Politics & Policy
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Alabama Gov. Ivey calls special session to redraw House maps
The Supreme Court ruled this week that a black majority district in Louisiana was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander and narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to bar race-based districts.
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Trump told Congress that Iran war has 'terminated': Report
Notably, peace talks in Pakistan have failed to result in a formal deal and both governments remain at loggerheads over war aims.
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Watch Live: Trump speaks at The Villages
President Donald Trump is speaking at The Villages in Florida.
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You Vote: Who do you think will be the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 2028?
With a new poll showing AOC leading Chuck Schumer in a hypothetical 2028 New York Senate Democrat primary, it got us thinking about who the Democratic Party is likely to nominate for president in 2028.
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European Union directive will require American companies to adhere to ESG policy goals: report
ESG, the "woke" investing philosophy, has been severely rolled back in the U.S., but the E.U. is still clinging to it, and may enforce it against U.S. companies. “It’s one of the most dangerous things that I’ve seen, and I’ve seen some dangerous things in the past few years,” Jack McPherrin, research fellow with the Heartland Institute, told Just the News.
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North Carolina appeals court finds merit in GOP challenge of nation’s last unsettled 2024 election
North Carolina Supreme Court Seat 6 race – an eight-year term seat – has yet to be decided more than 150 days after the election.
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Dow Jones nosedives 2,200 points as China pushes back on Trump's tariffs
The S&P 500 has closed at a 5.97% loss, which marks its biggest single-day loss since March 2020, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 5.8%.
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Jury orders Chevron to pay $744M in landmark Louisiana coastal restoration case
Chevron argued the lawsuit was flawed, claiming that the activities in question were permitted, legal, and often conducted under federal direction – particularly those tied to national security during World War II.
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Report: Pennsylvania energy affordability lagging
The report says the average retail price is 11.86 cents per kilowatt-hour. Total retail sales in megawatt-hours are 145 million.
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AOC leads Schumer in hypothetical NY primary poll, amid Dems' dissatisfaction with Senate leader
The poll was conducted by a liberal group called Data for Progress.
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Energy Department announces plan to accelerate AI by locating data centers on federal lands
The department identified 16 lands managed by the DOE, including national laboratories across the country, as potential sites for data centers and supporting energy infrastructure.
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Trump admin. suspends $500M in funding to Brown University over antisemitism issues
After the war began multiple anti-Israel protests broke out on college campuses with some students getting arrested.
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LA goes dark amid 'rampant' copper theft, city offers solar streetlights
Critics say undaunted thieves will just steal the valuable solar panels. They also wonder why Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is focusing on making infrastructure harder to steal instead of addressing theft itself.