From the States
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson delays encampment removal, plan to expand emergency shelter
During her mayoral campaign, Wilson criticized former Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s use of encampment sweeps as part of the city’s homelessness response.
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Texas GOP has 10 non-binding propositions on March primary ballot, including banning Sharia law
One proposition addresses Islamic Sharia law, which Texas has taken a lead on nationally. Gov. Abbott has taken multiple actions, including designating Muslim groups as foreign terrorist organizations.
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Supreme Court punts on tariffs, rules on warrantless searches, election suits, double convictions
The justices marked Jan. 14 as the first day in 2026 where they released multiple opinions, but the much anticipated tariff case wasn't among them.
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IRS would track all bank transactions over $600 under Biden plan; businesses revolt
A letter signed by more than 40 trade associations calls on Congress to reject the proposal, saying it violates customer privacy and would create an incredibly expensive and elaborate reporting requirement for banks.
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Lawsuits filed in Washington state over 2020 election
Plaintiffs allege in three counties that auditors used uncertified voting machines and that thousands of ballots were manipulated.
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'Pelosi knows she's on the way out,' needs spending deal before Dem losses in midterms: GOP Rep
House Democratic leadership are "sacrificing a lot of their moderate members," forcing them to "take these tough votes that they really shouldn't have to do," said Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett.
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SC gov asks county not to use school resource officers to enforce mask mandate
The "aggressive use of school resource officers may inadvertently create unhealthy, erroneous and negative stereotypes of law enforcement officers, especially among our young children," Gov. Henry McMaster wrote to the head of Charleston County's school board.
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Georgia agency misused seized money for fitness devices, furniture, vehicles
Audit finds the former head of the Office of Special Investigations (OSI), a division of the Georgia Department of Revenue (GDOR), held on to more than $5.3 million that was supposed to be returned to state treasury.
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Rural EMS agencies face staffing and funding challenges
Nearly one-third of the nation’s EMS agencies in rural areas face immediate “operational jeopardy.”
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Whitmer kidnapping informant could skip prison despite gun crime
Informant Stephen Robeson wouldn't see prison time under a plea deal despite pleading guilty to a 10-year gun crime during the plot.
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Texas joins coalition supporting Florida ban on big tech censorship
Joining Texas in the brief are the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana and South Carolina.
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Lawsuit seeks to open door to school choice in Michigan
Lawsuit alleges state’s restriction on the use of public funds to pay for private education is unconstitutional.
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Major party committees have raised $531 million in 2021
Republican committees have a slight advantage over their democratic counterparts