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Lawmakers hope the commission will fill a void left at the federal level.

Même en parvenant à provoquer un changement de régime en Iran, les États-Unis et Israël risquent de créer une situation géopolitique encore pire.

Two people were killed and 14 wounded in a West Sixth Street attack. Police say the shooter fired from an SUV before getting out and continuing on foot.

Doctrines have been a word used to define shifts in American foreign policy for the past two centuries. In a post "rules-based" world order, what is Canada's doctrine? The post A Canadian doctrine for the end of the American century appeared first on rabble.ca.

Editor's note: This is the start of a new weekly feature in which Capitol reporter Madeline Shannon discusses the week's highlights in legislative news. (The Center Square) – Last week in Sacramento, Republican lawmakers introduced legislation that would eliminate the gas tax, keep hardened criminals from qualifying for mental health diversion programs in court and criticized a bill introduced by Democrats in February that would roll back the biggest corporate tax break in the state. Senate Bill 1372, introduced by state Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, would ensure that defendants facing serious enough charges and repeat offenders would not be eligible for mental health diversion programs in court, which were created by a 2018 law that allows those facing misdemeanor charges to get mental health treatment and have the charges dismissed. Grove and advocates for the bill said the law has been abused to allow violent criminals to walk away from punishments that fit their crimes. Last week, Republican lawmakers also introduced Assembly Bill 1745, which would suspend the state’s 61-cent gas tax for one year. The bill was introduced to help reduce the rising cost of living in California. Renewable energy programs created by a 2022 law still aren’t up and running more than three years after Assembly Bill 2316 successfully passed the Legislature and was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The program, which the bill says is operated by the California Public Utilities Commission, has not been launched. And Democratic Assembly members expressed frustration that commission officials have made decisions that delayed the program’s implementation. The Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee conducted an oversight hearing of that bill on Wednesday. On Thursday, Republican lawmakers also spoke with The Center Square in an exclusive interview, pushing back on a decision made in February by the California Board of Parole Hearings to grant David Allen Funston parole after he was previously convicted of kidnapping and molesting children. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Friday that Funston faces new criminal charges in Placer County, and he was handed back over to law enforcement after being scheduled to be released from prison on parole on Friday. Republican lawmakers also told The Center Square on Thursday that they oppose a bill announced in February that would end the state’s biggest corporate tax break, known as the Waters Edge tax break. Advocates of the bill said that it could generate billions of dollars in revenue for California’s schools, health care system, food assistance programs and other public services. Sen. Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, however, told The Center Square he believes the bill could hurt the state financially. Also on Thursday, members of the Assembly debated a joint resolution that seeks federal aid to help with relief and rebuilding efforts in Los Angeles County. Many in the county have struggled to rebuild in the year since the Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed thousands of homes in the area. While Democratic legislators are pushing for more federal disaster aid from D.C., Republican lawmakers, like Assemblymember Carl DeMaio of San Diego, criticized lawmakers on the other side of the aisle for not doing more in the last 14 months to speed up recovery efforts in Southern California.

Members of the Louisiana National Guard, who have been deployed to support crime fighting efforts in New Orleans since the start of the year, will remain in the city through August, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday. The governor said the National Guard’s extended deployment has the support of the Trump administration, indicating the federal government […]

Women- and minority-owned businesses were removed from the Historically Underutilized Business Program in December by acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock, who argued he was ending a DEI program.

Attorneys for the New Mexico state auditor and current and former lawmakers on Monday asked a judge to dismiss them from former Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard’s lawsuit that alleges powerful state leaders subjected him to a “smear campaign.”

The U.S. military’s joint assault on Iran has ignited a sharp debate over presidential war powers in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District race, drawing comparisons to the Iraq War, as President Donald Trump justified military operations by arguing they were intended to prevent the nation from obtaining nuclear weapons. Speaking to reporters early on Monday, Secretary […]

“Trump 2.0 seems to be about regime change,” said one observer.

(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Democratic allies in the state Legislature are pushing for a new double-digit tax on big corporations to fund his leftist agenda. A proposal filed by a group Assembly Democrats would authorize New York City to charge a surcharge of up to 25% on corporate taxes "should the mayor and City Council deem this necessary and appropriate" to approve. The legislation was filed by Assemblywoman Diana Moreno, a democratic socialist who was elected to fill Mamdani’s Queens Assembly seat after he ran for mayor. In a summary of the bill, Moreno and co-sponsors said the revenues generated from a new corporate tax "could contribute to addressing the affordability crisis and strong public services for residents of the city." "New York City is home to dozens of Fortune 500 companies. Yet, for corporations with over $5 million in annual profits, the corporate tax rate is only 7.25%, significantly lower than neighboring states like New Jersey, which is set at 11.5%," they wrote. "At the same time, the city faces an affordability crisis, with many families leaving the city due to the cost of living and growing income inequality." Backers of the proposal said Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Tesla and other major corporations reported $315 billion in record profits in 2025, citing data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Those companies collectively paid just 4.9% of that amount in federal corporate income taxes-with Tesla paying exactly zero, the lawmakers wrote in the bill's summary. The proposal comes as Mamdani seeks approval from state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes by 2% on households with income above $1 million and increase the combined corporate tax rate to just over 22%, making it the highest in the nation. He said higher taxes are needed to whittle down the $5.4 billion deficit he "inherited" from the Adams administration. The democratic socialist, who filed his preliminary $127 billion budget earlier this month, has threatened to increase property taxes across the board in New York City unless Albany lawmakers approve his wealth and business tax plans. He has won support for his plan from progressive Democrats on the New York City Council, who've urged state lawmakers to approve the plans. Hochul, who is running for reelection this year, has ruled out support for Mamdani's wealth tax plan but pledged billions of dollars in state money to help plug the city's budget gaps and expand universal child care programs. Mamdani's taxing plans have fueled concerns about an exodus of major employers from the nation's largest city, with low-tax states like New Hampshire and Florida urging New York City businesses to relocate. New York Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox pointed to previous reports showing that the Empire State "already leads the nation in outmigration as the most taxed state in America." "As New York bleeds, states and cities with no- or low-tax, business friendly environments are booming and building," he said in a statement. "Many large financial firms — the geese that have laid the golden egg for New York's coffers — are expanding their footprints elsewhere — and taking their jobs with them."

ირანის საგარეო საქმეთა მინისტრმა, აბას არაყჩიმ, განაცხადა, რომ რეგიონულმა ქვეყნებმა აშშ-ზე ირანის წინააღმდეგ წამოწყებული საომარი კამპანიის გამო ზეწოლა უნდა მოახდინონ. ირანის სახელმწიფო ტელევიზიით ისლამური რესპუბლიკის მთავარმა დიპლომატმა განაცხადა, რომ თეირანი რეგიონის ქვეყნებს არ ეომება. არაყჩიმ, რომელიც აშშ-ის წარმომადგენლებთან ბირთვულ მოლაპარაკებებზე ირანის დელეგაციას ხელმძღვანელობდა თებერვლის ბოლოს, მესამე შეხვედრისასაც, თქვა, რომ აშშ-მა დიპლომატიას უღალატა ირანზე ბირთვული...

Радіо Свобода поспілкувалося із жителем іранського міста Санандадж. Чоловік розповів про авіаудари, які, за його словами, Ізраїль здійснив по військових об'єктах та об'єктах безпеки поблизу житлових районів

The vegan cheese demanded during a now-infamous state business trip to Philadelphia four years ago is well past its expiration date. But the state ethics investigation that found “probable cause” for ethical misconduct by former Director of Administration James Thorsen is still active. A quasi-judicial public hearing before the Rhode Island Ethics Commission slated for […]

O Banco de Brasília (BRB) não é um projeto de governo. É um patrimônio do povo do Distrito Federal. Defender o BRB é defender um banco público, forte, transparente e voltado para o interesse da população, não para interesses de ocasião. O BRB obteve autorização do Banco Central do Brasil (Bacen) para funcionar em 12 […] Fonte

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"I have made the decision to leave office at the end of my fourth term and not seek re-election," Zinke said Monday in a letter to constituents. The post Western Montana U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke said he won’t seek reelection citing health problems  appeared first on Montana Free Press.

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فەرماندەیی نێوەندیی ئەمەریکا (سێنتکۆم) ڕۆژی دووشەممە ڕایگەیاند، هیچ کەشتییەکی ئێرانی لە کەنداوی عوماندا نەماوە. سێنتکۆم لە ڕاگەیاندنەکەیدا دەڵێت "دوو ڕۆژ پێش ئێستا ڕژێمی ئێران 11 کەشتی لە کەنداوی عومان هەبوو، ئەمڕۆ هیچیان لەوێ نەماوە." دەشڵێت "ڕژێمی ئێران دەیان ساڵە کەشتییە نێودەوڵەتییەکان لە کەنداوی عومان هەراسان دەکات و هێرشیان دەکاتە سەر. ئەو ڕۆژانە بەسەرچوون. ئازادی هاتووچۆی دەریایی بۆ ماوەی زیاتر لە 80 ساڵە بنەمای گەشەسەندنی ئابووریی ئەمەریکا و جیهانی بووە. هێزەکانی ئەمەریکا...

Big Tech’s artificial intelligence data centers are ballooning across the country, including along the Columbia River.  Laws to protect the greater good have yet to catch up, allowing companies to overbuild and scoop up tax incentives while saddling communities with skyrocketing energy costs and depleted water resources. With the industry’s penchant for secrecy and a […]