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TL/DR - US Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, have been indicted by the Justice Department on charges of bribery and money laundering related to their connections with a Mexican bank and an Azerbaijani oil and gas company. The Cuellars are accused of accepting approximately $600,000 in bribes in return for the congressman…

TL/DR - Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are proposing an amendment to require U.S. foreign aid to bear the American flag. The amendment aims to revive a Trump-era policy in which the flag is used to "appropriately identify" overseas programs administered by USAID. The amendment would not apply if images representing the…

TL/DR - State Senator Jim Smallwood criticized HB24-1075, a bill that would push Colorado further towards a state-controlled health care system. According to Smallwood, such a system was previously rejected by Colorado voters and it would potentially double the state's budget and cost residents nearly $65 billion annually. Smallwood also…

TL/DR - Donald Trump gave an interview to Time magazine, laying out his vision should he win back the Presidency, despite a court case that has cost him further. In other political developments, a potential Trump VP publicly admitted to killing her puppy, Republicans tried to oust the party’s House Speaker, and Gaza protests erupted on U.S.…