Politics & Policy
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You Vote: Between the Michigan and Texas Senate races, which Republican is most likely to win?
The midterm elections are coming up in less than three weeks, on November 3, and control of the US House and Senate are on the line.
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Trump denies ordering limitations on Starshield for Ukraine
Starshield is a SpaceX product used by the U.S. military that is available to Ukraine. It is often confused with Starlink, a civilian product that Ukraine also uses.
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Trump arrives in Georgia to stump for Mike Collins
Trump's arrival in Georgia comes as part of a last-minute midterm campaign blitz to bolster Republicans in competitive races, particular in the battle to hold the upper chamber of Congress.
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Pennsylvania's energy policy in 2024
While Pennsylvanians express concern about the environment, a recent poll shows their top priorities are energy affordability and reliability.
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Trump urges GOP to get 'tough' on nominations, warns Dems working to stall them
Trump's remarks come as some Republicans have expressed concerns over some of his key nominees, most notably Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense.
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Power outage in Puerto Rico leaves 1.3 million without electricity on New Year's Eve
The island has a history of blackouts. Last summer, protests erupted after a series of outages, and the mayor of San Juan declared a state of emergency.
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Rural communities versus wind and solar developments in 2024: States may limit citizen's voices
States versus locals: Communities across the U.S. this year became battlegrounds against the build out of wind and solar projects, and Virginia in 2025 may join other states in limiting local authority to reject the projects.
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Even with Trump’s endorsement, Johnson’s speakership is far from secure
With the vote set for Friday, Johnson has little time to win over his skeptics and recent events have shown that Trump’s word may not be sufficient to placate Johnson’s hard-line opponents.
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Nunes vows oversight of U.S. intel from White House panel
"I believe the reason that he chose me to do it is because I was, you know, I saw the corruption up front and personal," he said on the "Victor Davis Hanson Show."
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2024 Year in Review: Electric vehicles
In 2024, the transition to electric vehicles, clean energy, and power grid demand and reliability continued to challenge Pennsylvania lawmakers.
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GOP Rep. Spartz blasts Johnson as Trump backs him for Speaker
"We must have a vision and a concrete PLAN to deliver on President Trump’s agenda for the American people, which I have not seen from our current speaker despite countless discussions and public promises," Spartz added.
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Trump backs Mike Johnson to remain speaker amid conservative dissent
Johnson has struggled to tame a frustrated bloc of budget hawks within the Republican conference, some of whom have previously floated a leadership challenge.
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Key senator says U.S. vaccine safety system failing, urges reforms to testing and liability
“When you pay for science, you get the result you want,” Ron Johnson said. “From my standpoint, job No. 1 is we have to restore integrity to science (even) if it's going to be public funding."