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A woman with a vision becomes unstoppable.
James Talarico on Texas officially banning THC: “Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst."
NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...
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Trump's Medicaid work requirements are putting even terminally ill patients through bureaucratic nightmares to keep their health insurance — all to fund even more tax cuts for the wealthy.
Gerrymandering lets politicians choose their voters instead of the other way around. Until we end that, it will remain difficult to achieve the things most Americans already agree on.
He's a crook people are paying him to be an asshole and he's eagerly following through and way too many Texans continue to vote for an asshole
Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d agoHow is Ken Paxton able to own at least 15 real estate properties worth around $9 million—including a $1 million property in Hawaii with an ocean view—on his government salary of $153,000 per year? Explain it to me like I’m five.
edition.cnn.com/2026/06/15/w... Trump and Iran say agreement to be signed on Friday
Live updates: US-Iran war, Trump and Tehran reach agreement, G7 summit starts | CNN
Breakthrough after weeks of precarious talks came hours before the US president was set to head to Europe for the G7 summit. Follow here for the latest.
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edition.cnn.com/2026/06/09/w... US bases in Middle East facing second night of retaliatory Iranian attacks
Live updates: US bases in Middle East facing second night of retaliatory Iranian attacks | CNN
The US military said it launched strikes “against multiple targets in Iran.” Trump warns the US could resume attacks, blaming slow progress in negotiations to end the war. Follow for live news updates...
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edition.cnn.com/2026/06/09/w... Iran launches retaliatory strikes on US targets in the Middle East
Live updates: Iran launches retaliatory strikes on US targets in the Middle East | CNN
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it launched strikes at bases in Bahrain and Jordan. The US said its earlier strikes responding to a helicopter downing are over. Follow live news updates.
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www.bbc.com/news/article... Hegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach 'invasion' D-Day speech
Hegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach 'invasion' D-Day speech
The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe.
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www.bbc.com/news/article... US and Iran exchange strikes in Gulf in latest test of ceasefire
US and Iran exchange strikes in Gulf in latest test of ceasefire
The US military says it struck Iranian drones and radar sites. Tehran responds by targeting US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
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www.bbc.com/news/article... Zelensky proposes face-to-face talks in open letter to Putin
Zelensky proposes face-to-face talks in open letter to Putin
Ukraine's president tells the Russian leader that only "direct engagement" between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran.
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Strength doesn’t come from what you can do; it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.
