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ICE to Equip Officers With Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks
Officers must be trained and certified to use the gloves, with recertification required every two years, according to the device manufacturer.
Treasury Department Ends Ownership Reporting for US Small Businesses
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was ‘eliminating a burdensome reporting requirement for millions of law-abiding business owners.’
US Forces Disable Iran-Bound Ship With Hellfire Missiles
Separately, six people were killed in a Houthi attack on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, as Middle East turmoil continued.
Paramount Mulling California Exodus Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
‘You have a fiduciary duty to shareholders,’ the Hollywood conglomerate’s top legal officer said at an event on Wednesday.
Seventh House Democrat This Cycle Ousted in Connecticut Primary
Bronin, who campaigned on generational change, won 54 percent of the vote in the First District against the 14-term incumbent.
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Acting FDA Chief Urges Americans to Have Confidence in Food Supply
Several foodborne illnesses this summer have raised concerns about food safety. Don’t blame DOGE, said the FDA chief.
Nationwide Survey Indicates Most Americans Favor Universal School Choice
About 79 percent of parents grossly underestimate how much their state spends on public K-12 education.
Falun Gong Practitioners Call for Release of Chinese Practitioners at San Francisco Consulate
Demonstrators wrote an open letter to the consulate and requested that it be forwarded to key officials.
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48 Missing Children Rescued During World Cup Operation in Massachusetts: US Marshals Service
The U.S. Marshals Service said several of the children were located outside state borders after investigators tracked leads across the country.
Flanagan and Tafoya to Face Off in November for Minnesota Senate Seat
Flanagan’s victory adds to the bellwether victory by progressive Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Michigan last week.
Groups Seek to Block Trump’s New Executive Orders on Birth Tourism, Birthright Citizenship
The motion against the two new orders was filed in the same New Hampshire court that invalidated the president’s first executive order.
Executive Privilege Can Apply to Trump’s Private Advisers, DOJ Says
The office also outlined circumstances in which presidential communications do not fall under executive privilege.
GOP Senators Release Fauci’s Texts on COVID Vaccine Concerns for Pregnant Women
The released text messages were among more than 34,000 messages obtained from Fauci’s government cellphone.
Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Spacing Out Childhood Vaccines
The order recommended administering the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in three separate shots.
HHS Seeks to Tighten Oversight of Food Additives, Ingredients
A proposed rule seeks to close a decades-old information gap through a mandatory notification program.
FBI Working with DHS, ODNI on Election Integrity: FBI Director
Trump said that in 2019, China had a strategy focusing on ‘undermining domestic confidence in the US president.’
Maryland Republicans Sue to Keep Redistricting Question Off November Ballot
The state’s Freedom Caucus and Senate GOP leaders say lawmakers ignored ballot deadlines they had passed unanimously three months earlier.
Senate Moves Major Crypto Regulation Bill Toward Vote
The CLARITY Act would establish a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrency and other digital assets.
USPS Posts $2.5 Billion Quarterly Loss Despite Revenue Growth
USPS continues to face a ‘severe liquidity crisis,’ said the postmaster general.
Judge Denies Southern Poverty Law Center’s Bid to Dismiss DOJ Indictment
The judge said the nonprofit failed to provide evidence that prosecutors were motivated by animus when bringing the charges.
