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The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns 250 on Saturday. Established in 1775, when the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as postmaster general, the postal service predates the United States itself. It was launched nearly a year before the colonies declared their …

Trump signs order allowing forced hospitalization for homeless people  Axios ENDING CRIME AND DISORDER ON AMERICA’S STREETS  The White House (.gov) Trump order shifts homelessness strategy toward enforcement  NewsNation What Trump’s order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused  PBS Washington elected leaders suggest Trump’s executive order on homelessness impractical  KOMO Source link

Ocasio-Cortez Must Pay Another $2,700 for Met Gala Dress  The New York Times House Ethics report finds AOC ‘impermissibly accepted gifts’ related to 2021 Met Gala appearance  CNN AOC broke house rules to attend ritzy Met Gala in ‘tax the rich’ dress, ordered to pay up  Fox News House ethics panel tells Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to pay more for Met Gala attendance  Yahoo Home …

Disgraced former congressman George Santos has reported to prison to begin a more than seven-year sentence for wire fraud, identity theft and other charges. The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed to the BBC on Friday that Santos was in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, New Jersey. The 37-year-old pleaded guilty to federal charges in New York court …

Trump administration releases billions it withheld from schools  The Washington Post Trump Live Updates: News on Education Funds, Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and More  The New York Times Education Department says it’s releasing more than $5 billion in frozen grants  NPR Following freeze, WA to get federal school funds after all  The Seattle Times Trump administration releases over $6B in frozen education funds to …

Ethics Panel Rebukes Congressman for Wife’s Stock Trade in Firm He Helped  The New York Times Stock Trade by Lawmaker’s Wife Fuels Insider Information Concerns  The Wall Street Journal Rep. Mike Kelly violated House code of conduct, ethics panel concludes  The Washington Post Pennsylvania Republican called out by Ethics panel for stock investments  Politico Ethics panel: Pennsylvania Republican violated code of conduct with spouse’s …

Republicans Begin Effort to Sell Tax Law in Trump Policy Bill to Las Vegas Voters  The New York Times House Ways and Means Committee Holds a Field Hearing on the Republican Tax and Spending Bill  C-SPAN Congressional Republicans hail ‘big beautiful bill’ in Las Vegas hearing; Democrats skeptical  Las Vegas Review-Journal Vegas Workers Laud Tax Breaks On Tips, OT At Hearing  Law360 Showtime in …

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Trump administration that sought to block the enforcement of several “sanctuary policies” in Illinois that restricted the ability of local officials to aid federal immigration authorities in detainment operations. In a 64-page decision, U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins, a Joe Biden appointee, granted a motion by the state of Illinois to …

The adulterous MAGA politician whose wife is divorcing him on “biblical grounds” has been hit with even more cheating accusations. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his estranged wife Angela declared three separate homes as their primary residence in mortgage documents, allowing them to lock in improperly low lending rates, the Associated Press reported. They also allegedly double-dipped on a …

Academic with history of incendiary remarks to lead US Institute of Peace  Politico Source link