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Officials weigh sweeping ban on common item to protect iconic US oasis — here’s what you need to know

Community leaders in California are weighing the benefits of outlawing certain single-use plastics in an effort to better protect the environment. As reported by the Tahoe Daily Tribune, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will soon vote on a proposed ban that would prohibit the sale of polystyrene, plastic food packaging, and single-use water…

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MTG names her one positive to come from the shutdown: the end to ‘taxpayer-funded weather modification’ that isn’t really happening

MTG names her one positive to come from the shutdown: the end to ‘taxpayer-funded weather modification’ that isn’t really happening

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claims the ongoing government shutdown has halted “taxpayer-funded weather modification experiments” that U.S. government agencies say they weren’t already involved in….

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Ukraine's Bid To Get Tomahawk Appears To Falter As Trump Tells Two Sides To 'Make A Deal'

Ukraine’s Bid To Get Tomahawk Appears To Falter As Trump Tells Two Sides To ‘Make A Deal’

US President Donald Trump gave no indication that the United States would provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, saying after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House that the warring sides should “stop where they are” on the battlefield. Trump said on social media that Ukraine and Russia would be…

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Why is the Trump administration sending the military to Venezuela? : The NPR Politics Podcast : NPR

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton, arrives for his arraignment at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., on Oct. 17, 2025. Rod Lamkey/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/Associated Press The Justice Department indicted former National Security Adviser John Bolton on charges related to mishandling classified information. Bolton was a vocal…

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plans to secure new missiles had worried Russia. Pic: Reuters

US cools talk of delivering Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine over fears of ‘escalation’ | World News

Ukraine’s hopes of securing Tomahawk missiles have been dashed by the US over fears it would spark an “escalation”, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested. US President Donald Trump met with the Ukrainian president at the White House earlier on Friday for the third time this year. Mr Zelenskyy’s priority would have likely been securing Tomahawk missiles…

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The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others

The Bolton Case Is Not Like the Others

Before you add John Bolton’s indictment to the growing pile of specious prosecutions of Donald Trump’s enemies, stop and read the Justice Department’s allegations that the former national security adviser systematically shared classified information with people who weren’t authorized to read it, all in the service of writing a tell-all book. The 18-count criminal indictment,…

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine

News stories show that reporters may have left the Pentagon, but they haven’t stopped working -newspressnow.com

By DAVID BAUDERAP Media Writer Two days after dozens of journalists left their desks at the Pentagon behind rather than agree to government-imposed rules on how they report about the U.S. military, it’s apparent they haven’t stopped working. Reporters have relied on sources to break and add nuance to stories about U.S. attacks in the…

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