North Carolina State

Lincoln County, NC

Fox News

The House of Representatives voted to defund the salary of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday.

House votes to defund Mayorkas' salary in DHS funding bill

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Medical marijuana legalization in North Carolina has taken a small step, with passage on the first of two required votes in the Senate.
                The second is on the calendar for Monday.
                Whether it’ll get any floor time in the House of Representatives, however, remains skeptical. There, Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, says there’s not enough votes.
           ...

Medical marijuana legalization gets second Senate vote Monday

(The Center Square) – We the People is now an official party in North Carolina, the North Carolina Board of Elections voted on Tuesday. In the same meeting, the board denied access to the Justice for All Party. We the People, which supports Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for president,...

North Carolina election board approves Kennedy's party

(The Center Square) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have been encouraged to vote against a bill that implements greater safeguards to ensure that non-citizens aren’t registered to vote in federal elections and imposes consequences if they are.
                U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, filed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, first announced in May, which is expected to come up for a vote this week.
                Democrats hold...

House Democrats encouraged to oppose bill banning non-citizens from voting

Pennsylvania State

Bethel Park, PA

(The Center Square) – U.S. Secret Service agents killed the 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who targeted former President Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday as investigators continue to search for a motive. The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the shooter. Crooks shot at...

Details start to emerge about shooter at Trump rally as investigation continues

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

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

WashingtonExaminer

The House failed to pass its annual spending bill to fund the Legislative branch, throwing a wrench into GOP leaders’ ambitious schedule to pass all 12 appropriations bills by the end of July.  Lawmakers voted 205-213 for the bill, falling short of the simple majority threshold needed to advance the measure. The legislation failed after […]

House GOP fails to pass bill funding Legislative branch, thwarting schedule

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Arkansas State

(The Center Square) - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Republican governors are doing the job Joe Biden refuses to do in her speech at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. "We've deployed the National Guard to the border. We've cracked down on crime and drugs. We cut taxes to...

Sanders: Republican governors are doing what Joe Biden refuses to do

Virginia State

Charisma reveals that Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen has been criticized again for what are considered to be insensitive comments. On his Twitter/X account, the Texas preacher said the following.

Virginia ministers weigh in on Joel Osteen's comments about blessings

USA TODAY

As the age issue dominates the 2024 presidential election cycle, a look at the average age of congressional lawmakers.

The youngest, oldest and average age of lawmakers in the US Congress

(The Center Square) - Elon Musk sounded off on the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump as he posted on his social media forum X that he was endorsing Trump and was highly critical of the Secret Service charged with protecting him. “Extreme incompetence or it was deliberate,” Musk...

Elon Musk calls for resignations of Secret Service brass, says he now endorses Trump

Utah State

The Republican primary race for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District between Celeste Maloy, who is backed by former President Trump, and Colby Jenkins appears to be headed for a recount.

Utah House race: Trump-backed incumbent falls into recount territory against challenger

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Education and Workforce Committee voted 23 to 18 on Wednesday to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Department of Labor’s Retirement Security Rule. The bill is sponsored by Representatives Rick Allen, R-Georgia, and Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina.

House Committee Advances Bill to Vacate Retirement Security Rule

California State

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Illinois State

Alton, IL

Parts of northern Illinois shook Monday as a 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck in the early morning hours. The earthquake was centered northwest of the DeKalb County village of Somonauk. According to the United States Geological Survey, the trembler had an estimated depth of about 6 miles. The earthquake could be felt as far as Joliet.

Illinois quick hits: Earthquake shakes Illinois; researchers look into cicada damage; sinkhole grows in Alton

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Adel, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last Friday, two men were arrested on charges following a joint investigation into drug trafficking in Adel, culminating in a search at their home. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the search took place on Friday, June 28, at the residence of 28-year-old Shyiem Marquon Banks and 36-year-old Roderick Dion Collins. Investigators discovered a substantial quantity of drugs, including 210 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 3.2 pounds of suspected marijuana, 13 grams of suspected alpha-PVP (Flakka/bath salts), over 90 suspected oxycodone tablets, and 2 firearms.

Two Arrested in South Georgia Drug Bust Uncovering Methamphetamine, Marijuana, and Firearms

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Saine resigning from state House, may enter health care industry

(The Center Square) – State Rep. Jason Saine, stalwart leader from Lincoln County in North Carolina’s Republican Party, is tendering his resignation from the House of...

Saine resigning from state House, may enter health care industry

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