Democratic San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump‘s “one big, beautiful bill” will cost the northern California city hundreds of millions of dollars every year for the next decade, starting in 2027.   Lurie has made tackling San Francisco’s deficit a priority during his first year in office, approving a two-year budget […]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday opened an investigation into a Chinese Communist Party-linked company over suspected violations of Texas law related to its involvement in a state power facility.  Paxton’s investigation came after he alleged the power storage station used several products made by Amperex Technology Co. Ltd.  The investigation will determine if […]

European leaders suggested their troops could touch down in Ukraine within a day of a hypothetical peace deal with Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron told radio outlet RTL that “reassurance force” made up of French, British, or Turkish troops could be deployed to secure Ukrainian territory on the “day the peace is signed.” “We have […]

The FBI sought interviews with six Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging U.S. service members to reject “illegal orders,” a development that suggests a rapidly escalating review of the lawmakers’ conduct that some military and legal experts say could prove difficult to prosecute under existing statutes. The FBI and Justice Department contacted the […]