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TL/DR - The House Homeland Security Committee has voted to advance impeachment proceedings against Defense Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over allegations of his refusal to comply with the law and breach of public trust in relation to the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. The committee, led by Republicans, accused Mayorkas of violating the…

TL/DR - Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate, has passed away at the age of 90 after a brief illness. Carnahan was appointed to the Senate seat that her husband, Mel Carnahan, a two-term Democratic governor of Missouri, won posthumously in 2000. She served in the Senate for nearly two years and held a post on the…

TL/DR - Donald Trump reportedly used $50 million from donor contributions to cover legal bills and investigation-related costs in 2023. The funds came from his political action committee, Save America, which had to request refunds of $60 million from other Trump PACs due to depletion, out of which only $42.5 million has been returned from MAGA…

TL/DR - Tristar FLC, Incorporated received a $3.5 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program for a biofuel project in Fontana, California. The project, supported by the Inflation Reduction Act, aims to create infrastructure for the receiving, storage, and distribution of…