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Senate confirms first new judge of Trump’s second term  Politico Senate confirms Trump’s first judicial nominee of his second term  The Seattle Times Senate clears path to confirm Whitney Hermandorfer as first judge of Trump’s second term  MSN Senate Approves First Judge of Trump’s Second Term  The New York Times U.S. Senate  C-SPAN Source link

The U.S. government said Monday it is immediately placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff. Proponents said the import tax will help rebuild the shrinking U.S. tomato industry and ensure that produce eaten in the U.S. is also grown there. Mexico currently supplies around 70% of the U.S. …

The languid atmosphere over the Philadelphia region really hasn’t been locked in a perpetual state of steam bath for the last month. It only feels like it. So observes Sarah Johnson, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, which yet again has posted a flash flood watch, this one in effect until 2 a.m …

The Trump administration asked an appeals court Monday to immediately allow immigration agents to resume unfettered raids across Southern California, arguing that a federal judge’s order barring unconstitutional stops and arrests is akin to a “straitjacket” on its operations. The order granted Friday night by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong “is inflicting irreparable harm by preventing the Executive from …

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Arizona Governor Seeks Investigation of Federal Handling of Grand Canyon Fire  The New York Times Grand Canyon National Park Update on Dragon Bravo Fire  National Park Service (.gov) A wildfire destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. It burned down once before  NPR Maps of Dragon Bravo Fire Impact as Grand Canyon Closes Entrance for Season  Newsweek Wildfire that destroyed Grand Canyon lodge spread after …

Senate Democrats want probe of FEMA cost-control policy after Texas flood tragedy  Politico FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show  The New York Times Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand  The Washington Post Trump wants to ‘remake’ Fema, not eliminate it, Kristi Noem says  The Guardian Trump and the Future of Federal Disaster Response  The …

Democrats Must ‘Toughen Up’ Against Trump, Obama Tells Donors  The New York Times Obama’s blunt message for Democrats: ‘Toughen up’  CNN Obama Continues to Lecture His Fellow Democrats Instead of Battling the Trump Agenda  Esquire Barack Obama tells Democrats to ‘toughen up’ at DNC fundraiser in New Jersey  MSNBC News Frustrated with leadership under Trump? Obama calls on Democrats to ‘toughen up’  USA Today Source …

Local News “It’s horrifying to think about what happened in the middle of the night, in the dark,” Gov. Maura Healey said following the deadly blaze. A resident of the Gabriel House assisted living facility on Oliver Street in Fall River is assisted in a nearby parking lot late Sunday night. Mark Stockwell for The Boston Globe By Abby Patkin …

Rain to soak South Florida as odds increase for potential Gulf system  Sun Sentinel National Hurricane Center Is Watching An Area For Tropical Development  The Weather Channel Tropical system in Gulf expected to bring heavy rain to New Orleans  Axios Low off coast of Florida now Invest 93-L | Heavy rain possible as system moves across state  WESH Hurricane forecasters continue tracking disturbance heading …