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US Rep. Danny Davis of Illinois won't run for reelection, backs state Rep. La Shawn Ford as his successor

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CHICAGO — Danny Davis, the 83-year-old dean of Illinois’ U.S. House delegation and a voice for progressive politics for decades, announced Thursday that he will not seek election to a 16th term representing his downtown and West Side district — the latest move in a generational change sweeping the state’s and nation’s political scene. ...Read more

Trump renews Powell feud over rate decision, fed renovation

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President Donald Trump resumed his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after the central bank declined to cut interest rates, ending a short-lived détente.

“Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell has done it again!!! He is TOO LATE, and actually, TOO ANGRY, TOO STUPID, & TOO POLITICAL, to have the job of Fed Chair,” Trump wrote on his ...Read more

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With 'Ring Ring,' Niko Rubio captures the California she grew up in

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LOS ANGELES — Niko Rubio knew she always wanted to be a singer. The hard part was figuring out what she wanted to sound like.

The 24-year-old singer-songwriter, who was born in the Los Angeles South Bay and is of Mexican and Salvadoran descent, was always encouraged by her family to pursue her artistic ambitions. When Rubio was a preteen, her...Read more

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Commentary: Trump's threat to bilingual education

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While volunteering this spring at a middle school in Washington, D.C., I watched a science teacher chat with her newest student, who had recently arrived from Paris. The teacher began explaining the guidelines of an upcoming assignment, employing hand gestures and a few well-intentioned Spanish words. The student, appreciative though a bit ...Read more

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Editorial: Hands off -- Trump's off-base attack on NYC's sanctuary immigration policy

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Intentionally misstating New York City’s sanctuary immigration policy as thwarting the prosecution of violent criminals, the Trump administration continued its war on local government by filing suit in federal court last week, one of a number of similar lawsuits across the country that conflate civil noncooperation with active criminal ...Read more

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Trump yanks millions of acres of ocean designated for wind power

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is revoking approval for millions of acres of ocean to be set aside for offshore wind development amid an escalating attack on the renewable power source.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Wednesday it was rescinding huge swaths of ocean in the U.S. Outer Continental ...Read more

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Trump eyes his Doral club in Florida for G20 summit

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his Doral resort in Florida, and to cut the number of extra participants to narrow the gathering’s size, people familiar with the matter said.

Preliminary planning is underway with the United States set to take over as host country in 2026. No final ...Read more

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Epstein grand jury transcripts sought by Trump DOJ may do little to quell the controversy: docs

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The grand jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal cases — which the Trump administration is trying to get unsealed in a bid to satisfy demands for more transparency — contain testimony from just two law enforcement witnesses that may do little to answer questions surrounding President Donald Trump’s role ...Read more

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Senate panel advances bill banning congressional stock trading

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WASHINGTON — GOP senators sparred with fellow Republican Josh Hawley on Wednesday over a Hawley-authored bill that would ban trading and ownership of stocks and certain other assets by lawmakers, the president and vice president and their spouses and dependent children.

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the ...Read more

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US Rep. Danny Davis of Illinois set to announce he won't run for reelection to Congress

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Danny Davis, the 83-year-old dean of Illinois’ U.S. House delegation and a voice for progressive politics for decades, is expected to announce Thursday that he will not seek election to a 16th term representing his downtown and West Side district — the latest move in a generational change sweeping the state’s and nation’s political scene...Read more

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A dozen Democrats sue ICE for preventing detention center oversight visits

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WASHINGTON — A dozen Democratic House members sued the Trump administration Wednesday after lawmakers were repeatedly denied access to immigrant detention facilities where they sought to conduct oversight visits.

The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Washington, says each plaintiff has attempted to visit a detention facility, ...Read more

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Democrats blast 'politics of fear' after Trump's claims against Obama, top aides

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Angling to move beyond the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, President Donald Trump has escalated his push to enact revenge on political foes with unfounded allegations of intelligence tampering against Barack Obama and top members of the 44th president’s administration — triggering new alarms from Democrats.

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters on Wednesday ...Read more

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Trump 'seriously considering' pardon for Diddy ahead of sentencing

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President Trump is reportedly considering granting a pardon to Sean “Diddy” Combs after an official decision has been made on his latest $50 million bail petition.

An administration source told Deadline the president is “seriously” weighing a pardon for the hip-hop mogul ahead of his sentencing in October.

Combs’ legal team filed yet...Read more

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12 Congress members sue ICE over access to immigrant detention facilities

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Twelve Democratic members of Congress filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging that ICE has illegally blocked congressional access to detention facilities.

In the suit, led by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado, the lawmakers allege that ICE is violating a federal law that allows members of Congress ...Read more

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FireAid retains law firm to review grants, after Trump's misleading criticism

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LOS ANGELES — The organizers of the wildfire relief organization FireAid have retained a law firm to review its grantmaking process. The move follows misleading criticism from President Donald Trump and right-wing politicians who have called for FireAid to be investigated.

FireAid, a benefit produced by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, music ...Read more

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Trump ends tariff break for low-value goods in blow to online retailers

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday applied tariffs to low-value imports from all trading partners, a change that could raise costs for American travelers bringing goods into the U.S. after travels abroad.

The move, made in an executive order, will become effective on Aug. 29 and apply to all goods valued at or under $800 that previously ...Read more

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North Carolina Republicans advance sweeping new elections bill. Here's what's in it

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday pared down an attempt to convert a wide swath of the State Board of Elections nonpartisan civil service staff into political appointees — advancing an amended elections bill that still includes significant changes to voter ID, ballot counting deadlines, ranked choice voting and more.

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Who would voters support in 2028? How Vance, Newsom and others fare in poll

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The 2028 presidential election is three years and countless news cycles away. But, voters already have clear preferences for several hopefuls, according to new polling.

The latest Emerson College survey created hypothetical 2028 match-ups between Vice President JD Vance, a Republican, and three prominent Democrats: California Gov. Gavin Newsom,...Read more

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Democrats have long outpaced Republicans in deaths in office

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It began this year with a Texas Democrat: Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston who had joined the House at the age of 70. He died two months into his freshman term.

That was quickly followed by the deaths of two veteran Democrats: Raúl M. Grijalva, 77, of Arizona, who for years held the top slot on the Natural Resources Committee, and...Read more

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Senate confirms former Trump personal attorney for lifetime post

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The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s controversial former personal attorney to a lifetime federal appeals court post Tuesday on a narrow party-line vote.

Emil Bove, who has served as a Justice Department official in the first few months of Trump’s second term, will take a lifetime post on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd ...Read more

 

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