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California's New Election Law Shows How States Are Protecting Voting Systems

California enacted immediate limits on unauthorized access to voter rolls, election technology and ballot custody ahead of its June 2 primary.

May 29, 2026
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Grocery Prices Are Still Rising, but Not Everything Is Moving the Same Way

New USDA and BLS data show food-at-home costs are still rising, but the pressure is uneven across grocery categories.

May 26, 2026
Public health and law enforcement materials sit together on a community office table.
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New Federal Drug Strategy Tests the Balance Between Enforcement and Recovery

The 2026 National Drug Control Strategy lays out a federal plan that combines supply enforcement, prevention, treatment access, recovery support, and overdose response.

May 25, 2026
Technicians examine semiconductor wafer equipment in an advanced research lab.
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Federal Quantum Funding Pushes U.S. Tech Policy Beyond Chips

Commerce Department letters of intent for more than $2 billion in proposed quantum incentives show how CHIPS Act policy is moving into frontier computing.

May 25, 2026
Audit folders and health care paperwork sit near a federal courthouse.
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Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Charges Put Federal Oversight Push in Focus

Federal charges tied to alleged Medicaid fraud in Minnesota are being framed by the Justice Department as part of a wider push to protect taxpayer-funded health programs.

May 25, 2026
Small American flags placed beside headstones at a national cemetery on Memorial Day.
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Memorial Day Calls Americans to Remember the Cost of Service

Memorial Day is more than a long weekend. It is a national act of remembrance for the Americans who died in service across the country’s wars, conflicts and generations of military duty.

May 25, 2026
A courthouse and medical billing documents represent a federal health-care fraud case.
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Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Charges Put Federal Health-Care Oversight Back in Focus

Federal prosecutors charged 15 defendants in alleged Minnesota schemes involving more than $90 million in intended loss as DOJ expands Medicaid fraud enforcement.

May 22, 2026