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Texas Politics · TexasTexas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them under escalating threats by Republicans back home.See the Story
Texas Democrats set plan to end nearly 2-week walkout over Republicans’ redraw of US House maps
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US Politics · District of ColumbiaThe Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation’s capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” with all the powers of the police chief — a significant move that increases national control over the city as part of the federal government’s law-enforcement takeover.See the Story
Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ‘emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back
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US Economy · United StatesWholesale prices rose far more than expected in July, providing a potential deterrent for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in September, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Thursday showed.
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Wholesale prices rose 0.9% in July, much more than expected
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