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Fears that push for ballroom spending could jeopardize $70bn funding for immigration enforcement Senate Republicans on Wednesday formally dropped their attempt to spend $1bn on security improvements for Donald Trump’s...
Why it matters: Fears that push for ballroom spending could jeopardize $70bn funding for immigration enforcement Senate Republicans on Wednesday formally dropped their attempt to spend $1bn on security improvements for Donald Trump’s...
Consumer advocates decry Democrat Jared Polis for ‘choosing to side with dominant corporations’ over workers Colorado’s governor vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have banned companies from using surveillance pricing...
Why it matters: Consumer advocates decry Democrat Jared Polis for ‘choosing to side with dominant corporations’ over workers Colorado’s governor vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have banned companies from using surveillance pricing...
A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI, police said on Wednesday.
Why it matters: A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI, police said on Wednesday.
The public cost is that potential for political interference in scientific research funding, threatening research independence and public trust.
Why it matters: The public cost is that potential for political interference in scientific research funding, threatening research independence and public trust.
The public cost is that if threats against elected officials become normalized or go unpunished, the public risks losing effective, independent leadership and a safe, functioning democracy.
Why it matters: The public cost is that if threats against elected officials become normalized or go unpunished, the public risks losing effective, independent leadership and a safe, functioning democracy.
The public stakes turn on whether voters get a fair, legible decision process before procedural choices narrow representation or accountability.
Why it matters: The public stakes turn on whether voters get a fair, legible decision process before procedural choices narrow representation or accountability.
The public stakes turn on who gains leverage, who absorbs the cost, and whether the decision path remains visible enough for accountability.
Why it matters: The public stakes turn on who gains leverage, who absorbs the cost, and whether the decision path remains visible enough for accountability.
The public cost is that if new twist, the public stakes turn on who bears the downstream security, budget, service, or accountability costs.
Why it matters: The public cost is that if new twist, the public stakes turn on who bears the downstream security, budget, service, or accountability costs.
The public stakes turn on who gains leverage, who absorbs the cost, and whether the decision path remains visible enough for accountability.
Why it matters: The public stakes turn on who gains leverage, who absorbs the cost, and whether the decision path remains visible enough for accountability.
The public stakes turn on who gains leverage, who absorbs the cost, and whether the decision path remains visible enough for accountability.
Why it matters: The public stakes turn on who gains leverage, who absorbs the cost, and whether the decision path remains visible enough for accountability.
The public stakes turn on whether voters get a fair, legible decision process before procedural choices narrow representation or accountability.
Why it matters: The public stakes turn on whether voters get a fair, legible decision process before procedural choices narrow representation or accountability.
The public cost is that the Northern District of California federal court’s YouTube page will host the livestream when Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is on the bench, around 8 a.m.
Why it matters: The public cost is that the Northern District of California federal court’s YouTube page will host the livestream when Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is on the bench, around 8 a.m.
The public cost is that alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) suggested that Democratic-leaning states respond to Republican efforts to gerrymander their congressional maps by doing the same.
Why it matters: The public cost is that alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) suggested that Democratic-leaning states respond to Republican efforts to gerrymander their congressional maps by doing the same.
The public cost is that if white House dinner suspect charged, the public stakes turn on who bears the downstream security, budget, service, or accountability costs.
Why it matters: The public cost is that if white House dinner suspect charged, the public stakes turn on who bears the downstream security, budget, service, or accountability costs.
The public cost is that if warns the U.S. is in a stagflationary period, the public stakes turn on who bears the downstream security, budget, service, or accountability costs.
Why it matters: The public cost is that if warns the U.S. is in a stagflationary period, the public stakes turn on who bears the downstream security, budget, service, or accountability costs.
The public cost is that tied to how CBS News can convert attention and institutional position into durable leverage, while the public absorbs the consequences.
Why it matters: The public cost is that tied to how CBS News can convert attention and institutional position into durable leverage, while the public absorbs the consequences.
Florida is heading into a redistricting fight that could change who controls the U.S. House. The real issue is not just lines on a map; it is whether state power gets used to lo...
Why it matters: Florida is heading into a redistricting fight that could change who controls the U.S. House. The real issue is not just lines on a map; it is whether state power gets used to lo...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his record and Trump’s proposed budget cuts in a House hearing on Wednesday. The hearing mattered because it put federal health l...
Why it matters: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his record and Trump’s proposed budget cuts in a House hearing on Wednesday. The hearing mattered because it put federal health l...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are briefing the public on the war with Iran. This matters because war decisions are not just foreign pol...
Why it matters: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are briefing the public on the war with Iran. This matters because war decisions are not just foreign pol...
Federal records say campaign money tied to Ruben Gallego and Eric Swalwell was spent at Puerto Rico resorts during Gallego’s wedding weekend. The episode matters because it rais...
Why it matters: Federal records say campaign money tied to Ruben Gallego and Eric Swalwell was spent at Puerto Rico resorts during Gallego’s wedding weekend. The episode matters because it rais...
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are going farther from Earth than any humans in history. The mission is a milestone for the public space program, and it puts a spotlight on how the...
Why it matters: NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are going farther from Earth than any humans in history. The mission is a milestone for the public space program, and it puts a spotlight on how the...
President Trump's new budget proposal asks Congress for $1.5 trillion in defense spending — a 42% increase — while cutting nondefense spending by $73 billion, or 10%. This budge...
Why it matters: President Trump's new budget proposal asks Congress for $1.5 trillion in defense spending — a 42% increase — while cutting nondefense spending by $73 billion, or 10%. This budge...
Trump’s budget plan would push defense spending up by $445 billion while cutting other programs by 10%. That is not just a budget tweak. It is a blunt statement about who gets p...
Why it matters: Trump’s budget plan would push defense spending up by $445 billion while cutting other programs by 10%. That is not just a budget tweak. It is a blunt statement about who gets p...
Idaho senators narrowly passed a bill that would redirect insurance premium tax money into medical education, and they also moved a plan to manage $930 million in federal rural...
Why it matters: Idaho senators narrowly passed a bill that would redirect insurance premium tax money into medical education, and they also moved a plan to manage $930 million in federal rural...
Los Angeles Unified School District is facing accusations that it quietly funded programs reserved for Black students only. The allegations matter because they could trigger a f...
Why it matters: Los Angeles Unified School District is facing accusations that it quietly funded programs reserved for Black students only. The allegations matter because they could trigger a f...
A federal judge in Texas dismissed X’s lawsuit against advertisers it accused of organizing a boycott. The ruling cuts off one of X’s key legal attacks on the companies that pul...
Why it matters: A federal judge in Texas dismissed X’s lawsuit against advertisers it accused of organizing a boycott. The ruling cuts off one of X’s key legal attacks on the companies that pul...
A federal case involving the Bowling Green Independent Schools board puts Kentucky school governance in focus. It matters because school boards make decisions that shape public...
Why it matters: A federal case involving the Bowling Green Independent Schools board puts Kentucky school governance in focus. It matters because school boards make decisions that shape public...