More than 16 congressional Democrats accused the Federal Communications Commission this week of running a license-review process “tainted by animus and ideology,” demanding the agency back off its early scrutiny …
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HHS withholds $867 million in Medicaid payments to California as part of ‘crackdown on fraud’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn the latest salvo in the war between the Trump administration and California, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy jr. said Tuesday that his agency withheld $867.5 million …
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Pentagon seeks billions from Congress as concerns grow over Iran war
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Trump administration urged Congress on Tuesday to approve roughly $70 billion in emergency defense funding to sustain U.S. military capabilities amid its escalating war against Iran, warning that without …
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Trump says U.S. will bomb Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected hub of Iranian nuclear activity
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter U.S. strikes on Iran’s largest nuclear facilities last year, both President Trump and the White House were adamant that the Middle East nation’s nuclear program had been destroyed. “Monumental …
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Newsom pushes California to crack down on sex trafficking — fast
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — California has spent millions of dollars to combat sex trafficking, and yet it can still be found in every city and town, hiding in plain sight. Whether it’s online, on …
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JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, announced the birth of their fourth child, the first born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 …
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Darline Graham says she will run for a full term in Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday she’s running for a full term to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat. “I’ve made a decision,” Graham told Fox News …
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Troy Jackson surges as Maine Democrats’ likely Senate pick after Graham Platner’s exit
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTroy Jackson, a former Maine lawmaker and fifth-generation logger from the North Maine Woods, has emerged as the likely new replacement for the state’s Democratic Senate nominee after former candidate …
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Column: Californians sour on Newsom’s push to ban gas-powered cars
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon leave office without gaining the support of fellow Californians for his most ambitious climate project: the banning of new gas-burning car sales by 2035. …
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Justice Department activates untested court for ‘alien terrorist’ deportations
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport “alien terrorists” from the United States. …