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Jay Obernolte
California’s 23rd Congressional District

Trump to Drop Plans for $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund

Kathleen Hicks, former US Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Biden administration, says the path out of the Iran conflict requires experienced negotiators and professional diplomatic teams. Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) stresses the need for Congress to move on reconciliation after the Justice Department made what he calls the "right choice" on the $1.8 billion so-called "weaponization" fund. Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) criticizes President Trump's handling of the conflict with Iran, arguing Congress must use its war-powers and spending authority to demand clearer answers from the Pentagon.

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Talarico Orders a Texas BBQ Feast After Paxton’s ‘Vegan’ Taunt

James Talarico picked at the brisket with his bare hands and polished off a rack of pork ribs. Sausage links and “Texas Twinkies” — stuffed jalapeño peppers wrapped in bacon — crowded the butcher paper on his overflowing tray of smoked meats. The best bite, he said, was a lemony concoction of pork chunks called “brakes.”

Lawmakers Urge NLRB to Probe Apple Labor Violation Claims

House Democrats affiliated with the Congressional Labor Caucus are urging the National Labor Relations Board to investigate alleged anti-union activity by Apple Inc. after the tech giant announced it would close its first unionized store.

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Big Firms Flag Executive Order Risks Under Trump: BGOV OnPoint

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Browse online for only a few moments and you’ll bump into “AI slop” — media created or altered by artificial intelligence, optimized to grab your attention, and mass-producible with minimal human supervision.

BGOV Bill Analysis: S. 2, Immigration-Border Reconciliation Bill

The Department of Homeland Security would receive $69.5 billion in multiyear funding under S. 2, Republicans’ budget reconciliation package.

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Crypto Groups Blast Illinois’ Digital Asset Trading Tax Proposal

Cryptocurrency trade groups are asking Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) to pull a proposed transaction tax on digital asset trading from the upcoming state budget, calling the first-in-the nation levy “substantively unsound, procedurally deficient, and economically destructive.”