#Arizona Gov. Hobbs says predecessor misappropriated M

#Arizona Gov. Hobbs says predecessor misappropriated $50M

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) said her predecessor, Republican Doug Ducey, misappropriated $50 million that the federal government provided to the state through the American Rescue Plan.  Hobbs said in a release Friday that Ducey made the grant to the state treasurer in the final hours of his administration to fund all-day kindergarten for student…

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#Why the Wagner boss is saying Russia could lose war

#Why the Wagner boss is saying Russia could lose war

Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin once again amplified his public rift with Russian leadership this week, saying the war in Ukraine had backfired and the Kremlin risked facing a revolution. In an interview that lasted more than an hour with a prominent pro-Kremlin blogger, Prigozhin offered an astounding —and perhaps a somewhat honest — assessment of…

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#House leaves town with no debt ceiling deal

#House leaves town with no debt ceiling deal

House lawmakers are leaving Washington for the long holiday weekend Thursday afternoon — just one week before the Treasury Department says the U.S. is at risk of a debt default — without a deal to raise the debt ceiling. Negotiators say they’re getting closer to striking a deal to avert a default next week, but an…

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#DeSantis launches 2024 bid against Trump

#DeSantis launches 2024 bid against Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is running for president. Hours after he filed paperwork declaring his candidacy, DeSantis made his intentions clear by launching an official campaign video on Twitter ahead of a live chat with the social media platform’s owner Elon Musk.  The filing — and DeSantis’s video announcement — confirmed months, if not years,…

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