What James Talarico told a pro-defund the police group in 2020In late summer 2020, as protests over the murder of George Floyd spread across the country, Texas Democratic state Rep. James Talarico told a group of young progressive activists that it was “rich” that “defund the police” was considered taboo when Texas had spent decades defunding public schools and health services.Cable News Network16h agoWhole story →SecurityEducation
Brazil election runoff takeaways: Bolsonaro surges, Lula falters and Trump eyes prizeBrazil is heading for another Lula-Bolsonaro showdown. But this time it is Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son Flávio who stands between leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and another term in power. A Bolsonaro victory would push the region further towards the right, hand US President Donald Trump a powerful ideological ally in its largest country and…Cable News Network19h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentDonald Trumpbrazil election runoff
California woman arrested and charged with acting as unregistered agent for China, prosecutor saysThe FBI on Sunday arrested a 34-year-old California woman who has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent for China, First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, said in a social media post.Cable News Network1d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticechina espionage arrest
Big Bend border wall: Federal court temporarily blocks Trump administration wall constructionA federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state’s Big Bend region.Cable News Network3d agoWhole story →BuildJusticebig bend border wall ruling
Troy Jackson apologizes for remarks about Jewish Maine residents’ views of Gaza warTroy Jackson, the Democratic nominee in Maine’s battleground Senate race, apologized Wednesday for saying it is “unfortunate” that Jewish residents of the state do not like to label the war in Gaza a genocide.Cable News Network5d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentmaine senate race controversy
US inflation remained stubborn last month as Iran war continued to lift pricesThe Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge remained elevated in August, underscoring the persistence of above-normal price increases, new data showed Wednesday.Cable News Network6d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyinflation report
What to know about Trump’s new website America.govThe Trump administration thinks the federal bureaucracy is way too complex for Americans to navigate — and it believes that artificial intelligence can help.Cable News Network6d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityamerica gov launch
