The Hill

House Republicans’ ambitious hopes of passing their annual government funding bills by next week are quickly crumbling as a tight schedule and intraparty rifts threaten efforts to approve their spending blueprints for 2025. Republicans had previously aimed to have all 12 annual funding bills pass by the August recess. But the timeline has been slipping…

Republican funding plans crumbling as House eyes early exit

Wyoming State

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WyoFile

The Wyoming Democratic Party is calling on U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman to apologize for calling Vice President Kamala Harris a diversity, equity and inclusion hire. “It took only three days for Harriet Hageman to disgrace herself on national television by launching a reprehensible and racist attack on Vice President Kamala Harris,” the WDP wrote in a statement .

Wyoming Dems demand Hageman apologize for calling Harris a ‘DEI hire’

CBS News

The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort by Congress in decades to hold tech companies more accountable for the harm that they cause.The bill, which passed 91-3, has been pushed by parents of children who died by suicide after online bullying or have otherwise been harmed by online content. It would force companies to take reasonable steps to prevent harm on online platforms frequently used by minors, requiring them to exercise "duty of care" and ensure that they generally default to...

Legislation to protect kids online passes Senate by overwhelming majority

New Jersey State

NBC News

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has told allies that he will resign from Congress after he was convicted on federal corruption charges, two people directly familiar with the conversations told NBC News. Menendez, who had been defiant for months in the face of calls from dozens of Senate...

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez tells allies he will resign after bribery conviction

House Republicans are turning their focus to a debate over whether to fund the government through December or into next year after their hopes of passing 12 full-year funding bills before the August recess collapsed. With no one expecting the annual funding process to be complete by a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline, hard-line conservatives are…

Spending fight turns to stopgap as House GOP stumbles

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

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

In a divided vote on Senate Bill 1084, which would make a variety of regulatory changes including putting a ban on lab grown meat state-wide, Florida’s Senate and House ultimately decided to pass it, sending it on to Governor DeSantis for approval. DeSantis officially approved it on May 1, 2024, and the law came into effect on July 1, 2024.

DeSantis Signed New Florida Law: Selling Lab Grown Meat Is Now A Second Degree Misdemeanor

Arizona State

Here’s what we’re watching today as voters head to the primary polls in Arizona. How comfortably will Lake advance to the general? Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake is the massive favorite to take on Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in November. A recent poll found Sheriff Mark Lamb trailing Lake by 12 points. It’s a tighter race than many in Washington may have expected given Lake has locked up every major GOP endorsement. Gallego leads most general election polls at this early stage in the race.

What to watch in Arizona

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Axios

A half-dozen centrist House Democrats on Thursday voted for a Republican resolution to condemn the Biden administration, and Vice President Kamala Harris in particular, for their handling of the Southern border. Why it matters: The vote comes just as Harris is in the process of locking down the Democratic Party's...

A half-dozen Democrats vote to condemn Harris on the border

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

What a year this month has been. We hinted at this last week, but President Joe Biden’s departure from the 2024 campaign is a seminal moment for American politics as well as the crypto sector. It’s not the only one we’ll see before July is over.

Trump hugs crypto as the policy world whirls

Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week — a quick roundup of all our scoops, analysis and Capitol Hill insight you won’t find anywhere else. We’ve also included a few of our favorite outside reads from the week. Now...

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Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Butler, PA

WashingtonExaminer

The Secret Service knew there was a threat to former President Donald Trump last weekend but still let him take the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, lawmakers revealed Wednesday. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said the suspect, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, was flagged as suspicious more than an hour before he ultimately fired on Trump from […]

Secret Service knew of threat to Trump but still let him take stage, lawmakers hear

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

Morristown Minute

A new initiative aims to provide housing for vulnerable Medicaid members, enhancing community wellness and support. MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. - In a significant move to tackle housing instability among Medicaid recipients, New Jersey's Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, along with Community Affairs Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez, today announced the availability of $95 million in funding for developers. This initiative, part of the Healthy Homes program, is designed to create affordable housing opportunities for NJ FamilyCare members who are either homeless, at risk of homelessness, or currently living in institutional settings.

$95 Million for Healthy Homes: Housing for Medicaid Members

Newark, NJ

Paterson, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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It’s a tale of 2 Senates this week

Within 48 hours this week, the Senate will go from passing a landmark social media bill to voting on a doomed-to-fail tax package that Democrats are...

It’s a tale of 2 Senates this week

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