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ARIZONA STORIES READY TO REPUBLISH
An Arizona senator has concerns about the fallout from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System's request to freeze 30 pending administrative appeals while at the same time litigating the same issues in another lawsuit.
NATIONAL STORIES READY TO REPUBLISH
Despite posting multi-million-dollar losses in several recent years, a federally funded nonprofit that develops vaccines against deadly viruses overseas has continued to raise its executives' pay. That includes two whose compensation exceeded the $400,000 annual salary of the president of the United States, an investigation by The Center Square found.
Bill would reveal the interest costs hidden in federal spending
A Texas congressman wants federal budget scorekeepers to show taxpayers the interest costs buried in every spending bill. He has proposed it in every Congress since 2019 without success. U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, has reintroduced the Cost Estimates Improvement Act. It would require the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to include the cost of servicing the public debt in their official estimates of legislation.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects mail-in voting order
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected for now the Trump administration's order to place restrictions on the U.S. Postal Service's processing of mail-in voting.
The Trump administration suspended around 870,000 people who are tied to nearly $39 billion in government loan fraud, officials announced on Monday.
With artificial intelligence becoming a political flashpoint as midterm elections loom, congressional Republicans and Democrats are split over the best approach to AI policy. Some Republicans are following the lead of President Donald Trump, who on Monday berated the very idea of AI guardrails and dubbed nationwide backlash against data centers a “conspiracy.”
Musk PAC takes aim at Maine congressional races
The world's “richest man” is pumping money into Maine's congressional races as part of broader efforts to keep control of Congress in Republican hands.
Iran backed Houthi attack on Saudi pipeline threatens global supply
The Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi attack of a key Saudi Arabian East-West pipeline has restricted Persian Gulf exports of crude oil and other products causing gas prices to skyrocket just months ahead of the midterm elections.
Houthis risk derailing progress toward peace in Middle East
The Iranian proxy, Houthis, based in Yemen, threatens to derail progress in the Middle East as the group continues to threaten passage between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, as President Donald Trump maintains the U.S. holds the cards with Iran.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Mary Peltola sharply disagreed on policies related to Alaska fisheries over the weekend, in the first debate between the two candidates running for Alaska’s hotly contested Senate seat.
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UPCOMING ARIZONA COVERAGE
GRANT MONEY: Maricopa County received $1.5 million from the federal government to help incarcerated veterans find jobs after they leave prison.
UPCOMING NATIONAL COVERAGE
HOUSE VOTE: The U.S. House will vote on the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill requiring data centers and other “large load” customers plugging into the electric grid to pay for the associated grid upgrade costs, rather than passing that cost onto ordinary ratepayers.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE: The U.S. House will vote on the 2-year bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2026, which authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin 14 water infrastructure construction projects and 133 studies or modifications for future projects.
FBI OVERSIGHT: The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing of the FBI, with Director Kash Patel called to testify.
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