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What Republicans Don’t Want To Say: Blue States Are the Ones Bailing Out Red States
An assessment of state-level inflows and outflows of federal funds finds red states are being propped up by blue states.
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Trump’s 51st-State Plan Would Be a Literal Death Sentence for Canadians
Donald Trump thinks Canadians should become Americans. For weeks, he has called for Canada to become the 51st American state ...
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The 51st State That Never Was: Why the United States Didn’t Annex Canada
Why didn’t the United States annex Canada during earlier historical periods? In short, because it didn’t want to. President ...
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Policy and Science in Service to the Arctic and Its People
In addition to swearing in Dr. Mike Sfraga as the United States’ first Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region, the State ...
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Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state, effectively erasing the massive border the ...
RFK Jr. will soon take over HHS. Here’s what he can and cannot do.
The expectations for Kennedy range from fabulous to catastrophic, but the actual power he would wield over Americans' health ...
Trump wants to close Department of Education. How will it affect California?
The U.S. Department of Education provides funding to California schools, particularly for disadvantaged students and students with disabilities. It oversees federal student loans, including the Free ...
The relationship between the White House and its press corps is time-tested — and can be contentious
The Trump administration barred Associated Press reporters from presidential events this week after demanding that the news ...
California fails the ‘nation state’ test
A ballot initiative asking Californians if they would like to secede from the United States was cleared to gather signatures late last month.
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Here's when Texas Gov. Abbott will deliver his 2025 State of the State address
This year's speech will take place at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, and will be broadcast across the state. During the address, Abbott will focus on his goals for the 89th Texas Legislature ...
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Measure to lower BAC limit to .05 in Washington state advances
08 to .05 — potentially becoming the second state in the nation to do so. The bill has already passed out of the Senate Law & Justice Committee. The House Committee on Community Safety is ...