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Lina Hidalgo, the top elected official in Harris County, which includes Houston, says she will not run for re-election or any other office in 2026. [...]
Mortgage fraud allegations, like those President Trump has leveled against Lisa Cook, are hard to prove. A New York Times review of the holdings of other Washington officials shows how multiple mortgages can invite questions even when people act properly. [...]
Only a handful of Democrats and none of the party’s top leaders attended the ceremony, an outpouring of praise and mourning for the right-wing activist, who was assassinated last week. [...]
The decision came the day before the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting at which policymakers are expected to cut interest rates. [...]
The president repeated that Chicago, New Orleans and other Democratic-run cities could be next. [...]
The president, who initially didn’t recall Melissa Hortman by name, claimed he was never asked to lower flags for her. [...]
