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(Background) Vitoria Pinheiro watches the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky above Joshua Tree National Park during the Perseids Meteor shower in Joshua Tree, California, early on August 12, 2024. Strong solar activity caused these dazzling celestial arrays to appear in lower latitudes around the world. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images) / (Center) U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stands as he attends the Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC) meeting, in Athens on November 7, 2025. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Interior Dept.: ‘America First’ changes coming to National Park passes

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced sweeping changes to national park access fees on Tuesday, effective January 1, 2026, that will keep the popular “America the Beautiful” annual pass at $80 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents — while raising the price to $250 for all international visitors.

(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: A sign for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seen outside its building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) arrived at the Internal Revenue Service to begin examining the agency's operations. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) / (R) US President Donald Trump (C) shows his signature on the "Big Beautiful Bill Act" at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2025. US President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill on July 4 in a pomp-laden Independence Day ceremony featuring fireworks and a flypast by the type of stealth bomber that bombed Iran. Trump pushed Republican lawmakers to get his unpopular "One Big Beautiful Bill" through a reluctant Congress in time for him to sign it into law on the US national holiday -- and they did so with a day to spare Thursday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / POOL / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

IRS: New federal income tax brackets for 2026

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual adjustments for the 2026 tax year, affecting more than 60 tax provisions, including income tax brackets, standard deductions, and key credits.

PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 07: Flags fly over a home destroyed by the Palisades Fire on May 07, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Nearly four months after the Palisades Fire destroyed over 6,800 homes, workers continue to clear hazardous debris from sites where homes had burned, and construction on some new homes has begun. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Calif. bill to turn burned Pacific Palisades homes into affordable housing paused

A controversial California Senate bill aimed at bringing more affordable housing to the Pacific Palisades has been put on pause.

(L) KERRVILLE, TEXAS - JULY 11: President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott participate in a round table event at the Hill Country Youth Event Center to discuss last week's flash flooding on July 11, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. Trump traveled to Texas one week after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River swept through cities, mobile home parks and summer camps, killing 120 people. Ninety-six of those killed were in Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / (Background) SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a news conference with Texas lawmakers at the Governor’s Mansion on July 25, 2025 in Sacramento, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with Texas lawmakers to push back on Texas's redistricting maneuver that aims to tilt the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections and on how California plans to respond. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Source: Calif. Dems consider slashing 5 GOP U.S. House seats, countering Texas

California Democrats are weighing a proposed redistricting plan that could significantly diminish Republican representation in the state’s congressional delegation, potentially eliminating up to five GOP-held seats. The initiative also seeks to fortify Democrat incumbents in key battleground districts.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Monarez is a health scientist with a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology who previously served as the Deputy Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Susan Monarez, second Trump nominee to lead CDC, confirmed by Senate

The Senate has confirmed Susan Monarez as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), appointing a “seasoned” government scientist to lead the agency amid sweeping reforms initiated by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Drivers wait in the drive-thru line at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Alhambra, California, on August 30, 2018. - California's Democratic Party Chairman, Eric Bauman, is calling for a boycott of the Irvine, CA based fast food chain after it donated $25,000 to help California Republicans in November. In addition to this week's donation, In-N-Out donated $30,000 to the GOP in 2017 and 2016. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

In-N-Out Announces Removal Of Artificial Dyes And Sweeteners To Multiple Items, Echoing RFK Jr. Concerns

An In-N-Out spokesperson announced that the popular fast food chain will be removing artificial dyes and sweeteners to multiple items on its menu, following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA).