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Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, alleged Wednesday that the Minnesota Department of Human Services paid state money to a defendant in the Feeding Our Future case through the assisted living program while they were awaiting trial. Robbins, who chairs the House Fraud prevention committee and is running for governor, alleged during the public hearing Wednesday […]

La presidenta madrileña eleva el choque con el Gobierno central y presenta su gestión como un dique frente a un Ejecutivo que, a su juicio, busca desgastar a la Comunidad.

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on a Judiciary Committee panel during a Wednesday hearing defended the Trump administration’s move to end temporary protections for immigrants who hail from countries deemed too dangerous to return.  Republican Rep. Tom McClintock of California, the chair of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, slammed former President Joe Biden […]

As Stockton's final City Council meeting of 2025 ended Tuesday, Christina Fugazi concluded the session with one of the most virulent responses to critics she's made so far during her first year as mayor. Stockton mayor answers critics, perceived ‘blame’ for shooting at City Council is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge Wednesday blocked a policy from the Department of Homeland Security, finding that it violated an appropriations law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to federal facilities that detain immigrants. Judge Jia Cobb rejected the Trump administration’s argument that the new policy doesn’t prevent members of Congress […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on a Judiciary Committee panel during a Wednesday hearing defended the Trump administration’s move to end temporary protections for immigrants who hail from countries deemed too dangerous to return.  Republican Rep. Tom McClintock of California, the chair of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, slammed former President Joe Biden […]

Após o anúncio do início do processo de caducidade do contrato de concessão de serviços de distribuição de energia em 24 municípios de São Paulo, a Enel informou nesta quarta-feira (17) que irá fazer investimentos de R$ 10 bilhões, com foco na aceleração da transição para redes subterrâneas, investimentos na resiliência de sua rede e na digitalização de sua fiscalização e no aumento das medidas preventivas. "A solução necessária exige investimentos maciços em redes resilientes e digitalizadas, além da implantação em larga escala de uma rede de distribuição subterrânea. Essa medida requer um plano estruturado e coordenado com as autoridades públicas, definindo as modalidades mais apropriadas para uma remuneração adequada desse investimento. A empresa está disposta a realizar esses investimentos como parte de uma estratégia compartilhada com todas as instituições envolvidas", informou a Enel em nota. Notícias relacionadas: Governo de SP, prefeitura e MME pedem rompimento do contrato com Enel. Ministério diz que Enel pode perder concessão se não cumprir metas . Em outras ocasiões, o enterramento dos fios já foi rechaçado pela empresa, que dizia ser inviável financeiramente. Ontem, o governador de São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, o prefeito da capital, Ricardo Nunes, e o ministro de Minas e Energia, Alexandre Silveira, anunciaram que vão levar à Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel) um pedido de caducidade do contrato de concessão de distribuição de energia elétrica que a Enel detém na capital paulista e em outros 23 municípios da região metropolitana.  Na semana passada, milhões de clientes da distribuidora ficaram sem energia elétrica por mais de cinco dias após a queda de árvores sobre a rede de fios, que destruiu cabos e postes. A empresa diz que tem ampliado suas contratações, tanto de pessoal direto quanto de terceirizados, com aumento nos custos na ordem de 30% comparando os três trimestres de 2025 com o mesmo período de 2024. Segundo a Enel, o número de contratados aumentou 15%, com mais de 4,6 mil no ano.  Os custos com serviços de poda e manutenção de árvores também tiveram aumento, da ordem de 16,8%, e expansão dos investimentos, chegando aos R$1,9 bilhões de investimentos acumulados no ano, 25,8% acima do mesmo período de 2024.  A receita operacional líquida da empresa cresceu 8,9% em relação a 2024 e superando os R$ 16 bilhões, com lucros de cerca de R$ 650 mil até setembro. "A distribuidora confirma o cumprimento integral dos indicadores regulatórios, tendo apresentado avanços consistentes em todos os índices relacionados à qualidade do serviço, conforme comprovado pelas fiscalizações recentemente realizadas pela agência reguladora", complementa a concessionária. Aneel  Em nota à imprensa divulgada hoje, a Aneel informou ter incluído as informações sobre a recente interrupção prolongada concentrada na área de concessão da Enel-SP junto ao processo de monitoramento que estabeleceu após o apagão de outubro de 2024.  Após a interrupção em 2024 a agência emitiu termo de intimação, que é uma etapa preparatória para recomendação da caducidade do contrato a ser encaminhada ao Ministério de Minas e Energia.

دونالد ترامپ، رئیس‌جمهوری آمریکا روز چهارشنبه ۲۶ آذر در مورد محاصره دریایی ونزوئلا با خبرنگاران صحبت کرد و گفت: «این یک محاصره است. اجازه نمی‌دهیم کسی از جایی که نباید عبور کند، عبور کند.»

The attorney general's complaint form is the latest effort to enforce new state restrictions on which restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings.

The Senate approved federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina on Wednesday as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, following passage by the House last week.

TAMPA — Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia previewed legislation Wednesday meant to increase spending accountability and transparency for local government officials, with penalties for noncompliance including fines and removal from office. Ingoglia has been crisscrossing the state for months with his FAFO (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) team, auditing spending by some of […]

Officials attribute the delays and other Election Day clerical errors to Texas’ recent overhaul of its voter registration system.

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Everyday people--and not just advocates deep in the trenches--are seeing that things need to change.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blasted ongoing efforts from President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle the Department of Education, including plans to shift several of its responsibilities to other Cabinet-level agencies.   Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono hosted a forum on the issue with several Democratic colleagues. The lawmakers, joined by education leaders, advocates and leading […]

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate passed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act in a 77-20 vote Wednesday, sending the roughly $901 billion bill to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature. “This year's NDAA ushers in the most significant acquisition reform in decades and helps the U.S. deter increasingly hostile nations,” Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said. “The American people voted for peace through strength, and this NDAA delivers.” Among other provisions, the mammoth NDAA authorizes $38 billion for aircraft, $34 billion for nuclear defense, $26 billion for shipbuilding, $25 billion for munitions and $900 million to combat drug trafficking. Military members will receive a 3.8% pay raise, and $1.4 billion is set aside for the construction of barracks and family housing. Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are allocated for new childcare centers and schools, and $577 million will go toward renovating military hospitals and building new medical facilities. A significant portion, $142 billion, goes toward research and development of new military technologies, including biotechnology, hypersonic weapons and artificial intelligence. The bill provides $500 million for the U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation and $1 billion for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative. It also prohibits American taxpayer dollars from going to certain Chinese biotech companies. While the majority of the NDAA’s content is bipartisan, both sides of the aisle made compromises in the bill. Republican leadership allowed for $800 million in assistance to go to Ukraine over the next two years, repealed the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force for Iraq, and agreed to a provision limiting funding to the Secretary of Defense until he releases unedited footage of the strikes on Venezuelan drug boats. Democratic leadership swallowed a $1.6 billion cut to climate change-related spending, an expansion of the Trump administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws via military force, and a directive to intelligence agencies to review – and if possible, declassify – intelligence about the origins of the COVID-19 virus. The House passed the more than 3,000-page bill last week, also with bipartisan support.

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on a Judiciary Committee panel during a Wednesday hearing defended the Trump administration’s move to end temporary protections for immigrants who hail from countries deemed too dangerous to return.  Republican Rep. Tom McClintock of California, the chair of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, slammed former President Joe Biden […]

Audios, presiones internas y silencios incómodos cercan a José Ignacio Landaluce y convierten el caso en una crisis política mayor.

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on a Judiciary Committee panel during a Wednesday hearing defended the Trump administration’s move to end temporary protections for immigrants who hail from countries deemed too dangerous to return.  Republican Rep. Tom McClintock of California, the chair of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, slammed former President Joe Biden […]

(The Center Square) – Dan Bongino, deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will vacate his position in January. Bongino gave no reason for his departure in the Wednesday social media post announcing his decision. “I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January. I want to thank President Trump, AG [Pam] Bondi, and Director [Kash] Patel for the opportunity to serve with purpose,” Bongino posted on X. “Most importantly, I want to thank you, my fellow Americans, for the privilege to serve you. God bless America, and all those who defend Her.” Bongino’s resignation comes as the FBI continues to hunt for the suspect in the deadly shooting at Brown University. Additionally, the Department of Justice, which houses the FBI, is set to release all federal records on convicted sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein, who died in prison, and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence.