Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has issued an executive order to create a second state education department that will focus on facilitating access to programs like childcare, after-school activities, and affordable education for adults. The executive order (pdf) on Wednesday brings about a restructuring of the Michigan Department of Education and creates a fresh agency focused solely…
Election Watchdog Sues to Stop Acceptance of Ballots After Election Day
July 13, 2023
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An election integrity group is suing North Dakota to block its law that allows the state to accept and count mail-in ballots so long as they arrive within 13 days after Election Day. There are reportedly 18 states, plus the District of Columbia, that accept mailed ballots that are delivered after Election Day. Congress created…
Chinese Money Launderers Are Major Obstacles in Fight Against Fentanyl: US Officials
July 13, 2023
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Law enforcement officials say that America’s drug war is now in cyberspace, and the main antagonists are transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) serviced by Chinese money laundering outfits. “Mexican cartels’ ability to traffic deadly fentanyl into the United States is greatly enhanced by Chinese money laundering,” said Steven Cagen, assistant director of the Countering Transnational Organized…
Chinese Money Launderers a Major Obstacle in Fight Against Fentanyl: US Officials
July 13, 2023
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Law enforcement officials say that America’s drug war is now in cyberspace, and the main antagonists are transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) serviced by Chinese money laundering outfits. “Mexican cartels’ ability to traffic deadly fentanyl into the United States is greatly enhanced by Chinese money laundering,” said Steven Cagen, assistant director of the Countering Transnational Organized…
Vivek Ramaswamy Makes Key Promises About Presidency at FreedomFest
July 13, 2023
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s Republican primary run has been filled with promises, and often quite specific ones. In the months since he threw his hat in the ring, the candidate has caught the ear of libertarians and conservatives by pledging to shut down the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Education, and the Department of Education,…
1 Dead, 1 Injured in Hit-and-Run as Suspect Flees Secret Service Near National Mall
July 13, 2023
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The U.S. Secret Service is seeking a suspect who killed a 75-year-old man and injured a child in a hit-and-run while fleeing Secret Service officers in downtown D.C. on Wednesday afternoon. “A man was tragically killed today by a driver who fled officers for an expired registration,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement….
Voter Turnout Drove GOP Gains in 2022 Midterms: Pew Report
July 13, 2023
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Republican gains in the 2022 midterms were largely owed to an advantage the party achieved in voter turnout, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center. The report, published on July 12, found that “partisan differences in turnout—rather than vote switching between parties—account for most of the Republican gains in voting for the House last…
Jury Decides 2014 Document Found in Aretha Franklin’s Couch Is a Valid Will
PONTIAC, Mich.—A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other. It’s a victory for Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin whose lawyers had argued that papers…
IN-DEPTH: House GOP Spar Over ‘Culture War’ Amendments to $886 Billion Defense Budget
July 12, 2023
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For those steeped in the cement-dense rules of the legislative process who enjoy parliamentary intrigue, power plays, and shifting alliances all entangled in the nation’s must-pass defense budget, the United States House of Representatives is putting together a Republican-produced summer thriller. For everyone else, brace for a series of hotly contested floor clashes on dozens—perhaps,…
Small Plane That Crashed in Rural Alaska, Killing 2, Apparently Struck Tree, Official Says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A small plane that crashed in Alaska last month, killing a bush pilot who was featured on a reality TV show and a hunting guide, apparently struck a tree during takeoff from a rural airstrip, an official said Tuesday. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Alaska region chief, told Alaska Public Media…
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