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Gavin Newsom says Trump ordered DOJ to investigate him and his wife
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (99+ words) CNBC - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused President Donald Trump of ordering the Department of Justice to investigate him and his wife. - "They have not found a crime - they are simply trying to find one," Newsom said in a…...
Switzerland is voting on whether to cap its population at 10 million. Here's what to know
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (904+ words) Switzerland, a wealthy country that has historically embraced free movement and foreign investment, is about to vote on whether to cap its population " and restrict immigration measures to do so. Sunday's referendum comes after the country's population increased 10% in the…...
Top House Republican's family investment poised to benefit from Space X IPO
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (504+ words) Rep. Lisa Mc Clain, one of the House GOP's top leaders, has a family investment poised to benefit from Space X's record public debut after her husband bought as much as $250, 000 in Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company x AI before…...
Trump picks former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as national intelligence director
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USDA's Rollins called screwworm a 'little pest' amid U. S. spread. Last year, she called it 'terrifying"
5+ day 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
6+ day, 3+ 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
6+ day, 20+ 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
6+ day, 21+ 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, 2+ 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, 4+ 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…...