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Missouri voters just blocked a Republican-led effort to raise the bar for passing citizen-led constitutional amendments. Under current law, ballot measures require a simple majority for passage. Amendment 4 would have required ballot initiatives to win a majority in each congressional district.
Home sales are slumping, renovation spending is losing steam and yet lumber prices have risen this summer to their highest level in four years on.wsj.com/4gfbq00
Home-Building Is Sputtering, but Lumber Prices Haven’t Been So High in Years
Steep duties on Canadian lumber, wildfires and sawmill closures have cut supply and pushed up prices.
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Sean Hannity questions Fox News’ own poll that shows Democrat leading race for Texas Senate seat
Sean Hannity questions Fox News’ poll showing Democrat leading Texas Senate race
Recent polls show Talarico narrowly leading Ken Paxton in Texas or have the two candidates tied
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Courts rule Trump administration can’t cancel $22B in climate grants arkansasadvocate.com/2026/08/05/r...
Courts rule Trump administration can't cancel $22B in climate grants | Arkansas Advocate
Two courts this week dealt blows to the Trump administration’s attempts to withdraw clean energy and climate grants. A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency c...
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US Measles Cases Reach a 35-Year High as RFK Jr. Urges Parents to Vaccinate The United States has already recorded more measles infections in the first eight months of 2026 than in any full year over the past 35 years, with most patients
US Measles Cases Reach a 35-Year High as RFK Jr. Urges Parents to Vaccinate
The United States has already recorded more measles infections in the first eight months of 2026 than in any full year over the past 35 years, with most patients unvaccinated as Health Secretary Rober...
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Attorneys for the former Olympic canoeist the Trump administration had charged in a felony Reflecting Pool case are seeking to permanently bar any effort to resurface what they called a “politically motivated prosecution” of their client.
Olympic canoeist charged by Pirro seeks to permanently sink Reflecting Pool case
Amid Trump’s criticism of the decision to drop the case, attorneys for David “Davey” Hearn said prosecutors shouldn’t be allowed to try to bring new charges.
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Trump-allied executive David Ellison was trying to convince critics that he wouldn't let his company's acquisition of CNN impact the news organization's reporting, an analyst reported on Tuesday.
'Rings hollow': MAGA 'nepo baby' thrashed by analyst after defending media overhaul
Trump-allied executive David Ellison was trying to convince critics that he wouldn't let his company's acquisition of CNN impact the news organization's reporting, an analyst reported on Tuesday.The Paramount Skydance owner responed to stalled-out purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery and wrote a New Y...
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"These senators who got involved in trying to pretend they were going to block [Todd Blanche] actually made matters worse, because they have now endorsed the corrupt deal," said legal expert Liz Oyer of Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn.
'Backfired': Expert warns GOP mutiny against Todd Blanche just 'made matters worse'
President Donald Trump's attorney general pick, Todd Blanche, finally appears to be on track after Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John Cornyn (R-TX) extracted some fairly minor concessions.But their entire blockade may prove to be for nothing, legal expert Liz Oyer told MS NOW's Alicia Menendez on Tue...
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An armed man was arrested outside of a Trump golf course in Southern California days before he was scheduled to visit, per CNN.
Armed man arrested at Trump golf course ahead of presidential visit
An armed man was arrested outside of a Trump golf course in Southern California days before he was scheduled to visit, per reports.According to reporting by CNN, the man was arrested by federal agents on Sunday, but the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported it via a statement on Tuesday. ...
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Jeanine Pirro is offering prosecutors $25,000 bonuses to commit to two more years, after a string of collapsed cases that have enraged the president.
Jeanine Pirro doles out $25K bonuses as prosecutors try to quit and Trump rages: report
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro offered prosecutors $25,000 to stay as President Donald Trump raged at her over a string of collapsed cases, a new report shows.Pirro last month offered the retention bonuses to prosecutors willing to commit to two more years, the Wall Street ...
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Contractors assemble dossiers that can include a poster's name, birth date, employer, Social Security number and vehicle records. To identify anonymous accounts, DHS has sent hundreds of subpoenas to social media companies.
"People have domestic disputes," said Speaker Johnson. Max Miller is accused of drawing a gun on his wife, scalding her with hot water, and distributing a photo his ex-wife's lawyer called possible child sexual abuse material.
Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a startling response to the unfolding controversy surrounding Rep. Max Miller: "It's part of being flawed humans. We have to let those processes play out."
'Part of being flawed': Johnson shrugs after MAGA lawmaker exposes toddler to the public
Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a startling response to the unfolding controversy surrounding Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), who has been accused of abusing his wife and daughter and later releasing a trove of private documents that may have included an image of his toddler's naked body. “It’s part of being...
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For the first time since 2017, a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Democrats surpassing Republicans on which party voters think has a better approach to the economy. Trump's approval rating is at 35%. Democrats lead by 5-points on the generic congressional ballot.
Voters prefer Democrats over Republicans on economy for first time in a decade, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Democrats lead Republicans 37% to 36% on the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
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CALLED: Abdul El-Sayed will be Michigan’s Democratic nominee for senator this November.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell received an unordered pizza delivery to his Rhode Island home addressed to a name that sent chills down his spine: Daniel Anderl.
Sinister deliveries and death threats hound judge each time he rules against Trump: report
U.S. District Judge John McConnell received an unordered pizza delivery to his Rhode Island home addressed to a name that sent chills down his spine: Daniel Anderl.The name belonged to federal Judge Esther Salas's son, who was shot and killed in 2020 by a disgruntled lawyer targeting his mother, and...
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Trump acts like every criticism is a personal attack instead of a normal part of democracy. That's the problem. Public office isn't about protecting your ego—it's about serving the public. Leadership without accountability is just performance.
Attacking a U.S. Attorney for dropping a fundamentally flawed case isn't "toughness"—it's a desperate attempt to manipulate the legal system for political theater globalnews.ca/news/1200765...
Trump says U.S. attorney ‘choked’ by dropping Reflecting Pool vandal case - National | Globalnews.ca
Trump claimed surveillance footage proved the pool's new liner had been vandalized and argued that Jeanine Pirro, a close political ally, should have continued pursuing the case.
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The president was accused of "hating" the U.S.
Trump accused of 'hating the US' after harsh tirade against 'filthy' blue cities
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump administration on Monday that sought to compel Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold to hand over sensitive voter information to the federal government. By @sarawilson.bsky.social
Trump administration's attempt to obtain Colorado voter data shut down by federal judge | Colorado Newsline
Colorado will not need to hand over sensitive voter registration information to the federal government, a judge ruled.
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Palantir just posted $1.9 billion in quarterly revenue and $1.1 billion in profit. CEO Alex Karp said they were able to produce these results with a "shrinking" sales team. https://bit.ly/3TV3Y1s
Alex Karp rings the alarm for salespeople, saying Palantir's teams crushed earnings with a 'miniscule and shrinking' head count
"We have discarded conventional wisdom in favor of our own," CEO Karp said of Palantir's best-ever quarter.
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The AI boom has a hidden price. Our investigation into the secrets of US data centers just won a prestigious Polk Award. Read the series here: bit.ly/4aFvMvu Read more about the win here: bit.ly/46WhQvY (Credit: John-David Richardson for Business Insider) #datacenters #ai #awards
While AI infrastructure is not the sole cause of rising utility bills, several states are increasingly worried.
Map Shows Electricity Costs in Every State as AI Data Centers Surge Prices
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