Politics
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No Raises for You. Back Pay for Them?
Some members of Congress think they’re owed back pay for the last 17 years. Their salary has been stuck at $174,000 since 2009. Not because the raises weren’t there but because Congress kept voting to block them. Same year the federal minimum wage got stuck at $7.25. Also hasn’t moved since.So for 17 years, Congress
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THIS DOESN’T ADD UP
California’s early ballot numbers are getting attention for one reason: Republicans are suddenly showing up in places where everyone was told they stopped existing. According to early return data, Republican ballot participation is running significantly higher than it was at this point in 2022, while Democratic returns are lagging behind previous cycles. That doesn’t mean
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90 MILES AWAY
Cuba having drones is not automatically the Cuban Missile Crisis with propellers. But it is exactly the kind of story people should pay attention to, because it sits in that uncomfortable space between “probably not an imminent threat” and “why are we only hearing about this now?” According to intelligence shared with Axios, U.S. officials
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WHO’S BEEN RUNNING THIS PLACE?
California has become bizarre politically because everyone suddenly turns into a philosopher the second accountability enters the room. -The state is wildly expensive. -People are leaving. -Insurance companies are bailing. -Homelessness is everywhere. -Small businesses are getting squeezed. -The middle class keeps shrinking. -Entire neighborhoods feel financially impossible for normal people now. Everybody sees it.