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Key lines from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
1 week, 5 days ago

Key lines from Trump’s interview with Time magazine

CNN  

CNN — Accompanying his selection as Time’s Person of the Year, President-elect Donald Trump sat down with the magazine for a wide-ranging interview that published on Thursday. ‘Vehemently’ disagrees with new Biden missile policy in Ukraine Trump said he “vehemently” disagrees with allowing Ukraine to use US-provided weapons to strike inside Russia and that by doing so, the US is …

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The agency Trump wants to eliminate also has the power to enact his biggest campaign promises
2 weeks, 5 days ago

The agency Trump wants to eliminate also has the power to enact his biggest campaign promises

Politico  

“A lot of conservatives would love a dismantling of the Department of Education,” said Sarah Parshall Perry, former senior counsel in Trump’s first civil rights office. “He’s going to want to show some progress.” Trump’s last civil rights office created a Title IX rule that mandated how schools respond to sexual misconduct and boosted rights for students accused of it. …

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Bad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipes
2 months ago

Bad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipes

The Independent  

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Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December
3 months ago

Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election. “As history has taught and current polling affirms, shutting the government down less than 40 …

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Residents in a Louisiana city devastated by 2020 hurricanes are still far from recovery
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Residents in a Louisiana city devastated by 2020 hurricanes are still far from recovery

Associated Press  

— Every other day Lois Malvo waits for her son to bring six buckets of water from a spigot in the backyard. Terra Hillman walks past a mold covered wall in her home, due to heavy damage caused by Hurricanes Laura and Delta four years ago, in Lake Charles, La., Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Terra Hillman enters a FEMA trailer …

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Water recycling gets a boost in Southern California with new federal funding
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Water recycling gets a boost in Southern California with new federal funding

LA Times  

Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton speaks to a guests in Carson to announce significant new funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for innovative water reuse projects that strengthen drought resilience across the west. “Investments in water recycling and reuse are key to stretching limited water supplies, making systems more resilient to the effects of aridification in the American …

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Musk’s Tesla enters the mainstream as it embraces Biden’s EV charger money
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Musk’s Tesla enters the mainstream as it embraces Biden’s EV charger money

Politico  

We're tracking Biden’s $1.6 trillion climate and infrastructure spending plans. How Tesla chargers went mainstream Tesla’s federal funding surge caps a rapid role reversal for the company in the young world of EV charging. It said a charging station using Tesla’s technology could get federal funds — as long as it also included a CCS plug. At a briefing in …

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House Republicans subpoena Fani Willis as GOP heightens attacks against Trump prosecutor
10 months, 3 weeks ago

House Republicans subpoena Fani Willis as GOP heightens attacks against Trump prosecutor

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy House Republicans have reportedly subpoenaed the Georgia prosecutor leading Fulton …

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Tennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings
1 year, 2 months ago

Tennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Republican leaders are escalating their calls to reject millions of federal dollars rather than comply with requirements over LGBTQ+ rights, abortion access and other hot-button issues. “Typically, there’s a fight for federal funding and states are more than eager to accept money,” Kahn said. “When you take federal government money, their philosophies and what they want …

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Former O.C. school official arrested in $14-million embezzlement case
1 year, 2 months ago

Former O.C. school official arrested in $14-million embezzlement case

LA Times  

A former Orange County school official is accused of embezzling more than $14 million over seven years from the district that employed him, allegedly financing a lavish lifestyle while using a music production company as a front. A photo obtained from court records shows former Orange County school official Jorge Armando Contreras, who is accused by prosecutors of embezzling more …

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Child care has long been ‘broken.’ Things may get worse this weekend
1 year, 2 months ago

Child care has long been ‘broken.’ Things may get worse this weekend

LA Times  

Sirens are sounding for American families that on Saturday the nation will fall off a “child-care cliff.” That’s when $37 billion in child-care pandemic relief from the federal government will expire. California pain points persist The industry still faces myriad pain points — teacher shortages, the high cost of materials and utilities eating into narrow profit margins, parents who still …

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Some states reject federal money to find and replace dangerous lead pipes
1 year, 4 months ago

Some states reject federal money to find and replace dangerous lead pipes

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — As the Biden administration makes billions of dollars available to remove millions of dangerous lead pipes that can contaminate drinking water and damage brain development in children, some states are turning down funds. Maine, which banned lead pipes far earlier than most states, said other funds would be used for inventories and they didn’t have lead replacement …

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Federal funds will pay to send Iowa troops to the US-Mexico border, governor says
1 year, 4 months ago

Federal funds will pay to send Iowa troops to the US-Mexico border, governor says

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — About a hundred Iowa National Guard troops will be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border for the month of August in a federally funded operation, Republican Gov. The Biden administration sent 1,500 active-duty troops for a 90-day deployment in May, amid concerns that the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic would lead to an increase …

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Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case
1 year, 8 months ago

Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The indictment accuses him and co-conspirators, including former Mississippi …

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A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud
1 year, 8 months ago

A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud

NPR  

A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud Enlarge this image toggle caption Rick Guy/The Clarion Ledger, via AP Rick Guy/The Clarion Ledger, via AP JACKSON, Miss. The indictment accuses him and co-conspirators, including former Mississippi Department of Human Services director John Davis, of fraudulently obtaining federal money and using it for their own benefit. DiBiase is …

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10 more indicted in Feeding Our Future fraud
1 year, 9 months ago

10 more indicted in Feeding Our Future fraud

Raw Story  

Ten more people were indicted Monday for misappropriating and laundering money they got through a federal child nutrition program prosecutors say was bilked out of more than $250 million in Minnesota. Abukar is charged with fraudulently receiving about $5.7 million in federal funds, paying over $330,000 in kickbacks to a Feeding Our Future employee and spending millions on real estate, …

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Interview: "Miracle" needed for US to avert recession -- American economist
2 years ago

Interview: "Miracle" needed for US to avert recession -- American economist

China Daily  

The US Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, March 18, 2008. Roach, also former chair of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's chief economist, said the two sequential declines in US quarterly real gross domestic product in the first half of 2022 were "especially worrisome." While it seems reasonable to presume that the US may have hit its peak …

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EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water
2 years, 2 months ago

EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water

Associated Press  

— The federal government is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. NAACP President Derrick Johnson, who lives in Jackson with his family, called the EPA investigation a step in the right direction after years of the state …

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Eric Herschmann representing Brett Favre in Mississippi welfare case.
2 years, 2 months ago

Eric Herschmann representing Brett Favre in Mississippi welfare case.

Slate  

Friends, fantastic news—two water-cooler meme-type topics have intersected in a single story! • Ex-NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s role in a Mississippi state-government scandal involving the misallocation of federal welfare funds returned to the national discourse in September when the news outlet Mississippi Today published text messages that Favre had sent to former state governor Phil Bryant. In the messages, Favre …

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57 People Face Federal Charges Of Defrauding Coronavirus Relief Program
4 years, 3 months ago

57 People Face Federal Charges Of Defrauding Coronavirus Relief Program

NPR  

57 People Face Federal Charges Of Defrauding Coronavirus Relief Program Enlarge this image toggle caption Wayne Partlow/AP Wayne Partlow/AP The Justice Department's Criminal Division says it has charged 57 people to date over allegedly defrauding a federal program meant to provide relief to small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. The Criminal Division's acting assistant attorney general, Brian Rabbitt, told reporters …

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Trump wants to defund Democratic cities. His re-election strategy just took a very dark turn
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump wants to defund Democratic cities. His re-election strategy just took a very dark turn

The Independent  

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Amid virus surge, Noem pushes tourism with CARES Act funds
4 years, 3 months ago

Amid virus surge, Noem pushes tourism with CARES Act funds

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration announced Tuesday that it is using federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a $5 million tourism ad campaign aimed at drawing people to the state, even as it emerges as one of the nation’s top hot spots for COVID-19 infections. The 30-second spot, which premiered on Fox News alongside Noem’s speech at …

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Cuomo says Trump "better have an army" to come to NYC after labeling it an "anarchist jurisdiction"
4 years, 3 months ago

Cuomo says Trump "better have an army" to come to NYC after labeling it an "anarchist jurisdiction"

Salon  

Andrew Cuomo warned that President Donald Trump would need an "army" to walk the streets of New York City again in response to the administration seeking to cut off federal funding to cities led by Democratic mayors. Trump on Wednesday issued a directive instructing federal agencies to begin the process of cutting federal funds to New York City; Washington, D.C.; …

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