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Greene touts removal of AI provision from GOP megabill as ‘huge win for federalism’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) cheered the Senate’s decision Tuesday to remove a provision from Republicans’ sweeping tax bill that would have barred states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI), calling it a “huge win for federalism.” Despite initially voting for the House version of the bill containing the AI moratorium, Greene has since become a...

Trump visits ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida’s migrant detention facility

The Trump administration and Florida leaders are moving forward with a plan to build a detention facility on a remote site in the Everglades to hold undocumented migrants awaiting deportation, with the facility expected to cost $450 million a year.

Anthony Weiner loses political comeback bid

The controversial former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has lost his second attempt at a political comeback, losing the Democratic nomination for a seat on the New York City Council, Decision Desk HQ projects. He was defeated by state Assembly member Harvey Epstein. Weiner and Epstein were part of a five-person race for the Democratic nomination...

Donalds raises $22M in Florida governor bid

Rep. Byron Donalds’s (R-Fla.) gubernatorial campaign said Tuesday it has raised a whopping $22 million since the congressman entered the race in February.  Donalds currently has more than $20 million in cash on hand, according to his campaign.  Axios was the first to report on the fundraising haul. Donalds is widely seen as the front-runner...

Murkowski laments ‘agonizing’ process to ‘yes’ on GOP tax bill

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) labeled the process that brought her to vote for the GOP’s gargantuan tax and spending package “agonizing” and said she hopes more is done to improve the bill, including through both the Senate and House going to conference to finalize it.  Murkowski told reporters after the vote that she "struggled mightily"...

Chocolate sold at supermarkets in 8 states, DC recalled over risk of ‘serious’ allergic reaction

Chocolate candies that were sold in multiple states are being recalled over the potential presence of an undeclared milk allergen, which could cause a "serious or life-threatening" reaction to people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk.

The power of the ‘Influencer General’ 

The Office of the Surgeon General isn’t often in the news these days, but it's powerfully influential.

Utah accuses Snapchat of designing algorithm addictive to children

Top Utah officials are suing Snap Inc., which owns the social media platform Snapchat, and accusing it of creating an algorithm that makes the app addicting to children, as well as enabling the illegal sales of drugs and sexual exploitation. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox and state Attorney General Derek Brown filed the lawsuit Monday, saying Snap...

Warren on Senate passing GOP megabill: ‘I’m angry. You should be too’

Senate Democrats are starting to pick up the pieces after Republicans muscled President Trump's “big, beautiful bill” through the upper chamber Tuesday, with Vice President Vance breaking a tie vote to send the mammoth legislation back to the House. “This bill is bad. It’s bad economically. It’s bad morally. This bill is just wrong,” Sen....

Trump’s economy: A weak link in MAGA’s chain

Democrats must focus on Trump's economic policies, such as raising food and medical prices, to end his reign of terror and stop the spread of MAGA policies.

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