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Republicans Escalate Their War on America’s Cities [link removed]

**As Republicans advanced** 16 bills to strip D.C. of home rule, MAGA zealot Scott Perry (R-PA) presented an amendment to one of those bills that would repeal D.C.’s ban on right turns on red lights. It’s part of the broader party offensive [link removed] on cities that includes red states stripping their blue cities of their right to enact ordinances and laws.

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More Americans Going Hungry, Worst Still to Come [link removed]

**Food banks around the country** are reporting an uptick in visits [link removed] as Trump makes food more expensive and slashes aid. Meanwhile, grocery store chains are reporting an uptick in profit: In a recent earnings calls, executives discussed how increased prices are nothing but good news for them.

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States Can Protect Public Health When the Feds Do Nothing [link removed]

**As federal policies erode trust in science**and vaccines in particular, states can step up to protect public health. This kind of state action is not unique—at least not for California [link removed], which launched novel and wide-ranging public-health programs to distribute accurate information about AIDS in the 1980s.

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Democrats Offer a (Partial) No Kings Budget [link removed]

**Democrats have internalized the idea** that giving money to Trump without assurances that he will spend it is worthless, and they unveiled a few creative ideas [link removed] to ensure that their prerogatives will be met.

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GOP Wrings Hands About Fraud After Crushing CFPB [link removed]

**Republican lawmakers called for** a coordinated national response to the epidemic of fraud sweeping America while simultaneously supporting [link removed] the evisceration of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was a coordinated national response to the epidemic of fraud sweeping America.

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