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As Postal Service Faces Cash Crisis, FedEx and UPS Spend Millions on Lobbying
Lobbying from private carriers has helped limit USPS expansion into new services like postal banking.
Raskin Proposes New Health Commission for POTUS Fitness Under 25th Amendment
The bill would make it easier to remove US presidents from office for reasons related to physical or mental health.
Van Hollen Says Ending Iran War Is “My Top Priority,” Joining War Powers Push
Six senators have joined a group of six other senators committing to forcing votes to end the war.
Trump Reports More to Netanyahu Than to the US on Iran War, Lawmaker Says
Netanyahu said that JD Vance updated him on Sunday “in detail, as this administration does every day.”
Trump’s War on Iran Risks Plunging World Into Global Recession, IMF Says
“The global outlook has abruptly darkened following the outbreak of war in the Middle East,” the IMF report stated.
Kuwait Has Detained American Journalist Who Shared US Warplane Crash for 6 Weeks
Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin had shared a video of a US fighter jet crashing over Kuwait a day before his arrest.
Pride Flag Returns to Stonewall After Lawsuit Leads to Trump Admin Reversal
“The Pride flag belongs at Stonewall,” a lawyer for LGBTQ groups suing the administration said.
New Federal Data Reveals 1 in 3 US Households Struggle to Afford Energy Bills
The current reality is likely far worse, as the data was collected before the Iran war caused a spike in energy prices.
MN Prosecutor Investigates ICE Arrest of US Citizen as Possible Kidnapping
Federal agents were filmed taking ChongLy Thao from his home in freezing temperatures wearing only his underwear.
Trump Admin Report: Pre-Iran War Gas Prices Won’t Return Until After 2027
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans describe rising gas costs as “extremely” or “very” concerning, a new poll found.