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Congress’ top Democrats are reviewing the latest proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security as the shutdown closes out its second week.
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This interactive report dives into the lessons of Trump 2.0, how the C-suite can influence what comes next, and what corporate America might expect to see if control of Congress shifts after this year’s midterm elections.
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Pentagon’s Michael on Anthropic Talks, Military Use of AI
US Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael discusses talks with Anthropic about loosening restrictions on the use of its artificial intelligence technology by the US military. Michael says the Pentagon offered concessions to the company and is open to continuing talks ahead of the Friday afternoon deadline.
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A senior Senate Democrat said
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Emboldened by his successful and quick ousting of Venezuela’s leader, Trump has again ripped up the MAGA playbook and decided to launch a war of choice.
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The US and Israel struck targets across Iran, with President
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Rahm Emanuel Wants Democrats to Ditch Culture War, Talk Prices
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
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Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
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BGOV OnPoint: Highway Fund Haunts Surface Transportation Talks
Lawmakers face a dwindling highway funding source and competing priorities as they assemble the next surface transportation package before its programs expire Sept. 30.
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BGOV OnPoint: Trump, Companies Hold Breath for Ruling on Tariffs
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Refugee Detention a ‘Dystopian Nightmare,’ Minnesota Judge Says
The Department of Homeland Security’s policy of arresting and detaining refugees that were lawfully admitted to the US is flatly contradicted by the statute the administration says gives it such authority, a federal judge said Friday.
Pharma Group Tells Justices Oregon Law Threatens Trade Secrets
A pharmaceutical industry association told the US Supreme Court that an Oregon law unconstitutionally lets the government publish trade secrets—rendering them worthless—under the guise of “transparency.”
Graduated Income Tax Petition Drive Launched in Colorado
A coalition of Colorado community and tax policy groups has been cleared to start collecting signatures for a ballot initiative asking voters to establish a graduated income tax system that will lean primarily on wealthy taxpayers.
California Privacy Agency Sees Surge in Data Broker Sign-Ups
A wave of data brokers have registered with California’s data deletion platform as they prepare to erase consumers’ personal information starting in August.
Blue States Bash EPA Plan to Stop Some Expedited Record Requests
Ten state attorneys general pushed back against the EPA’s draft regulation to no longer allow fees to be waived or requests to be expedited for environmental justice-related public records requests under the Freedom of Information Act.
States Challenge RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Changes: States of Play
More than a dozen states have joined the legal fray against US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s sweeping vaccine policy changes by claiming they threaten the states’ efforts to encourage vaccinations among their populations.
