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The White House shift on immigration messaging is exposing the divides between Republicans worried about blowback from enforcement actions in their communities and hard-liners who want the administration to stay the course.
Trump’s War, Falling Popularity Put GOP Senate Majority at Risk
For Republicans facing a tough election year, holding the Senate is their easiest path to keeping some power in Congress. But President Donald Trump is raising their degree of difficulty.
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Judge Rejects Democrat’s Bid to Vote on Kennedy Center Plans
A Democratic lawmaker must be permitted to speak, but won’t get a vote, at an upcoming Kennedy Center board meeting on President Donald Trump’s plans to temporarily close the performing arts center he renamed for himself, a Washington federal judge held.
Endangered Species ‘God Squad’ to Meet to Promote Oil Drilling
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will convene the Endangered Species Committee, or “God Squad,” for the first time in decades to exempt imperiled species in the Gulf of Mexico from protections to support offshore oil drilling, according to a Federal Register notice posted late Friday.
US Withdraws Draft Rule That Called for Global AI Chip Permits
The US Commerce Department has pulled a draft regulation that would have restricted exports of artificial intelligence chips to anywhere in the world without US approval, according to an electronic notification posted on a government website.
US Hits Military Targets on Iran’s Kharg Island as War Escalates
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US Officials Have Discussed Trading Oil Futures, Burgum Says
The Trump administration has discussed trading in the oil futures market as a strategy to help curb surging crude prices amid the war in Iran, Interior Secretary
Kennedy Center Chief Replaced After Wave of Artist Cancellations
Kemp Ramps Up Georgia Senate Race Involvement Ahead of Primary
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Carmakers Warn US Over Chinese Autos Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
US auto lobbyists urged the Trump administration to keep Chinese carmakers out of the American market, sounding an alarm about the threats posed ahead of President
DHS Buys Massive Warehouse in Salt Lake City to Detain Migrants
A massive warehouse on Salt Lake City’s west side has been purchased by the Department of Homeland Security, adding to a growing portfolio of industrial buildings the federal government is acquiring to expand immigration detention capacity.
Gas-Powered AI Data Center Projects Probed by Senate Democrats
Senate Democrats have launched a probe into leading artificial intelligence companies’ plans to power new data center projects with gas plants.
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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.
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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Pentagon Boosted Guided Missile Procurement Before Iran Strikes
The Defense Department awarded $18.4 billion in unclassified spending for missile defense systems in fiscal 2025, with procurement for guided missiles within that market increasing by 52% from the previous year’s levels, according to a Bloomberg Government analysis.
Top 20: Agencies Push Billion-Dollar Enterprise Health Care Bids
Two enterprise-scale opportunities estimated to serve more than 150 million Americans would modernize government health service delivery as health care costs rise and federal agencies move to consolidate contracts around commercial solutions.
BGOV Bill Analysis: Senate-Amended Housing Package
The Housing and Urban Development Department would create new programs to support affordable housing, ramp up housing production in states and cities, and ease environmental regulations for federally funded housing developments under a Senate amendment to
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Ohio Judge Tosses Suits Over Workers’ Comp Board Appointments
A judge tossed a pair of lawsuits challenging the appointment of members of an Ohio board that hears workers’ compensation disputes, saying he didn’t have the authority to hear the cases.
Complying With California Kids Code Is Suddenly More Complicated
Companies have just weeks to comply with major provisions of California’s landmark law on kids’ safety that were unblocked by a federal appeals court this week.
DHS Buys Massive Warehouse in Salt Lake City to Detain Migrants
A massive warehouse on Salt Lake City’s west side has been purchased by the Department of Homeland Security, adding to a growing portfolio of industrial buildings the federal government is acquiring to expand immigration detention capacity.
Virginia Divided Over Data Center Tax Break: States of Play
Virginia lawmakers remain at an impasse over whether to maintain the state’s $1.6 billion data center sales tax exemption, as talks to reach a two-year budget deal go down to the wire, Daniel Moore reports.
Fifth Circuit Pivots, Asks EPA to Reconsider Texas Ozone Plan
The Fifth Circuit granted Texas its request for the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its ozone pollution plan and maintained its view that the agency should also reconsider Mississippi’s in a new opinion the court issued Friday.
LA Races to Add Electric Buses and Chargers for 2028 Olympics (Correct)
The last time Los Angeles hosted the Olympic Games, in 1984, organizers came up with a plan to shuttle athletes and spectators around the sprawling metro on a special fleet of buses running express routes between venues. Improbably, this pop-up bus rapid transit system worked pretty well — normally traffic-clogged freeways flowed freely.
