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Duckworth, Colleagues to Committee Leadership: Trump Must Begin Restoring Illegally Cancelled Energy Projects Before Critical Vote on Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill
Press release Tammy Duckworth — press releases
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U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Urges Women to Get Screened for Breast Cancer During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Press release Kelly Morrison — press releases
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Allegations against Rep. Jimmy Gomez fuel momentum for DSA-backed challenger Gonzales-Torres
Accusations of sexual misconduct have left Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-L.A.) vulnerable to Angela Gonzales-Torres, an upstart challenger backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.
News Los Angeles Times Politics
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‘The real generation gap is about expectations’: What happens to retirement if we live to 130?
The MIT AgeLab's Joe Coughlin isn't sold on the Great Wealth Transfer. "For all the kids waiting for that great check in the sky, don’t hold your breath.”
News Fortune
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How did earthquake risks factor into school closure plans? PPS says it wasn’t a “driver.”
And it is not yet clear which schools would be next in line for seismic retrofits if either of the current closure scenarios moves forward.
News Oregonian
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Police politics infuse LA mayor’s race
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell stands in the middle of a debate between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger City Councilmember Nithya Raman.
News LAist
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With El Niño bearing down, I got a free LA County engineering assessment at home. What I learned
The county offers the service to people who live in areas at high risk for mudflows. I got some useful tips and peace of mind too.
News LAist
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For many California parents, paying for childcare means racking up credit card debt
Though childcare is often among the biggest expenses in a family’s monthly budget, economists say it's hard to know just how big of a problem it is.
News LAist
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AI and social media bans won’t make California kids safer online. It may even be harmful
Banning children's access to digital technologies sounds protective, but the evidence so far mostly suggests it is not.
News CalMatters
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California is about to overhaul the way it runs K-12 schools. Will it fix a fragmented system?
For more than a century the state’s K-12 system has been fragmented between the state superintendent of public instruction, State Board of Education, governor’s office, the Legislature, local school boards and a dozen other entities.
News CalMatters
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The final stretch: Catch up on what’s happened in the California governor’s race so far
For weeks, Republican Steve Hilton has tried every trick in the book to boost his candidacy in the California governor’s race. It doesn’t appear to have made a big difference.
News CalMatters
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Californians revolt against police drones after rapid adoption across state
Across California, police departments are rapidly expanding "Drone as First Responder" programs, triggering intense public backlash over warrantless surveillance and corporate overreach.
News CalMatters
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Will Republicans block Democrats from Congress if they win the midterms? We asked them
CalMatters asked the nine Republican members of Congress from California whether they signed a pledge agreeing to abide by the midterm elections results. Here’s what they said.
News CalMatters
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Despite lame duck status, Newsom could take a final shot at utilities’ liability for wildfires
At the end of the legislative session, a bill failed that Gov. Gavin Newsom had hoped would reduce utilities' financial hit when their equipment starts fires.
News CalMatters
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The Movement: Israeli election could bridge widening gap within GOP
Voters in Israel are going to the polls Tuesday, in the first election since the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. The contest is high stakes for Israeli citizens, who have a chance to weigh in on incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of national…
News The Hill
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Days will get way shorter in November: How much daylight we'll lose
We're about to have fewer daylight hours as the calendar flips to November.
News The Hill
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Will Trump contest the midterm election results?
As the 2026 midterms approach, concerns are mounting over whether President Trump will attempt to overturn results through legal challenges, seizure of voting machines, or other controversial measures.
News The Hill
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Dak Prescott Explains Postgame Attitude From Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer
Reporters noticed something different about head coach Brian Schottenheimer after the Dallas Cowboys' Week 7 win.
News Newsweek
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Trapped by war, Ukrainians survive on weeds and pickles
Russia says it will open a humanitarian corridor to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where residents have been trapped by minefields, constant shelling and drone attacks.
News WBUR
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Commentary: So how malevolent will Trump get in Nevada this time?
“Does Trump even care about the midterms?” I rhetorically asked that question in the Daily Current newsletter nearly eleven months ago, ten days into the new year. A couple days earlier the New York Times had published a piece in which Trump had been asked if there were any…
News Nevada Current
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'Having kids doesn't seem very possible': How voters are feeling about childcare costs
A young woman in Indiana who wants to start a family is concerned about the cost of childcare, and says it is top of mind for her vote this year.
News WBUR
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Election Day in Israel: The pivotal issues and candidates driving huge turnout
Many Israelis are calling it the most important election in their country's history.
News WBUR
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From a billionaire's tax to abortion rights, voters will decide on these key ballot measures
Come Nov. 3, voters across dozens of states will be asked to decide on an array of ballot questions, from proposed voter ID requirements to gerrymandered electoral maps, wealth taxes, transgender and abortion rights, K-12 education and more.
News WBUR
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Troy Aikman Urges Caution After Cowboys Win Over Eagles
The Dallas Cowboys stopped their losing skid on Monday night, taking down the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles.
News Newsweek
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Trump says Obama "wouldn't understand" White House renovations
"I would try and explain that to a guy like Obama, but he wouldn't understand," President Trump said at a rally in Mississippi.
News CBS News Politics
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Jackson, Collins separated by 2 points in Maine Senate race polling
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is locked in a tight race against her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, according to a new survey. The Marist University poll, released one week before the midterms, found the incumbent trailing Jackson by 2 percentage points among likely voters in…
News The Hill
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Abdul El-Sayed's Antisemitic Ad Controversy Didn't Come Out of Nowhere
El-Sayed disavowed an ad accused of antisemitism. But did his own rhetoric make its message seem at home in his campaign?
News Newsweek
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'Bostonhenge' returns to Back Bay this week. Here's where and when to see it
Twice a year the setting sun lines up with buildings in Back Bay to create a "Bostonhenge."
News WBUR
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Anthropic’s S-1 embodies all the contradictions of the AI boom, and the questions about what happens next
The anxiously awaited go-public filing from the $965 billion company is filled with contradictions that, perhaps, wholly encapsulate the AI era.
News Fortune
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The Ballon d’Or has a narrow definition of footballing greatness
Celebrity, bias towards players in attack and European dominance undermine football’s most prestigious individual award.
News Al Jazeera