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Some of Mamdani’s platform is surprisingly similar to Bloomberg’s, experts say

(NEW YORK) -- He proposed free crosstown buses. He pushed for steep tax hikes on the wealthy—including an 18.5% property tax increase— insisting none of his rich friends threatened to leave the city over higher taxes. He championed millions to build supermarkets in long-neglected ...
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How redistricting in Texas and other states could change the game for US House elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ruling. Now, Texas Republicans want to break that tradition — and other states could follow suit. President Trump has asked the Texas Legislature ...
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Trump golfs in Scotland as Epstein questions persist

By Andrea Shalal EDINBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump kept a low profile on his Scottish golf course on Saturday, ahead of meetings with top British and European leaders, as questions swirled at home about his ties to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey ...
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Analysis-Trump’s distraction methods fall flat against Epstein uproar

By Jeff Mason (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s super powers as a public figure have long included the ability to redirect, evade and deny. But the Republican’s well-worn methods of changing the subject when a tough topic stings politically are not working as his White House fends ...
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US agencies pause effort to block immigrant social services in states that sued

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration agreed on Friday to pause efforts to block immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally from accessing certain federally funded social services in 20 Democratic-led states that sued over the policy changes. The U.S. Departments ...
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US Health Secretary Kennedy to oust members of US preventive task force, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventive health measures insurers must cover, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Kennedy ...
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Oregon schools face federal probe over transgender athletes

(Reuters) -A complaint by a conservative think tank has triggered a U.S. government investigation into Oregon schools for allowing transgender girls to compete in female-only sporting events, the U.S. Department of Education said on Friday. The America First Policy Institute, whose former chair is Secretary ...
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Trump administration releasing $6 billion in education funding

(WASHINGTON) -- The roughly $6 billion in education programming that was frozen by the Trump administration earlier this month is being released, according to a Department of Education spokesperson on Friday.This includes all title program funding for English language acquisition, teacher development and adult ...
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US states to get $608 million from FEMA to build migrant detention centers

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention centers as part of the Trump administration’s push to expand capacity to hold migrants. FEMA is starting a “detention support grant program” to ...
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US appeals court rejects challenge to Washington laws concerning transgender minors

(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a constitutional challenge to three Washington state laws regulating the rights of minors, particularly those who are transgender. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said two national organizations and five sets of Washington ...
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Trump administration proposes bigger role for Development Finance Corporation

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) -The Trump administration wants to provide the U.S.’s flagship development agency more leeway to finance projects in high-income countries, while quadrupling its spending power and enhancing its national security focus, according to a White House proposal seen by Reuters. The plan ...
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Habba set to remain as top prosecutor in New Jersey after White House maneuver

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's attempt to ensure his pick remains in charge of the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey has taken a new twist.On Thursday, one day before Alina Habba's tenure as the Interim United States Attorney for the District of New ...
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