A group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires. In a letter sent to Canada’s ambassador to the US, six Republican members of Congress wrote that wildfire smoke from Canada has been …
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In an exclusive bonus episode for our paid subscribers, David Sirota sits down with The Houston Chronicle’s Neena Satijah and Keri Blakinger to discuss Kerr County, Texas’s unsuccessful eight-year-long fight to fund a flood warning system that might have saved lives during the area’s July 4 disaster. Listen to the full episode below, exclusively for The Lever’s paid subscribers. This …
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This is an opinion column House Resolution 1 (HR1) is more commonly known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” or “Big Bad Bill,” or “Big Bankruptcy Bill,” depending on your point of view. I’ll set aside political marketing and call it HR1. To best understand HR1, first understand America’s debt. In fiscal year 2024, America suffered a $1.8 trillion deficit. Deficits …
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A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140m, federal officials alleged in a complaint filed on Thursday. The civil lawsuit by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said First Liberty Building and Loan, controlled by Brant Frost IV, lied to investors about its business of making high-interest loans to companies. …
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