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US Congress passes bill to resume funding for DHS and end partial shutdown
The United States House of Representatives has passed a Senate-approved bill to resume funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk. The adoption of the bill, which did not include Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP), by a voice vote on Thursday paves the way to end an 11-week partial government shutdown. “This is welcome news,” Democratic congresswoman Zoe Lofgren said of the passage of the bill. “I’m glad that we are now funding the law-abiding agencies within DHS, like TSA and FEMA. Now Congress needs to work on reining in ICE and CBP and holding them to the same standard to which every cop in America is held.” The impasse was spurred, in part, by… [more]

New poll shows Gina Hinojosa within striking distance of MAGA loony Greg Abbott
Gina Hinojosa for Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott has become a national figure for his astonishing mismanagement, breathtaking corruption, and shocking cruelty. He’s the man who stripped Medicaid from two millions Texans, most of them kids. He’s the man who has spent years trying to privatize our public school systems and funneled a billion taxpayer dollars into the pockets of his donors. He’s the man who refused to use state money to feed kids during the SNAP freeze. Former school board president Gina Hinojosa is running to put an end to Abbott’s depravity once and for all — and a new poll shows her within single digits after just a few months of campaigning. Will you chip in to help her take advantage of Abbott’s barrel-bottom 32% (!) approval rating and turn Texas blue?

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