Politics & Policy
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Trump names new chair of panel overseeing WH Ballroom construction
The panel is an organizational body for myriad federal projects in D.C.
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Trump blocks some foreign grid equipment as part of emergency declaration
Trump said foreign supply of electrical equipment “constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat” to national security.
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David Hogg's Leaders We Deserve backs challenger to Jimmy Gomez
Leaders We Deserve has thrown its support behind Angela Gonzales-Torres, a 31-year-old challenger.
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Left-wing orgs get citizens' data when registering to vote, results in NC election board complaint
“State election officials, whose job it is to protect the privacy of voters, must block any attempt by a third-party organization to mine the private information of their citizens,” Ned Jones said.
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Endangered listing of a sagebrush lizard exposes double standard between oil and wind energy
Wind power gets a free pass, but oil and gas? Not so much: Dr. Shawn Smallwood, an experienced ecologist says that the number of eagles and other birds killed by wind turbines is being under-counted and are being ignored.
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Kennedy to hold dueling event during debate that gives 'Americans the debate they deserve'
Kennedy's campaign said the new debate will give "Americans the debate they deserve," after CNN determined Kennedy failed to meet its criteria.
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Portland plans $750 million climate agenda, but can't comply with state eco-law
The city received a $4,400 civil penalty from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality after it failed to submit its complete greenhouse gas emissions data report to DEQ.
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Trump to host black American business leaders round table in Georgia
The campaign this month launched its "Black Americans for Trump" coalition in a bid to win over the traditionally Democratic constituency amid signs of improving Republican prospects.
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Alan Dershowitz says it's 'foolish' to cast a vote based on Trump's 'phony' New York conviction
"The New York conviction is a phony conviction," Alan Dershowitz said.
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Lynchburg city councilor wins GOP primary after drop box concerns delay results
The election results were delayed because seven absentee ballots were found in a ballot drop box three days after the primary election ended.
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COVID summer wave emerging with 30 states reporting increases in cases: CDC
A COVID-19 summer wave is on the rise amid new variants.
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New York offshore wind project receives final federal approval, allowing construction to begin
Over the course of a month, with a capacity factor of about 40%, the project could power approximately 296,000 homes with backup from fossil fuel, nuclear or hydroelectric resources.
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Supreme Court to consider whether infrastructure projects can be halted by climate change risks
The coalition building the railroad argues in its petition that if agencies were to consider any environmental impact that it has the authority to prevent, it would effectively make any agency into a de facto "environmental-policy czar.”