fuel alliance may be in violation of antitrust and consumer protection laws.
“Instead of focusing on things like lower energy costs or strengthening the American economy, As You Sow’s only priority is to reshape the energy sector to meet senseless net-zero benchmarks,” Hild said.
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As Texas launches school choice program, clarification sought on 'adversary' schools
Within 10 days of receiving applications, more than 600 private schools and more than 200 education service providers, including tutors, had applied