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Trump’s trade war doomed workers to ‘a whole career’ without a raise: economistPresident Donald Trump’s tariffs could leave American workers paying higher prices without the wage increases needed to keep up, according to economist Justin Wolfers, who warned that the financial damage could last an entire career. In his “Platypus Economics” Substack newsletter , Wolfers explained why Trump’s trade policies could have lasting…

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Schneider, Quigley's offices receive suspicious letters amid pre-election threatsCongressman Mike Quigley and Brad Schneider's offices were among several others to receive threatening letters this week.

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American woman joined Islamic State group ‘to fit in and be cool’: FBI witnessProsecutors say Halima Salman trained alongside other wives of IS fighters in an all-female battalion.

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Wisconsin election officials issue guidance on federal law enforcement at polling placesThe Wisconsin Elections Commission issued new guidance to the state’s more than 1,800 local clerks on how to respond if federal law enforcement shows up at polling places during the November election.

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Top Democrats were sent letter with 'suspicious substance' — at least a dozen others targeted, feds sayNumerous politicians reported receiving letters with a suspicious substance on Friday, including Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating numerous letters that were sent to state election officials and congressional offices, according to a spokesperson for the…

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Mike Rounds office addresses 'suspicious' envelope, police presenceU.S. Senator Mike Rounds received a letter in the mail at his Sioux Falls office today that was deemed suspicious.

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California officials who process ballots from suspected noncitizens risk prosecution, US warnsThe Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month’s midterm election, warning that local officials who process ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting themselves at risk of criminal investigation and potential prosecution. The letter Friday from senior Justice Department officials is the latest…

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ICE pursuit takes bizarre turn as agency’s explanation faces 'jaw-dropping' challengeAn immigration enforcement operation that left a Houston man seriously injured has taken a stunning turn after a family recognized the photograph of the person federal agents claimed they were pursuing. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said agents were attempting to arrest Jose Mendoza Cervantes on Oct. 10 when Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, fled from a…

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Court Packing 2A leading critic of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court oultines reasons why court-packing is a bad response to its flaws.

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Trump in Georgia Touts Manufacturing Gains as GOP Targets OssoffPresident Donald Trump touted his economic policies as bringing a manufacturing boom to Georgia as he sought to rally voters in a state hosting a crucial US Senate race in November’s midterm election.

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Trump Says There's Zero Chance of Replacing Susie Wiles"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Mick Mulvaney, former acting White House Chief of Staff and Co-Founder of the Freedom Caucus, says the Trump administration “set” Katie Zacharia “up to fail” by not giving her enough preparation before she began her five-day tenure as White House press…

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Federal probe into former Maura Healey aide LaMar Cook included MassHealth applicationRecently unsealed search warrants offer details in the federal investigation of Cook.

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Trump’s ‘most-feared man in government’ torched by his own old ‘chilling’ warning: analystPresident Donald Trump's top communications regulator is being haunted by words he wrote just a few years ago. In a column published Friday by The Bulwark, critic Sonny Bunch zeroed in on a February 2021 statement from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr condemning Democrats for sending letters to cable providers and other regulated…

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DOJ Settles With Mississippi Police Over Civil Rights ViolationsA scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police Department routinely violated citizens’ civil rights in the rural, poor, majority-Black city.

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FAA, air traffic controllers’ union reach agreement on pay bumpThe Federal Aviation Administration and the union that represents air traffic controllers agreed to a deal on workforce changes in return for a much-anticipated 2.8% pay increase.

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DC Lawmakers Focus on Business, Wealth Taxes in Budget HearingDC lawmakers held a marathon hearing Friday to debate different revenue raisers to fill a projected $700 million budget gap next year, but most focused on measures to implement a business activity tax and wealth tax.

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SanctuaryCity2Like numerous other federal courts in similar cases, this one rule sanctuary cities are protected by the Tenth Amendment.

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Elon Musk’s Quiet Role in the Most Expensive Senate Race in HistoryElon Musk is single-handedly funding one of the largest super PACs backing Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate midterm election. Five hundred million dollars has been spent so far, making it the most expensive Senate race in history. According to Federal Election Commission reports filed Thursday, Musk made two multimillion-dollar…

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Trump Administration Restricts Drone Activity Along U.S.-Mexico BorderThe new restrictions ban unauthorized drone flights within a nautical mile of the southern border, up to 400 feet in the air.

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New York City college student dead after being drugged and raped in her dorm room, prosecutors sayA college student died after she was drugged and raped in a New York City college dorm room, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday.

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