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apnews.com/article/fema... emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

State emergency management officials say they're facing funding challenges from the federal government that threaten the country's ability to respond to crises.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 18h

apnews.com/article/poll... Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll

How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll

Americans are increasingly worried about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 18h

apnews.com/article/trum... calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces tariffs and an end to US aid

Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces tariffs and an end to US aid

It's a war of words between President Donald Trump and Colombian leader Gustavo Petro over illegal drugs, with hundreds of millions of dollars in American aid hanging in the balance.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 3d

apnews.com/article/texa... arrested in Texas immigration detention center shooting now face terrorism-related charges

2 arrested in Texas immigration detention center shooting now face terrorism-related charges

Two people arrested in a July shooting outside an immigration detention center in Texas are facing new charges that follow President Donald Trump’s order last month to designate a decentralized moveme...

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 3d

apnews.com/article/clim... attorneys general sue Trump administration for canceled solar program funding

State attorneys general sue Trump administration for canceled solar program funding

The attorneys general of more than a dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over the termination of $7 billion in funding intended for affordable solar energy projects across the U.S.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 3d

apnews.com/article/kris... blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in anti-terror funds for New York City transit system

Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in anti-terror funds for New York City transit system

A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding nearly $34 million in funding earmarked to protect New York’s transportation system from terrorist attacks.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 4d

apnews.com/article/sout... of South Carolina elections fired after voting machine contract had unexplained $4M overrun

Head of South Carolina elections fired after voting machine contract had unexplained $4M overrun

The South Carolina Election Commission is investigating why a $28 million contract for new voting machines ended up costing $4 million more.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 4d

apnews.com/article/gove... governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance. They say the group will coordinate issues across state lines and share data and information about threats, guid...

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 4d

apnews.com/article/pent... turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 5d

apnews.com/article/asia... approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds

Trump's approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that after months of aggressive immigration enforcement measures from the Trump administration, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more ...

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 5d

apnews.com/article/trum... and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen. The White House's budget office headed by Russ Vought is deciding who gets paid or fired in an unpreceden...

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 5d

apnews.com/article/fema... accuses Homeland Security of bullying states into accepting conditions to get FEMA money

Judge accuses Homeland Security of bullying states into accepting conditions to get FEMA money

A federal judge in Rhode Island has accused the Trump administration of trying to “bully” states into accepting conditions that require them to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get disa...

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 5d

apnews.com/article/pent... organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules

News organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules

Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 6d

apnews.com/article/medi... drug coverage options are shrinking for Medicare shoppers

Prescription drug coverage options are shrinking for Medicare shoppers

Fewer choices may be on the menu again as Medicare patients shop for prescription coverage this fall.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 6d

apnews.com/article/pent... York Times, AP, Newsmax among news outlets who say they won't sign new Pentagon rules

New York Times, AP, Newsmax among news outlets who say they won't sign new Pentagon rules

The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative television network Newsmax are among five outlets on Monday who say they won't sign a new Defense Department document about its new press ...

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 6d

apnews.com/article/trum... employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings

Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings

Federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration’s mass firings over the weekend.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 10d

apnews.com/article/cali... California law aims to stabilize insurance for people who can't get private coverage

New California law aims to stabilize insurance for people who can't get private coverage

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to prevent the state’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage from running out of money.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 10d

apnews.com/article/nati... blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 10d

apnews.com/article/publ... vote to roll back Biden-era restrictions on mining and drilling in 3 Western states

Republicans vote to roll back Biden-era restrictions on mining and drilling in 3 Western states

Senate Republicans have voted to roll back restrictions on mining and drilling in federal land in three Western states.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 10d

apnews.com/article/nobe... opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key unifying figure in the opposition, advocating for free elections and...

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 11d

apnews.com/article/redi... states are moving to redraw US House districts after Trump urged it for partisan gain

More states are moving to redraw US House districts after Trump urged it for partisan gain

A battle over congressional redistricting is playing out across the U.S. as states redraw House districts for partisan advantage.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 11d

apnews.com/article/trum... Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump's use of war powers against cartels

Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump's use of war powers against cartels

Senate Republicans have voted down legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 12d

apnews.com/article/eeoc... confirmation of Trump nominee cements his shake-up of top civil rights agency

Senate confirmation of Trump nominee cements his shake-up of top civil rights agency

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to fill a critical vacancy at the top agency for worker rights, restoring it to the full power needed to deepen his overhaul of civil rights enfo...

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 12d

apnews.com/article/news... US governors' group faces division over Trump's deployment of troops to states

Bipartisan US governors' group faces division over Trump's deployment of troops to states

Democratic governors from California and Illinois are threatening to leave the National Governors Association unless it denounces President Donald Trump's troop deployments to states.

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seyly.bsky.social @seyly.bsky.social · 12d

apnews.com/article/teen... judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to change teen pregnancy prevention programs

A judge has blocked a Trump administration effort to change teen pregnancy prevention programs

A judge has blocked new requirements for teen pregnancy prevention grantees. The case is a victory for Planned Parenthood affiliates who sued President Donald Trump's administration over policy guidan...

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