Politics & Policy
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Trump slams Tucker Carlson over Iran threat amid Middle East conflict
Carlson claimed Trump's Truth Social post from Sunday was “vile on every level,” after Trump warned Iran that if it did not meet his Tuesday deadline for a ceasefire or reopen the Strait of Hormuz then Iranians would be "living in hell."
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Trump urges Georgia voters to polls to elect GOP's Clay Fuller as MTG replacement
Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris placed in the top two positions in a March special election, leading to Tuesday's runoff.
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Louisiana turns data center incentive playbook toward aerospace
A new cluster of bills recently filed offer aerospace companies making major investments a wide range of tax incentives and exemptions, as well as shielding them from certain liabilities.
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Virginia Supreme Courts lets redistricting referendum move forward
The redistricting fight is part of a nationwide effort by Republicans and Democrats to juice the numbers in their favor for the midterms in November.
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Trump presses GOP to stand firm in 'country defining fight' to pass SAVE Act
Senate Republicans have faced considerable nationwide pressure to approve the bill by using the talking filibuster.
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Paxton says he will stay in Texas Senate GOP runoff race even if Trump endorses Cornyn
"I've spent a year of my life campaigning against John Cornyn, because John has not represented the people of Texas well," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said
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Utah GOP Rep Burgess Owens will not seek reelection
"I will finish this term fully committed and fully accountable," Rep. Burgess Owens said
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You Vote: After the Texas primary race for senator, what do you expect to happen?
Cornyn held the lead Tuesday night, receiving 43% of the vote, compared to Paxton's 40.5%, according to the Associated Press. Texas GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt finished in third with 12.9% of the vote and did not advance to the runoff.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves Bill Gates-backed nuclear reactor in Wyoming
The Terrapower reactor uses a non-light water reactor design, and the approval is the first of that kind in 40 years.
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Dems demand climate chapter be returned to influential judicial science manual so it’s ‘impartial’
The Federal Judiciary Center removed the chapter after critics called out how it cited the research of climate activists who at the same time advocated for climate litigation against oil companies, presenting a serious windfall of attorney's fees. A coalition of Democrats say the decision came under political pressure, which undermines its neutrality. So they’re pressuring the FJC to add it back.
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Trump applauds Venezuela's acting leader for rapprochement with U.S.
Rodriguez assumed control of the country following the U.S. extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to stand trial in New York on drug trafficking charges.
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California Democratic Party leader urges gubernatorial candidates to drop out if race is unviable
Hicks warned that with the state's current primary system, which advances the top two vote-getters regardless of party affiliation, Democrats are risking being locked out of the November ballot, despite California being a solidly blue state.
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House panel halts bills tied to data center power costs
The legislation would require regulators to examine whether customers that are not high-load users could be subsidizing transmission, generation or distribution costs tied to facilities such as large data centers.