From the States
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Seattle spending millions on illegal migrants as Trump admin taking steps to deny funds
According to city statistics, there are more than 143,687 foreign-born residents in Seattle, including 21,000 illegal immigrants who make up roughly 2.7% of the city’s total population of 755,000.
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LA's credit rating downgraded due to 'structural imbalance' amid $1 billion deficit
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is currently seeking a state bailout, but given that the state says it has “no capacity” for new spending commitments, it’s unclear if the funding will materialize.
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American game board company challenges Trump's tariffs in yet another lawsuit
Pacific Legal Foundation, a national nonprofit law firm, filed the suit on behalf of Stonemaier Games and other small businesses.
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Nevada Assembly passes bill to keep ICE officers out of public schools, heads to state Senate
The bill would require public school employees to deny ICE officers information about a student or a student’s family without a warrant.
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New poll suggests that just 1 in 10 believe America’s checks, balances are very effective
“Americans are clearly questioning whether the rule of law and our constitutional structure are built to withstand the pressures of the current political moment,” said the dean of Elon School of Law.
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Durbin discussed plans to not run again with Gov Pritzker and Lt Gov Stratton before announcing
Thursday morning, Pritzker’s second in command, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, announced she is running for Durbin’s seat.
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After successful test, US Army names new long-range hypersonic weapon 'Dark Eagle'
Army officials repeatedly delayed tests of the Dark Eagle system after failures in 2021 and 2022, according to the CRS report.
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Legislative committee reviews audit of Wisconsin government's DEI projects and spending
The DEI audit of Wisconsin government actions related to Gov. Tony Evers’ November 2019 executive order requiring each state agency to develop a DEI plan.
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School district in CA passes resolution supporting ban on boys in girls' sports, defying state law
The resolution stated RUSD “strongly supports Title IX and calls upon athletic governing bodies to uphold its protections by ensuring fairness and equal opportunities in girls’ sports,”
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Trump's goals for DOGE remain the same as Musk prepares to reduce his role in the project
Musk is not leaving DOGE and he said DOGE's mission remains critical to the nation's future.
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Shakeup at State Department raises concerns from foreign aid experts
Rubio argued that the State Department “has long struggled to perform basic diplomatic functions, even as both its size and cost to the American taxpayer has ballooned.”
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Treasury Sec Bessent says IMF and World Bank aren’t doing their job
Bessent said that more than 100 countries have approached the U.S. to negotiate trade agreements since the Trump administration’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcements.
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DOJ accuses IL officials of having kept noncitizen from ICE accused of murder after jail release
Despite DOJ's claims, “We don’t prevent the federal authorities from coming to our jails or coming to our prisons with a federal criminal warrant and take them,” Gov. Pritzker said. “We, in fact, I would like them to do that..."