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House Dem urges transparency by public officials after GOP colleague reveals reason for extended absence

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Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that public officials have an obligation to be transparent about lengthy absences, after Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J.,disclosed that his recent monthslong time away from Congress was for treatment for depression. Kean had been missing House votes for months before returning on Tuesday. “As someone who has lived with … Read more

US cooking oil market shrinking due to Ice pressures on Latino households, Mazola owner says

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Hispanic communities have taken economic hit over anti-immigration raids, prompting people to shop online and reuse oil UK politics live – latest updates The US cooking oil market is shrinking and unlikely to improve soon because of economic and immigration enforcement pressures on Latino households, the owner of the Mazola brand has said. George Weston, … Read more

Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Trump on Birthright Citizenship

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The Supreme Court handed down another round of key rulings during the final day of its term, including striking down an effort by President Donald Trump to limit birthright citizenship. The high court handed conservatives a win by upholding state laws that bar transgender athletes from joining girls’ sports teams. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for … Read more

Trump Made More Than $1 Billion in Crypto Income, Filing Shows

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There is growing scrutiny over President Donald Trump’s skyrocketing income while in office after newly-released financial disclosure forms reveal he made $1.4 billion from crypto and meme coin-related businesses. The White House insists the president’s actions are not a conflict of interest and that they’ve been “in the best interest of the American people.” NBC’s … Read more

White House rejects conflict-of-interest concerns as Trump’s crypto earnings soar – US politics live

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White House says president has ‘proudly made the US the crypto capital of the world’ Sign up for US breaking news alerts email Donald Trump will attend a ribbon cutting for the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on Wednesday, touting the legacy of a president his own administration is attempting to destroy, critics say. While … Read more

Trump administration threatens Kansas school district funding over transgender student policy

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The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would pursue enforcement action that could include withholding federal funding from Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools over its policies that the administration says prevent staff from notifying parents of a transgender student’s gender identity. The Education Department said that Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools’ policy of not disclosing … Read more

DSA’s third major primary win deepens Democrats’ fight over the party’s future

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The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are taking their political playbook nationwide.  One week after DSA-aligned candidates scored ballot-box victories over establishment-backed contenders in two congressional primaries in New York City that grabbed outsized national attention, the group scored another major upset in a deep-blue U.S. House district in Denver, Colorado. Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, … Read more