{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story Farm Bill pesticide measure sure to anger MHA Republicans are using the Farm Bill to take another step toward passing legislation to protect pesticides, something that will definitely anger their allies in the “Make America Healthy Again” (MHA) movement. © AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File… Source…
A new report from House Democrats concludes that President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was “nothing short of a disaster.” The 47-page report published Thursday by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee argues that DOGE was more interested in serving Trump’s wealthy allies rather than reducing costs for the federal government……
The fast food chain expects to close 5% to 6% of its U.S. restaurants, or between 298 and 358 locations, in the first half of this year. Source link
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles board voted unanimously Thursday to pass new identification requirements. Source link
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said Friday that she is “still in charge” of her department as White House border czar Tom Homan takes greater control of President Trump’s immigration agenda. Noem has come under criticism after two fatal shootings by immigration officers in Minneapolis, sparking outrage over Immigration and Customs… Source…
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ended at midnight, marking the third – but shortest – government shutdown of President Trump’s second term as Democrats demand reforms to immigration enforcement practices. The shutdown is likely to last longer than the four-day partial shutdown that ended last week, as the White House, Republican… Source…
California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer on Friday mocked his fellow Democratic candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.), for missing a House vote in a campaign ad. Steyer social platform Source link
If convicted, Wilkinson faces up to 10 years in federal prison as well as a maximum fine of $250,000. Source link
{Beacon} Technology Technology Big Story Crypto Industry Heads into Midterm Elections The cryptocurrency industry is increasing its spending ahead of the midterm elections after amassing a huge war chest in the wake of several major wins in 2024. © Andrew Harnick, The Associated Press The industry’s leading super PAC network, FairShake, had more… Source link
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Friday that “unconditional” U.S. aid to Israel in its war with Hamas “enabled genocide in Gaza,” criticism that reflects the Biden administration’s Middle East policy. Ocasio-Cortez was responding to a question from a Haaretz reporter while attending the annual Munich Security Conference on whether a presidential candidate in 2028… Source…
