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House Republicans on Wednesday passed what is expected to be the final government funding bill before August recess, proposing steep cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget for fiscal year 2025. The annual Department of Interior and EPA funding bill passed 210-205 late Wednesday. Democrats have come out in staunch opposition to the measure over […]

House Republicans pass bill cutting EPA funding by 20 percent

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The House of Representatives left Washington for more than a month without completing their work to fund the government.

House leaves DC for August recess with 13 more work days before election

Washington, DC

WASHINGTON — Wednesday, Congressman Brandon Williams (NY-22) led a group of a dozen congressional veterans, as well as House Speaker Mike Johnson, in hoisting up new American flags outside of Union Station in the aftermath of an anti-Ameican, pro-Palestine protest where flags were stolen and burned. Listen to the Dave Allen Podcast on iHeartRadio below!

Rep. Williams Leads Members of Congress to Raise New Flags After Protests

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The Current GA

A bipartisan proposal that would ban elected members of Congress and the executive branch from trading stocks while in office advanced out of a U.S. Senate committee this week but faces concerns from some GOP senators over its reach.

Bill banning stock trading for presidents, vice presidents, Congress members advances

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Evelyn Thomas' longtime producer Ian Levine has also spoken out.

Disco Legend Dead at 70: Daughter Confirms Death of 'High Energy' Singer Evelyn Thomas

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Mediaite

Joy Reid warned Black voters this week they will look "real crazy" and "real weird" if they decide to support anyone but Kamala Harris in November.
The post MSNBC’s Joy Reid Warns Black People They’ll ‘Look Real Weird’ and ‘Crazy’ If They Refuse to Support Kamala Harris first appeared on Mediaite.

MSNBC’s Joy Reid Warns Black People They’ll ‘Look Real Weird’ and ‘Crazy’ If They Refuse to Support Kamala Harris

BroBible

Zhang Yufei denies any wrongdoing after she was named as one of the 23 swimmers from China who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs prior to the Olympics in 2021. She also claims that the country increased drug testing for this year’s Games to ensure that their athletes are clean. Her comments mark the first time […]
The post Chinese Star Vehemently Denies Wrongdoing And Begs For Compassion Amid Olympics Doping Scandal appeared first on BroBible.

Chinese Star Vehemently Denies Wrongdoing And Begs For Compassion Amid Olympics Doping Scandal

Texas State

The Hill

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who served in Congress for nearly three decades, has died at the age of 74, her family announced Friday evening. “Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the…

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dead at 74

TheDailyBeast

Former President Donald Trump reportedly told his nephew that he should let his disabled son “just die” and “move down to Florida” after he needed help paying for medical bills.Fred Trump III wrote in an op-ed published by Time that his son was 19-years-old when his uncle made the comment. “I’m usually pretty good at getting my head around things that other people say, even when I don’t agree with them. But this was a tough one. This was my son,” he wrote.Trump III also revealed that his uncle regularly used the N-word and made more insensitive comments about using...

Donald Trump Told Nephew to Let His Disabled Son ‘Just Die’

West Virginia State

Norfolk, VA

Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

Houston, TX

Fox News

Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to attend the funeral service for late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee after the congresswoman died following a battle with cancer.

Kamala Harris to attend Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's funeral in Texas

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Maryland State

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) criticized Project 2025 in a recent op-ed, calling the policy priorities outlined in the conservative agenda “absurd and dangerous.” Hogan, in the piece published Friday by The Washington Post, argued that “traditional American Values” are under threat on both sides of the aisle. “On the left, the refusal by…

Larry Hogan blasts Project 2025 as a ‘dangerous path’ for GOP

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Senate voted 86-1 to move major kids online safety bill. Final passage set for next week. Industry groups warn that the bills could increase data collection for users to prove age. Passage looks likely in the Senate but more complicated in the House. Landmark legislation aimed at keeping kids safer...

Kids' online safety measure easily clears key Senate hurdle in 86-1 vote

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"The Congresswoman was never afraid to lend her fearless voice to move mountains not just for her constituents, but for all in Harris County." That, from a statement issued by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. 

Former mayor Turner and former President Bill Clinton also remember her in statements issued Friday night.

Political leaders remember Houston icon U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Savannah, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Former President Donald Trump has pledged to take control of Washington D.C. if he regains the presidency. The threat has D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on high alert as Trump’s extensive powers over the nonstate district could be weaponized to alter local laws, including those on abortion, cannabis, traffic safety, police, and even reinstating the Control Board, effectively sidelining local governance.

Trump Vows To Take Over Washington, D.C.

Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

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Congress Passes Illinois Rep Sorensen’s Bill to Ensure American Flags are Made in America

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Eric Sorensen’s (IL-17) bipartisan All-American Flag Act, which will require the federal government to only purchase flags that...

Congress Passes Illinois Rep Sorensen’s Bill to Ensure American Flags are Made in America

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