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The Trump administration will inform its NATO partners this week of plans to reduce the American military assets held in reserve for major European conflicts, Reuters reported, citing three sources briefed on the matter.
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  • More than two dozen House Democrats are urging the Trump administration to break with decades of silence on Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons program, arguing that the war in Iran has made the policy harder to defend. In a letter obtained by The Washington Post, the 29 lawmakers, led by Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas, asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio for details about Israel’s capabilities and the administration’s planning for possible nuclear escalation.
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  • Beginning July 1, driverless vehicles that break traffic laws can get ticketed in California under a new law passed by the state Assembly.
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  • U.S. and Moroccan authorities are searching for two U.S. service members who went missing after failing to return during an exercise.
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  • Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services on Friday began implementing new work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients, becoming the first state to roll out the policy ahead of a federal deadline.
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  • The latest plan from California High-Speed Rail Authority has several issues that have lingered for two decades and now, a new issue of potentially violating state law.
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  • Will a proposed one-time tax on billionaires bring in more revenue for the state or harm state tax revenue in the long run?
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    Apr 29
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    Economists butt heads over California billionaire tax predictions

  • The Pentagon is now asking Congress to formally rewrite federal law so the Department of Defense becomes the Department of War, a change the department says could cost roughly $52 million and would require about 7,600 conforming changes across titles 10, 32 and 37 of U.S. law. The request would also change “Secretary of Defense” to “Secretary of War” and update related office names and acronyms.
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    Apr 29
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    What’s in a name? $52 million when it means rebranding Pentagon as ‘Department of War’

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    Apr 29
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    King Charles warns against US isolation; Comey indicted over social media post

  • Some rare bipartisanship on Capitol Hill has a legislative package moving closer to law that lawmakers hope will address the housing affordability crisis.
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    Apr 28
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  • A First Amendment battle may be brewing over announced changes by the U.S. Treasury to an important tax document.
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    Apr 27
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    Nonprofit donor anonymity overhaul faces free speech skepticism

  • The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is driving new scrutiny of the Secret Service, not just over the security breach itself but over whether leadership and staffing strains are leaving the agency too stretched to protect President Donald Trump and other top officials. Critics are pointing the finger squarely at Secret Service Director Sean Curran, while some administration insiders are privately trying to pin the blame on White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
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    Apr 27
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    ‘Lax’ security at correspondents’ dinner puts Secret Service, and Susie Wiles, under scrutiny

  • Russian and Ukrainian drone and missile strikes killed at least 16 people across Ukraine and Russia, authorities said Sunday, as the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster renewed warnings about the risks of military activity near nuclear facilities during the war.
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    Apr 26
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    Russian, Ukrainian strikes kill at least 16 as Chernobyl anniversary renews safety fears

  • While some local governments spend hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars fighting proposed immigrant detention facilities in their neighborhoods, one state is now taking on the legal task for one of its towns. 
    AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
    Apr 25
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    Arizona sues to block ICE detention center near hazardous chemical facility

  • If there’s a level of taxation that would finally get sports bettors to walk away from gambling, states apparently have yet to hit it. 
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    Apr 25
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    How much tax would it take to kill betting? More than now, apparently.

  • Imagine heading to the grocery store to pick up something to cook for dinner. You decide on salmon, so you head to the fish aisle, pick up a piece that looks good, and then you see the price tag reads $203.
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    Apr 24
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    The federal government is paying $38,000 to cull one sea lion

  • The Army is adding a new annual, combat-focused fitness test for soldiers in front-line specialties, creating a tougher, gender-neutral standard on top of the service’s existing baseline fitness test, the Army announced Wednesday.
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    Apr 22
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  • A new inspector general report warns NASA's only spacesuit contractor may not deliver gear for Artemis IV until 2031, years behind schedule.
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    Apr 21
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    Why new spacesuits could delay America’s return to the lunar surface

  • The police chief of a tourist hotspot requested the nighttime curfew after shootings left several wounded.
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    Apr 21
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    Mass shootings and ‘riots’ put popular beachfront destination under all-ages curfew

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