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This past Monday, the Senate advanced a bill whose purpose sounds relatively mundane: speed up the federal permitting process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
It is also used to determine federal funding for schools, healthcare, transportation and other public services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Australia's spy and federal police agencies have been affected by the outage, though officials have suggested the impact is minimal.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
In a report last year McKinsey noted that a project can require up to 60 federal permits, including Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act permits; U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The Constitution contained no provision that committed the newly created federal government to a policy of gradual emancipation, or in any clear sense placed slavery on the road to ultimate extinction.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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