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Hochul’s state-budget game-playing is getting ever less effective

For the third straight year, Hochul announced an "agreement in principle" on core issues before her negotiating partners thought the deal was done, and this time one of them...

Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50 gambit comes back to haunt California

Gavin Newsom spent hundreds of millions of dollars that California doesn't have when he...

Angelenos have been taxed enough — but the county wants more

Every year, Angelenos are reminded of what it means to pay their share. We...

Sacramento created California’s doctor shortage — here’s how to fix it

California leads the nation in doctor shortages. A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of federal...

Virginia’s gerrymander flop leaves Democrats frustrated — and dangerous

Virginia's redistricting faceplant means a potential political apocalypse for Democrats — who will push...

Democrats mock reported personalized Patel bourbon: ‘Notes of insecurity, narcissism’ 

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee mocked FBI Director Kash Patel after a new report came out saying the Trump administration official occasionally travels with a “personalized branded bourbon” engraved with his name and title.  “The Kash Patel bourbon: strong notes of insecurity, narcissism, incompetence and alcohol-fueled national security risk,” the lawmakers wrote in a...

Tennessee approves GOP House map drawing out lone Democrat seat

Tennessee lawmakers on Thursday passed a GOP-friendly map that carves up the state’s only majority-Black House seat and threatens the lone Democrat in the Volunteer State's nine-member congressional delegation. The Tennessee House and Senate approved the new map on Thursday after first voting to repeal the state’s 56-year prohibition on mid-decade redistricting, a necessary step...

FEMA Review Council makes its recommendations to reform agency

The review council tasked by President Trump with looking into reforms for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved its final report Thursday, recommending sweeping changes to the agency. The prescribed changes approved by the FEMA Review Council include reviewing agency staffing, shifting more responsibility to state, local and tribal authorities, and privatizing flood insurance....

What causes hantavirus in the US?

Hundreds of cases have been confirmed in the U.S. since the CDC started tracking the virus.

Trump administration not picking AI winners and losers: Wiles

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said Wednesday that the Trump administration is “not in the business of picking winners and losers” on AI, as officials grapple with how to safely roll out more advanced models. “This administration has one goal; ensure the best and safest tech is deployed rapidly to defeat any and all threats,”...

Pentagon CTO rules out resolution with Anthropic, calls Mythos a broader ‘cyber moment’

One of the Pentagon's top technology leaders ruled out any reconciliation with Anthropic, despite the White House softening its own tone on the AI company. "Never again will we be single-threaded with any one model," Emil Michael, under secretary of Defense for research and engineering, said Thursday in a fireside chat at the AI+ Expo...

Iran creates agency for Strait of Hormuz tolls as it reviews US plan to end war

The Iranian government this week launched an agency to administer tolls on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as officials in Tehran consider a proposal from the Trump administration to end hostilities. The new agency, called the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, will approve ship transits and collect tolls in the key waterway, according to shipping...

Colbert on time slot not going to traditional late-night show: ‘None of my business’

Comedian Stephen Colbert demurred when asked about the time slot on CBS he will soon vacate not being replaced by a traditional late-night show. "It’s none of my business," Colbert said during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter when asked about "The Late Show" being replaced by Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed" on CBS. "God bless...

4 states monitoring for hantavirus after deadly cruise ship outbreak

An Arizona Department of Health Services spokeswoman told The New York Times it is monitoring a resident who isn't symptomatic.

Obama gives Dems a reality check: ‘Talk like normal people’ 

If Democrats want to rebuild a durable coalition, especially with working-class voters, they have to do two things at once: speak plainly and deliver visibly.  

Mike Rowe reveals huge salaries of data center electricians 

In these tough economic times, there are still good paying jobs out there, and you don’t even have to go massively into debt to get an otherwise nearly worthless college degree to obtain them.

Expansion of E15: A gift to the ethanol lobby and a consumer betrayal

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is a costly and destructive federal mandate that should be reformed to lower fuel prices, promote competitive markets, and ensure American energy dominance.

Former CNN correspondent: Ted Turner was ‘fearless’ 

Former CNN correspondent Mike Boettcher reflected on the life and legacy of Ted Turner after he died Wednesday at the age of 87.  Boettcher appeared on NewsNation’s “Jesse Weber Live” Wednesday evening to remember his late friend, the iconic CNN founder and media mogul.  “Ted was fearless, and I think that was the quality that...

Ending military aid to Israel would be good for Israel and bad for America

For the United States, it is a small saving that ships American jobs overseas and weakens a proven alliance.

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