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Trump announces Big Tech signed pledge to cover data center electricity costs
The White House said Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon have agreed to sign onto the “Ratepayer Protection Pledge."
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Senate Republicans shoot down Iran War Powers resolution
Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine forced the vote on the war powers resolution, which comes after the Senate voted down a similar effort after the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites last June.
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House Oversight votes to subpoena Pam Bondi in Epstein probe
Five Republicans voted with all Democrats on the panel to subpoena the attorney general, and the effort to subpoena Bondi was led by South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace.
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House members seethe at Secret Service failures, will question them on Trump assassination attempt
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has previously confirmed that there was no agent on the building the shooter used to aim at Trump because it has a sloped roof.
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C'mon, man! Biden judicial nominees help block his Title IX gender identity regulation
Two federal appeals courts refuse to lift injunctions a day apart, including one known for protecting faculty right to not use students' preferred pronouns. SCOTUS religious liberty ruling sends another preferred pronoun case back to 7th Circuit.
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Democrats, Republicans on House oversight issue joint statement on Secret Service director testimony
The moment on unity comes before Secret Service Direct Kimberly Cheatle is set to testify on Monday.
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Fandango founder J. Michael Cline dies in apparent suicide
The company struggled throughout the pandemic when movie theaters were empty.
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U.S. Appeals Court blocks rest of Biden student debt forgiveness plan
Seven Republican-led states sued over the U.S. Department of Education's debt relief plan.
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Georgia man arrested and charged for posting death threats online against FBI director
One charge is for making the threats online and the other is for threatening a federal law enforcement officer.
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Russia court convicts US reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage
Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in prison
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Tech outage grounds hundreds of flights worldwide, disrupts 911 systems in US
The disruptions do not appear to be a security incident or cyberattack.
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Jon Tester becomes second Democratic senator to call for Biden to drop out of presidential race
Tester said that Biden should finish out the remainder of his term, and said he supports an open nominating convention in Chicago this August.
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Rep. Jason Smith endorses Trump's 'no taxes on tips,' says GOP is the party of the working class
"It says we are the party to eliminate taxes on tips that will help working blue collar families," Missouri GOP Rep. Smith said.