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Publisher, States Newsroom. Tweets are my own.
Chapel Hill, NC
Joined September 2008
Alaska Sen. Sullivan proposes billions in new missile defense spending, a step toward Trump goal
alaskabeacon.com
Sullivan and other members of Congress announced the missile defense proposal a day after a missile test in the Gulf of Alaska.
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More than 150 Ohio farms were recently supplying the state’s food pantries with fresh produce, meat, and dairy. President Donald Trump's USDA has put an end to that program, devastating both small family farmers and the effort to feed hungry Ohioans.
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U.S.-born man held for ICE under Florida’s new anti-immigration law
floridaphoenix.com
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, was being held in the Leon County Jail Thursday, charged with illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien” — even as a supporter waved...
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There seems to be some confusion about the difference between the stopgap spending bill and the budget resolution that Rs in Congress hope to use to unlock the process that would allow them to pass their tax cuts bill. Here's a brief explainer https://t.co/SRKhylS8Dx
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Leavitt says she'll share the full list of programs affected by the temporary spending freeze on grants and loans after the White House press briefing ends. We have it in our story here if you want to read now-
newsfromthestates.com
WASHINGTON — A federal district judge ruled Tuesday the Trump administration must wait until at least next week before it can move forward with pausing federal spending on trillions in grants and...
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States to lose out on billions if GOP spurns disaster aid in spending bill, Dems say
newsfromthestates.com
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats released details early Thursday on how much federal disaster aid each state would lose if Republicans drop it from a stopgap spending bill that’s been rejected by...
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Despite doubts on legality, Trump pledges to sign order revoking birthright citizenship
newsfromthestates.com
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump vowed to sign an executive order on his first day in office to end the constitutional right to U.S. citizenship for anyone born in the country, during an...
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A Dream Deferred: The uncertain future facing a post-DACA generation
newsfromthestates.com
Blanca wants to know what’s next.She was brought to the United States as a child after leaving her home in Acapulco, Mexico, and is now preparing to graduate from Delaware State University.She’s...
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Republicans will control Congress, but a slim House majority may trim their ambitions https://t.co/hTaOnpHbb8 via @IlluminatorLA
lailluminator.com
Senate Republicans huddled behind closed doors Tuesday to plot the path forward for the unified control of Congress they won in the November elections
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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul still travels large, courtesy of his political donors https://t.co/oxNXaJnAKl via @KYLantern
kentuckylantern.com
Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s reelection committee spent nearly $50,000 on luxurious hotels, restaurants and travel services for a Scandinavian trip.
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Ohio legislators, medical leader fear vaccine hesitancy, health care impacts if RFK Jr. confirmed https://t.co/pEmMC4MI2H via @OhioCapJournal
ohiocapitaljournal.com
State legislators and medical experts in Ohio are decrying the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, pointing to his lack of any scientific...
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New Trump budget chief wrote Project 2025’s agenda for empowering the presidency https://t.co/dFBu9X6jKx via @TNLookout
tennesseelookout.com
Incoming White House budget director Russ Vought outlined his agenda for the next four years in Project 2025.
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Blue states prepare for battle over Trump’s environmental rollbacks https://t.co/ao7xRIELSA via @stateline_news
stateline.org
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to slash federal climate, clean air and clean water regulations during his second term.
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What Florida’s surgeon general and Trump’s HHS pick have in common https://t.co/hzX39Iv0A0 via @FLPhoenixNews
floridaphoenix.com
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, share commonalities that spark controversy,...
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Cities cut red tape to turn unused office buildings into housing https://t.co/LltUATjRPQ via @stateline_news
stateline.org
Nearly a fifth of office space across the country sits empty, a record high vacancy rate that’s expected to keep growing. Cities are taking steps to encourage the conversion of unused office space...
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GOP lawmakers passed a 131-page bill packed with changes to NC law. Here’s what to know. https://t.co/iVP0tOhbp7 via @NCNewsline
ncnewsline.com
Republican legislators in North Carolina fast-tracked a 131-page bill that Democrats say amounts to a 'power grab.' Here's what's in it.
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Trump still has not signed critical transition agreements allowing access to agencies By @Ashley__Murray
https://t.co/UsKulG67p7
newsfromthestates.com
WASHINGTON — Less than two months before being sworn into office, President-elect Donald Trump has yet to sign the presidential transition paperwork that unlocks critical clearances, information and...
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Matt Gaetz will not return to Congress https://t.co/XTuNF6r9oH via @FLPhoenixNews
floridaphoenix.com
Less than 24 hours after Matt Gaetz announced he was giving up his bid to become the next attorney general, the Northwest Florida Republican made clear that he will not return to Congress in the next...
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CNN moves to dismiss Mark Robinson libel suit, condemning it as ‘political theatre’ https://t.co/w4fmjpAxgm via @NCNewsline
ncnewsline.com
CNN moved to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by Mark Robinson against the network over its reporting, calling the suit “political theatre.”
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