Texas DOGE bill passes Senate to streamline state regulations

Texas has passed a bill that would create an efficiency office much like the federal government’s Department of Government Efficiency started by President Donald Trump. Texas SB14 establishes the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office and, if passed into law, will attempt to streamline state regulations, reduce unnecessary rules and promises to make massive reductions to the…

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Robinhood is launching bank accounts that will deliver physical cash ‘to your doorstep’

Robinhood is getting closer to becoming a full-fledged financial service. On Wednesday, the company announced a wholly online banking platform that will offer checking and savings accounts to Robinhood Gold subscribers when it launches this fall. The platform, called Robinhood Banking, will let users access their accounts, as well as send and receive money through…

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‘Rust’ trailer shows Alec Baldwin as an outlaw in first footage since on-set shooting

“Rust” has released its first trailer for the Western film since a gun Alec Baldwin was holding discharged and killed the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, in 2021. The movie, set in 1880s Wyoming, stars Baldwin as “notorious outlaw” Harland Rust.  The movie shows orphan Lucas McCalister (Patrick Scott McDermott) who “accidentally kills a rancher” and…

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Trump nominates Georgia state Sen Brandon Beach for US treasurer

President Donald Trump late Wednesday took to Truth Social to announce Georgia state Sen. Brandon Beach as the next U.S. treasurer. The 63-year-old Louisiana native was elected as a Republican Georgia state senator in 2013. He represents District 21, which includes parts of Cherokee and Fulton counties. “Brandon helped us secure a Massive and Historic…

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