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The race for mayor of Sioux Falls, SD, is headed for a recount after two candidates were separated by a mere two votes in Tuesday’s election. When the ballots were tallied that evening, former state Assemblywoman Christine Erickson (R) led State Senator Jamie Smith (D) by just two votes, one in a city… Source link

Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) received a briefing on the Iran conflict from Vice President J.D. Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff at the White House on Wednesday afternoon, after the senator clashed sharply with President Trump in a meeting earlier in the day. “I want to thank Vice President Vance and Special Envoy Witkoff… Source…

President Trump stuck to the script when he launched the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on Wednesday as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary. “Tonight, as we stand on the threshold of our 250th year of independence, I am thrilled to announce that America is back,” Trump told a crowd. Source link

The Senate late Wednesday opted not to reprimand the Trump administration for a second time over the military conflict in Iran in a 47-50-1 vote, as leaders convinced some Republican swing votes that doing so would harm negotiations to end the war. This proposal would have been a way for Congress to reassert its power……

A massive data center project in Box Elder County, Utah, helped oust the Beehive State Senate president, who lost his GOP primary on Tuesday after voters responded in support of the controversial development. Stuart Adams, one of Utah’s most powerful politicians and the longest-serving president in state Senate history, lost to challenger… Source link

Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers on Wednesday that in line with the Trump administration’s proposed rule, the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government. Steiner defended the measure at a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs…

The Hills Defense & NetSec Newsletter {Beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security Welcome to The Big Story, Iran Supplement Dropped The White House on Wednesday officially asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding to pay for the Iran war, among other demands. It has to face a tough struggle to move…

{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story US settles with PFAS-maker Chemours The federal government has settled a water pollution case against Chemours, which made and used the toxic chemicals forever. © Carolyn Caster/AP The Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and West Virginia announced Wednesday that Chemours will pay an estimated…

President Trump on Wednesday detailed how he believes vandals caused damage to the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and nearby grass. The President has repeatedly claimed that vandalism resulted in the pool’s bottom layer peeling off, algae growth and the loss of the National Grass… Source link