Arrington: Fraud cuts for war funding

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House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington is making clear he will push for the “fraud prevention” spending cuts he wants across state and social safety net programs in order to pay for any Iran war funding in a second GOP reconciliation bill. The Texas Republican is meeting soon this afternoon with Senate Budget Committee Chair

Harvard Business Professor Who Protested at Library Now Teaching Israel Divestment ‘Case’ in Class

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A Harvard Business School professor who participated in a library protest in favor of student anti-Israel protesters is planning to teach a “case” in her class on Friday about divesting from Israeli and other companies because of “their possible complicity in the crisis in Gaza.” A copy of the 26-page “case” obtained by the Washington

‘Moderate’ Abigail Spanberger Said She Had ‘No Plans To Redistrict Virginia’ When Running for Governor. Now She’s Campaigning for a Gerrymandering Ballot Measure.

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The proposed amendment to the state’s constitution would give Democrats a 10-1 advantage in Virginia’s congressional districts Abigail Spanberger (Win McNamee/Getty Images) When Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D., Va.) ran for office last year, she campaigned as a “moderate” and told voters she had “no plans” to gerrymander her state’s congressional districts. Now, she’s pushing for

5 takeaways from House hearing on DHS shutdown’s impact

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials on Wednesday warned lawmakers on the House Committee on Homeland Security about the impacts that the funding lapse that has stretched for 40 days has had on their workers. The hearing comes as financial strain on Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at airports have contributed to waves of callouts…