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California Politics · CaliforniaCalifornia's Democratic-controlled state Legislature passed bills Thursday setting up a high-profile special election this fall, when voters will decide whether to approve the party's plan to gerrymander California's congressional map.
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California redistricting: California Legislature approves new congressional map to counter Texas plan
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US Immigration · United StatesThe number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a major increase that still falls well short of estimates from President Donald Trump and some critics of immigration. The Pew Research Center’s closely watched gauge rose from 11.8 million a year earlier and surpassed the previous high of 12.2 million in 2007. The increase was driven by some 6 million who were in…See the Story
Undocumented Immigrant Population Reaches 14 Million in US in 2023, Pew Reports
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Merced · MercedThe House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project earlier this week, probing whether cost and ridership estimates were “misrepresented” in order to secure federal and state funding. Oversight Chair Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, requested documents and communications, as well as a “staff-level briefing” from the U.S. Department of Transportation by Sept. 2, related to the California High-…See the Story
Congressional Committee Is Investigating California’s High-Speed Rail Project
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