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Reporting from Just the News
The executive order gives people access to tax-free red-dye diesel by deferring the federal diesel tax through the end of the year.
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Reporting from Just the News
The president is expected to hit the campaign trail this month to help stump for Republicans in tight races in the 2026 midterm elections. He has already spoken at rallies in Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from 22 states sent a letter to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission detailing how multiple ratings agencies such as Moody’s Corporation, Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings still push an ESG agenda, months after a group of state attorneys general called on them to explain ESG-driven downgrades.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - There were 647 assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during the first 21 months of the second Trump administration, compared to 37 assaults during the Biden administration's first 21 months, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Democrats are looking to flip Nebraska’s second congressional district in November as candidates in the race offer similar and competing proposals to address the affordability crisis.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – According to numbers from the national firm J. David Tax Law, federal income tax burdens have grown dramatically across the country – with California in fifth place nationally.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Education leaders and lawmakers are weighing in after a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., over allegations that the company harmed children and teens through its social media platforms.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Twenty-two state attorneys general are questioning taxpayer funding of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine amid what the AGs call the group’s “sham”-like “independent review” of its much debated reference manual’s climate science chapter that was removed due to public concerns of political bias.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The National Rifle Association launched its first national bus tour Thursday as the group tries to get gun owners to vote in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Sixteen state attorneys general are calling on the “Big Four Accounting Firms” by letter for accountability over their actions that prioritize Environmental, Social, Governance investment strategies and climate goals, which will prove to be detrimental to consumers, the officials say.
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