Politics & Policy
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Vance debuts anti-fraud pledge, draws praise from state officials
"I'm calling on every member of Congress, as well as local and statewide officials, and anyone seeking public office, to rise to the occasion," Vance said in a video.
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Trump confirms Fort Hood shooter's execution will not be livestreamed
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth previously announced that Trump had approved Hasan's execution by firing squad and that the event would be streamed for the public to see.
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Talarico rakes in $64M in Q3, setting record
Talarico defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, for the party nod while Paxton ousted Sen. Jon Cornyn, R-Texas, in a bitter primary struggle.
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As nations fail to update climate plans on time, some say Trump inspired net-zero reconsideration
The world's largest economy withdrew from the Paris agreement on Trump's orders. The vast majority of countries who signed the agreement failed to update their climate plans on time.
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FCC to launch investigation into Comcast and NBCUniversal's DEI policies
Carr claimed the goal of the investigation was to "ensure" the companies "are not promoting invidious forms of discrimination in violation of FCC and civil rights laws.”
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DOGE slashes billions, but allies in Congress eye an exponential expansion of savings
Musk’s review has him convinced that “the magnitude of the fraud in federal entitlements (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare, Disability, etc) exceeds the combined sum of every private scam you’ve ever heard by FAR.”
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HHS cancels $168K contract for Dr. Anthony Fauci museum exhibit, according to DOGE
Fauci helped coordinate the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But conservatives and others came to disagree with him over such issues wearing masks, social distancing and vaccines.
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RFK Jr. clears key hurdle to becoming HHS secretary
The vote was largely on party lines, with 53 senators voting to advance his nomination and 47 senators voting against.
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Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as DNI
The former Hawaii Democratic House member left the party after her 2020 presidential run and ultimately joined the Republicans on the 2024 campaign.
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Man of Steel: Trump's tariffs seek to protect, expand America’s metal industry
Order imposing tariffs at a rate of 25% are a likely cudgel for geopolitical deal making, like rebuilding post-war Ukraine or the Gaza Strip.
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Trump charts new path for energy, while some states hope to stop local opposition to renewables
The wide open spaces of rural areas are attractive for renewable energy developers, but local communities haven't been welcoming. Many states want to take permitting decisions away from local jurisdictions.
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Trump says he will undo Biden environmental policy, restore his own
“I am hereby instructing Secretary Lee Zeldin to immediately go back to my Environmental Orders, which were terminated by Crooked Joe Biden," Trump posted.
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Vantage Data Centers and VoltaGrid partner to deploy one gigawatt of power for data centers
The microgrid will be powered with natural gas, with up to 98% emissions reduction specifically from criteria air pollutants, allowing for short permitting times.