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Spared from dissolution, Texas Lottery gets a second chance under new management
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The first battle in the war on Fed independence takes shape today in Lisa Cook’s emergency hearing
The current battle over the Fed’s independence from the White House has boiled down to Cook v. Trump. Literally.
Fed governor (or former Fed...
DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio
Some operatives from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are joining Airbnb cofounder and DOGE member Joe Gebbia’s new National Design Studio, sources tell...
“Bathroom bill” aimed at trans people approved by Texas House after decade of failed attempts
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Houston committee weighs giving city council more power over infrastructure projects | Houston Public Media
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Houston City Council members this week continued to consider requiring more transparency from the mayoral administration and giving themselves more...
The bigger story behind the mass exodus of CDC leadership
The simmering showdown between US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has finally...
Trump Threatens National Guard Deployment To “Out Of Control” Chicago As Governor, JB Pritzker, And Obama Send Stern Messages (VIDEO)
Trump Threatens National Guard Deployment To “Out Of Control” Chicago As Governor, JB Pritzker, And Obama Send Stern Messages (VIDEO)
Whew, Donald Trump is back...
Trump Threatens National Guard Deployment To “Out Of Control” Chicago As Governor, JB Pritzker, And Obama Send Stern Messages (VIDEO)
Whew, Donald Trump is back at it again. And, this time he’s got his sights set on the streets of Chicago. Word on the...
Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election
NEWBERN, Ala. – The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after white residents locked him...
As Republicans make gains in the Rio Grande Valley, Democrats are fighting among themselves
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