Author: Pauline Edwards

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A pair of senators introduced a bill on Wednesday that would make it necessary for the State Department to include information about xylazine in its yearly report. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the legislation on Wednesday, which would require the State Department to include data on xylazine, also known as “tranq,” in its annual International Narcotics Control Strategy (INCSR) Report. The report is meant to…

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a law on Wednesday that prohibits homeless individuals from camping in the state’s public spaces. “Florida will not tolerate homeless camps affecting its residents or lowering their standard of living as we observe in states such as New York and California,” DeSantis said in a statement. “The law I…

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Congressional leaders revealed their $1.2 trillion, 1,012-page government funding package in the early hours of Thursday morning. Now, they’re rushing to attempt to pass the six-bill measure — which includes the departments of Homeland Security, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and State; the IRS; and general government and foreign operations — by a Friday night shutdown…

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