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USDA's Rollins called screwworm a 'little pest' amid U. S. spread. Last year, she called it 'terrifying"
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (747+ words) Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told CNBC on Monday that the new world screwworm is a "little pest." In the past, she called the parasite "terrifying." The discrepancy in messaging before and after the flesh-eating pest was detected in the U. S. offers…...
House Republicans push $70 billion immigration funding package toward passage
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (650+ words) A monthslong stalemate over immigration enforcement could come to an end on Tuesday, as the U. S. House is poised to vote on a $70 billion funding package despite Democrats' vows to fight back. It's a major test for House Speaker Mike Johnson…...
Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (178+ words) Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor'Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of nearly 4 million. The outcome means'Spencer…...
USDA Secretary Rollins calls Texas ag chief 'unserious' amid screwworm threat
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (580+ words) Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Monday called Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller "unserious" after he criticized the USDA's response to the growing threat from the flesh-eating New World Screwworm. Miller, who lost the March Republican primary in a bid for…...
New York Mayor Mamdani says city must hike taxes on wealthy to fill $12 billion deficit
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (667+ words) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday said the city's wealthiest must pay more in taxes to help fill the staggering budget deficit of more than $12 billion that he was left by his predecessor. "This is at a scale…...
Senate overturns Boundary Waters protections, a boon for Chilean mining company
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (609+ words) The Senate on Thursday overturned a mining moratorium in Minnesota's Superior National Forest, a boon for a Chilean mining company subsidiary and a stinging loss for environmentalists trying to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The mine sought by…...
Trump picks housing Dir. Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief, replacing Tulsi Gabbard
1+ week, 1+ day ago (196+ words) President Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Bill Pulte, who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as acting director of national intelligence, putting the expansive U. S. intelligence community in the hands of a loyalist who has targeted the president's foes....
Trump can't rename Kennedy Center or close it for renovation for now, judge says
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Trump DOJ 'lawfare' fund temporarily blocked by judge as suit proceeds
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'You can't just leave it to the market': Frontrunner to replace UK PM Starmer calls for 'strong public control' over industry and AI
1+ week, 5+ day ago (480+ words) Andy Burnham, the politician who threatens to topple U. K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership, has called for tighter regulation on AI, Big Tech and key industries if he returns to central government. "Lest we forget: the principal cause of the 2008 crash…...