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Trump’s Auto Tariff Relief & ABC Braces for Layoffs | Afternoon Update | 3.5.25
The 5-4 decision upholds a lower court's order to unfreeze foreign aid funds that Trump had halted through an executive order. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court's three liberal justices in the majority.
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Trump’s Auto Tariff Relief & ABC Braces for Layoffs | Afternoon Update | 3.5.25
In a scathing dissent, Justice Samuel Alito called the ruling an act of judicial hubris while posing the question, does a single district court judge who likely lacks jurisdiction have the unchecked power to compel the government of the United States to pay out and probably lose forever $2 billion taxpayer dollars?
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Trump’s Auto Tariff Relief & ABC Braces for Layoffs | Afternoon Update | 3.5.25
Alito went on in his dissent to say that the answer to that question should be an emphatic no and that he was stunned that the majority of our nation's highest court thought otherwise.
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Trump Executive Order Blocked & DeepSeek’s Back Door | Afternoon Update | 2.5.25
The lawsuit, backed by the Independent Council on Women's Sports, claims the women faced emotional trauma and were pressured to remain silent while being forced to compete against a trans-identifying male athlete, presumed to be Leah Thomas.
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Trump Executive Order Blocked & DeepSeek’s Back Door | Afternoon Update | 2.5.25
They allege university officials dismissed their concerns, suggesting that objecting to Thomas' participation reflected a psychological issue and warned that speaking out could damage their reputations and careers. The suit also challenges the NCAA's policy allowing transgender athletes to compete based on gender identity, calling it discriminatory.
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Trump Executive Order Blocked & DeepSeek’s Back Door | Afternoon Update | 2.5.25
So far, neither the NCAA nor the universities named in the lawsuit have commented.
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Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25
So it's still a nightmarish situation. Daily Wire investigative reporter Spencer Lindquist was on the ground in L.A. and explained what residents and business owners are going through as the city continues to battle the fires.
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Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25
Morning Wire also spoke with a business owner who lost his studio in the fire.
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Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25
Right. On Sunday, the Democrat-controlled California state legislature agreed to allocate $50 million to fight the incoming Trump administration, with $25 million specifically set aside to defend illegal immigrants. Democrats, who have a supermajority in the state, will likely vote on the deal to make it official sometime this week, before Trump's inauguration.
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Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25
Senate Budget Chair Scott Weiner said the agreement, quote, cements California's readiness to serve as a bulwark against Trump's extremist agenda.
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Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25
Absolutely. Republicans in the state legislature have been trying to get a special session to focus on responding to the fires that are still raging in L.A. But that hasn't happened yet. Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher called out California Democrats for their misplaced priorities, saying, quote,
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Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25
At a time when California should be laser focused on responding to the devastating wildfires in L.A., Democrat lawmakers' priority is creating a $50 million slush fund to hire government lawyers for hypothetical fights against the federal government and to defend criminal illegal immigrants from being returned to their home countries.
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Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25
Bass is facing sanctions. serious backlash for not even being in LA when the fire started, as we previously reported. She was on a taxpayer-funded trip to Ghana, even though she had said she would not take overseas trips as mayor. In stark contrast to Bass, her opponent in the mayoral race, Rick Caruso, took action when warned about the fire danger.
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Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25
the billionaire developer hired private water tankers to protect his Palisades Village Mall from the LA fires. It is one of the only structures remaining in the area. And a column from journalist Peter Hamby at Puck News explained that this exact scenario with wildfires, celebrities losing their homes, looters taking advantage of evacuation orders, strong Santa Ana winds, has all happened before.
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Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25
Hamby spoke to super agent Ari Emanuel, a donor to Bass's mayoral campaign, who said, quote, if it is true that she left the country on a Saturday after warning came out, that is a dereliction of duty. Meanwhile, as we mentioned yesterday, an online petition at Change.org demanding that Bass resign continues to rack up signatures.
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Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing & Israel-Hamas Deal Nears | 1.15.25
The count's now well over 100,000, so a grassroots effort to get her out is underway.
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9-11 Terrorist Plea Deal & Puerto Rico’s Power Grid | Afternoon Update | 12.31.24
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the ads are unauthorized. They show a man wearing an iconic red Make America Great Again hat and carrying a book titled Project 2025. The image has a red X across it and the slogan Keep D.C. Trash Free.
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9-11 Terrorist Plea Deal & Puerto Rico’s Power Grid | Afternoon Update | 12.31.24
The ads display logos of the District of Columbia's Department of Public Works and the mayor's office, but city officials say they were not produced or approved by government officials and they are actively taking them down.
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Russia-US Talk Peace & Border Apprehensions Plummet | Afternoon Update | 2.18.25
President Trump has approved a disaster declaration, activating FEMA to assist with relief efforts as recovery begins.
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Russia-US Talk Peace & Border Apprehensions Plummet | Afternoon Update | 2.18.25
The controversial Enhanced Games, dubbed the Steroid Olympics, has secured a multi-million dollar investment led by Donald Trump Jr., aiming to bring the event to the United States later this year. The Games will allow athletes to use PEDs while undergoing medical screenings.
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Russia-US Talk Peace & Border Apprehensions Plummet | Afternoon Update | 2.18.25
While the International Olympic Committee has criticized the new endeavor, organizers say it will push the boundaries of human performance. Meanwhile, the Trump administration's stance on the event remains unclear, though organizers say they expect a friendlier regulatory environment.
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Russia-US Talk Peace & Border Apprehensions Plummet | Afternoon Update | 2.18.25
Governor Andy Beshear confirmed the rising death toll and urged residents to stay off the roads as emergency crews continue rescue operations. Over 1,000 rescues have been carried out and nearly 39,000 homes remain without power. Parts of Kentucky and Tennessee received up to six inches of rain, with much of the affected areas now under a winter storm advisory.
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Trump’s Retaliatory Tariffs & North Carolina Recovery | 2.11.25
Well, since Trump took office, he has focused on recovery efforts in North Carolina. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was there Monday looking at ways to rebuild Interstate 40 and promising fast, cheap, safe rebuilding in the area. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, whose department oversees FEMA, was there this weekend saying the agency has made significant progress.
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Trump’s Retaliatory Tariffs & North Carolina Recovery | 2.11.25
According to the official numbers, we know that 138,000 homes have been visited by FEMA disaster survivor assistance crews. 66,000 people have visited a disaster recovery center. 3,284 households have received rental assistance. 150 households are currently living in FEMA-provided temporary housing units. And 18,000 households have received money for basic repairs.
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Trump’s Retaliatory Tariffs & North Carolina Recovery | 2.11.25
Noem also stressed that recovery efforts have stepped up considerably since Trump took office. Here's Noem.
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Trump’s Retaliatory Tariffs & North Carolina Recovery | 2.11.25
When Trump took office, the US Army Corps of Engineers was also dispatched to repair roads and bridges that were destroyed in the storm. We should also note that Trump's first presidential trip was to North Carolina, where he met with families and surveyed the damage.
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Trump’s Retaliatory Tariffs & North Carolina Recovery | 2.11.25
Well, she suggested Trump should, quote, get rid of FEMA the way it exists today, adding that we still need the resources and the funds and the finances to go to people that have these types of disasters like Hurricane Helene and fires in California, end quote. Noem made sure to note that Trump should work with Congress to make sure FEMA is reformed correctly.
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Trump’s Retaliatory Tariffs & North Carolina Recovery | 2.11.25
Musk posted the claim on X, at which point acting FEMA director Cameron Hamilton responded, announcing that such payments have been suspended and that personnel will be held accountable.
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Trump’s Retaliatory Tariffs & North Carolina Recovery | 2.11.25
Though the fires have been put out, recovery is a long way off. Los Angeles County announced on Friday that it had hired a private firm to investigate how the county responded to the fires. And California Governor Gavin Newsom recently said that people would not be able to build their homes back as they were, but would instead need to build in a way with, quote, climate reality in mind. And L.A.
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Trump’s Retaliatory Tariffs & North Carolina Recovery | 2.11.25
Mayor Karen Bass has also come under fire for appointing a recovery czar that would be paid $500,000 for just three months of work. While the pay was coming from reported charity groups, the backlash caused the czar to announce he would not accept the money. Rick Grinnell, Trump's envoy for special missions, was one of those who called out the astronomical salary. Yeah, that is terrible optics.
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Trump’s Retaliatory Tariffs & North Carolina Recovery | 2.11.25
Ash, thanks for reporting.
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Lawmakers Probe Signal-Gate & Conservatives Swatted | 3.27.25
Well, it was an eclectic group of social media influencers, including Gunther Eagleman, radio show host Joe Pagliarulo, and InfoWars' Chase Geiser, just to name a few. But it also included some high-profile names like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Senator Tommy Tuberville. Social media influencer Matt Van Swole was also victimized.
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Lawmakers Probe Signal-Gate & Conservatives Swatted | 3.27.25
He's the former liberal who gained a following in the past six months advocating for Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina. We spoke to Matt about his experience.
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Lawmakers Probe Signal-Gate & Conservatives Swatted | 3.27.25
Now, thankfully, no one was injured during this attempt. Matt said that he thinks the fact that his wife answered the door is part of the reason. The 911 call that brought police to his house indicated that Matt's wife had been shot. So her answering the door immediately told the officer that something wasn't right with the call.
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Lawmakers Probe Signal-Gate & Conservatives Swatted | 3.27.25
Right. In 2015, a police officer was shot during a swatting hoax. He survived and the homeowner who shot him was cleared of any wrongdoing. But in 2017, a police officer shot and killed a man after two of his gamer buddies called in the hoax over an online bet. One was sentenced to 20 years in prison and the other received 15 months for his role.
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Lawmakers Probe Signal-Gate & Conservatives Swatted | 3.27.25
And in 2020, a 60-year-old man had a heart attack when someone attempted to swat him. The person responsible was sentenced to five years in prison for the crime.
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Lawmakers Probe Signal-Gate & Conservatives Swatted | 3.27.25
Not yet, but Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel have both said they were looking into the attacks. And Senator Mike Lee of Utah also suggested that those responsible should be charged with attempted murder. Matt Van Swole just wants those responsible to be brought to justice, but he also hopes the country can just calm down.
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Lawmakers Probe Signal-Gate & Conservatives Swatted | 3.27.25
Well, the woman behind the data Republican account found that conservatives that have been swatted had some things in common, the most important of which is that they are regularly interacted with or promoted by Elon Musk. Some, not that, have ties to InfoWars or War Room or have spoken out against the war in Ukraine. Well, a very dangerous prank.
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Federal Workers Reinstated & Trump Tower Swarmed | Afternoon Update | 3.13.25
Police say the man who had been held in the Waterbury home since he was 11 set the home ablaze last month in an effort to escape. He told police, I wanted my freedom. Investigators found the victim severely emaciated, suffering from prolonged abuse, starvation, and neglect. He had received no medical or dental care for decades and was given only minimal food and water.
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Federal Workers Reinstated & Trump Tower Swarmed | Afternoon Update | 3.13.25
56-year-old Kimberly Sullivan was arrested yesterday and is facing multiple charges, including kidnapping, assault, and unlawful restraint. She is being held on a $300,000 bond. Waterbury's police chief called the case heartbreaking and unimaginable. Here's the chief in a press conference today.
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Federal Workers Reinstated & Trump Tower Swarmed | Afternoon Update | 3.13.25
Meanwhile, an attorney for Sullivan has denied the allegations, saying Sullivan is blown away by the claims.
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More Ukraine Defense Aid & Homelessness Skyrockets | Afternoon Update | 12.30.24
A grand jury has indicted 33-year-old Sebastian Zepeda for the unprovoked attack and murder of a woman in a subway car. Prosecutors say Zepeda, who is an illegal immigrant, lit the victim's clothing on fire, causing her death. The indictment will be unsealed on January 7th, and Zepeda faces life in prison if convicted. Officials say Zepeda was deported in 2018, but reentered the U.S.
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More Ukraine Defense Aid & Homelessness Skyrockets | Afternoon Update | 12.30.24
illegally and had been staying in New York City migrant shelters.
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Migrant Hotel Money & Philly’s Chaotic Celebrations | Afternoon Update | 2.10.25
Columbia Bible College is challenging its suspension from PacWest. League officials are accusing the team of abuse towards trans-identifying athlete Harriet McKenzie. McKenzie claims he was purposefully fouled on the court and claims CBC's head coach Taylor Claggett cornered him to say he shouldn't be allowed to compete.
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Migrant Hotel Money & Philly’s Chaotic Celebrations | Afternoon Update | 2.10.25
Claggett denies wrongdoing, saying her concerns were about player safety, not identity. This comes after President Trump's recent executive order in the U.S. banning the participation of men in federally funded women's sports. Meanwhile, Canada protects such participation.
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Vance Visits Greenland & Tesla Vandal Arrested | Afternoon Update | 3.28.25
In this testimony, the FAA's acting chief, Chris Rochelleau, insisted that flying remains safe despite the recent DCA crash with a helicopter that killed 67 people. The FAA has since banned most helicopter traffic near the airport and will mandate a tracking feature, ADS-B out, to boost safety, even as the Army resists the move due to surveillance fears.
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Vance Visits Greenland & Tesla Vandal Arrested | Afternoon Update | 3.28.25
Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington asked a question on most Americans' minds during the hearing.
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Trump-Zelensky Meeting Explodes, Pope Suffers Setback | Afternoon Update | 2.28.25
The Pew survey of nearly 37,000 Americans over the past two years finds that 85% of adults believe in God or a universal spirit. About 62% or 6 in 10 Americans identify as Christian. That's after years of decline, but the numbers are now holding steady since 2019. In 2007, 78% of Americans identified as Christians, but by 2014, that number dropped to 71%.
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Trump-Zelensky Meeting Explodes, Pope Suffers Setback | Afternoon Update | 2.28.25
The study shows that 29% are religiously unaffiliated, including atheists, agnostics, and those who say they're, quote, nothing in particular. And there's a major age gap. Less than 5 in 10 young adults under 25 identify as Christian, compared to 8 in 10 of older adults age 74 and up. Non-Christian religious groups now make up 7.1% of the population, up from 4.7% in 2007.
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Heathrow Fire & Nvidia Investment | Afternoon Update | 3.21.25
Prosecutors say this is important evidence because the selfie features the suspect's bushy eyebrows, which match a roommate's description of an unknown man seen in the home the night of the murders. Defense attorneys will argue that there had to be multiple suspects and that Koberger would be unable to carry out four murders alone.
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Heathrow Fire & Nvidia Investment | Afternoon Update | 3.21.25
The new filings also reveal Koberger has been diagnosed with autism and OCD. He faces four murder charges and a potential death penalty. His trial is set to begin in August in Boise, where it was moved to grant a fair hearing.
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Heathrow Fire & Nvidia Investment | Afternoon Update | 3.21.25
In the new documents, prosecutors say Koberger purchased a K-Bar knife, a sheath, and a sharpener off of Amazon months before the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. A knife sheath was found at the murder scene, but not the knife. The filings also show Koberger took a smiling selfie hours after the killings.
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Trump’s First Month & Social Security Whistleblower | 2.21.25
Well, as we know, both Florida and California have suffered natural disasters in the past year, Florida's hurricanes and California's fires. But the effects of these disasters and the state government's approach to ensuring homeowners in disaster-prone areas is radically different.
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Trump’s First Month & Social Security Whistleblower | 2.21.25
California, which of course is a state led by Democrats at every level for decades, has kept insurance rates lower even as home values and risk increase. When insurance companies have asked to increase insurance rates due to rising risks of wildfires or other issues, state insurance regulators have denied requests.
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Trump’s First Month & Social Security Whistleblower | 2.21.25
Now, you'd naturally think that keeping insurance costs down would be good for homeowners, allowing them to better afford their homes. The problem comes when insurers can't turn a profit because they're paying out more in claims than they're collecting in premiums. If an insurance company can't afford to insure, they'll leave the state or shut down, leaving homeowners without any insurance.
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Trump’s First Month & Social Security Whistleblower | 2.21.25
It's getting to that point. State Farm, the largest fire insurer in California, recently asked state regulators for a 22% rate increase, but was denied by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, who ignored the recommendations of his experts.
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Trump’s First Month & Social Security Whistleblower | 2.21.25
This comes after the company said it had to pay out $1.26 in claims for every $1 it collected in premiums over the past nine years, according to the Wall Street Journal. That's a $5 billion loss. This comes after State Farm asked for a 30% rate increase last June, long before the recent L.A. fires broke out.
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Trump’s First Month & Social Security Whistleblower | 2.21.25
The company says it could face a credit rating downgrade if it doesn't quickly raise rates. Such a downgrade could keep people from using the company to insure their property. Without State Farm, many in California will then be forced to buy insurance through California's insurer of last resort, which is close to becoming insolvent.
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Trump’s First Month & Social Security Whistleblower | 2.21.25
Lara recently announced that private insurers like State Farm and policyholders would have to pay a $1 billion surcharge to keep that from happening.
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Trump’s First Month & Social Security Whistleblower | 2.21.25
Much better and continuing to improve. Back in 2022 and 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis implemented numerous litigation reforms that kept Florida from its own insurance disaster. Prior to the reforms, insurers had been raising rates by double digits annually and leaving the market due to lawsuit abuse.
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Trump’s First Month & Social Security Whistleblower | 2.21.25
Now that the lawsuit abuse is down, 11 new insurers have entered the market and some carriers are asking for rate decreases. Even Florida's last-ditch insurer, Citizens Property, is cutting rates. Florida also had the lowest premium increase in the country with just 1%, while other states saw increases up to 20% or higher.
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Trump’s First Month & Social Security Whistleblower | 2.21.25
Things are still very grim for many people. In addition to all the problems caused to California's insurance industry, many residents know they won't be able to rebuild. Some say it's because they probably won't receive enough from insurance to rebuild, while others can point to California permitting regulations to know they won't be rebuilding their homes and lives as they were before.
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Schumer Supports GOP Budget & California Needs Money | Afternoon Update | 3.14.25
California will borrow around $3.5 billion to cover the state's Medi-Cal shortfall. Daily Wire senior editor Ash Short has details of the budget crisis.
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Schumer Supports GOP Budget & California Needs Money | Afternoon Update | 3.14.25
Tax Day is just a month away. Imagine no income taxes for Americans earning less than $150,000 a year. That's President Trump's goal, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. He floated the novel idea in an interview with CBS this week.
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Schumer Supports GOP Budget & California Needs Money | Afternoon Update | 3.14.25
All right, there's your Drive Home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some major stories, including the Democrats' shutdown threats, the death of the Green New Deal, and the anti-fluoride movement. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with a weekend edition of Morning Wire.
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Duke Lacrosse Accuser Retracts & Daniel Penny Army Navy Game | Afternoon Update | 12.13.24
Parents Defending Education revealed the breakdown of the billion dollars in grants in a new report on Thursday. They say the funding promotes far-left ideology through initiatives like race-based teacher training and youth activism programs.
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Duke Lacrosse Accuser Retracts & Daniel Penny Army Navy Game | Afternoon Update | 12.13.24
Some examples of how the money was spent include $21 million for equity-focused teacher training in North Carolina, $4 million for a three-week culturally responsive computer science summer camp, and $1.2 million for the University of Iowa to train 40 elementary teachers to, quote, enact equity-centered education.
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Duke Lacrosse Accuser Retracts & Daniel Penny Army Navy Game | Afternoon Update | 12.13.24
The list goes on and on, while nearly one-third of students have fallen behind grade level only last year, Donald Trump has pledged to dismantle the Department of Education and end such initiatives.
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Duke Lacrosse Accuser Retracts & Daniel Penny Army Navy Game | Afternoon Update | 12.13.24
Crystal Mangum, now 46, made the admission during an interview with Katerina DePasqua at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, where Mangum is serving time for killing her boyfriend in 2011. Mangum said she knows what she did was wrong and that she made up the story because she was seeking validation. She also said she hoped the three falsely accused men could forgive her.
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Duke Lacrosse Accuser Retracts & Daniel Penny Army Navy Game | Afternoon Update | 12.13.24
Mangum has maintained for nearly 20 years that she was raped during a party thrown by the Duke University men's lacrosse team back in 2006, even writing a book about her claims after she was proven to have lied.
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Trump Sentenced & Wildfire Suspect | Afternoon Update | 1.10.25
Donald Trump was sentenced to an unconditional discharge Friday by Judge Juan Merchan, but the president-elect is now officially marked as a felon, at least for now. Trump appeared on video from Mar-a-Lago and was allowed to speak. He criticized the trial as unfair, pointing to his election victory as evidence that the American people had rejected the charges against him.
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Trump Sentenced & Wildfire Suspect | Afternoon Update | 1.10.25
Judge Merchant acknowledged the unprecedented nature of the case, but said Trump remains subject to the law despite his presidential status. Trump, who plans to appeal his conviction, was found guilty of falsifying business records in connection with hush money payments, but argued the trial was politically motivated.