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House rep eyes border ‘safety net’ fund as DHS urges Congress for more money

A new House GOP bill proposes creating a Border Enforcement Trust Fund using gambling tax revenues to provide emergency funding for ICE amid immigration enforcement challenges.

Republican senator teams up with Democrat to push $15 per hour minimum wage plus annual inflation increases

A bipartisan Senate duo is pushing a measure to enact a $15 an hour federal minimum wage, plus annual increases to adjust for inflation

Musk says he regrets social media posts targeting Trump: ‘They went too far’

Elon Musk said Wednesday that he regrets making some of his recent social media posts attacking President Donald Trump, admitting they went "too far."

New Jersey congresswoman indicted on charges from confrontation with ICE

The Justice Department said Rep. LaMonica McIver was formally indicted Tuesday on three charges stemming from her clash with immigration officers after she and several colleagues tried last month to force their way into an ICE facility in New Jersey.

Strengthen, don’t soften the Russia sanctions bill

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) expansive Russia sanctions bill faces opposition from a White House that persists in the delusion that appeasing President Vladimir Putin will lead to peace in Ukraine and improved relations with the U.S. Putin has exploited this to his benefit at every turn — most recently with a cynical prisoner swap proposal […]

AI data centers could drive a new wave of Texas air pollution, report finds

The boom in artificial intelligence (AI) risks filling Texas air with toxins, a report has found. State regulators are considering proposals for more than 100 new gas power projects — the vast majority of them entirely new plants — to power a new wave of data centers, according to findings published early Wednesday by the Environmental Integrity...

Judge rejects Newsom’s emergency request to limit Trump LA troop deployment

A judge has rejected California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) emergency request to limit President Trump’s Los Angeles troop deployment. Newsom had earlier Tuesday asked a federal judge to immediately intervene to limit Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in L.A., asking for an emergency ruling by 1 p.m. PDT that day. U.S. District Judge Charles...

Michael Goodwin: Dems agree NYC is too expensive — and voters can’t afford them being in charge

If there is a single point of agreement among all the Democrats running for mayor, it’s that New York is too damn expensive.

Appeals court says Trump ‘liberation day’ tariffs can move forward

A federal appeals court said Tuesday that President Trump's "liberation day" tariffs can remain in effect while the legal battle over them rages, delivering an important victory to the White House which says the tariffs are needed to force better terms with America's trading partners.

Newsom declares ‘democracy’ at stake in battle with Trump over Los Angeles

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, reaching to become the face of Democratic opposition to President Trump, declared "democracy is under assault" in an address Tuesday night, and demanding that the president cancel the thousands of troops he's placed on the streets of Los Angeles.

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