Politics & Policy
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Plane crash kills five people in Texas
The aircraft, a Cessna 421C, took off from Amarillo, carrying four passengers and a pilot. All five died in the crash.
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Former Rep. David Rivera convicted in $50 million Venezuelan lobbying scheme
A jury found Rivera guilty on all counts, following a seven-week trial.
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Trump on renewed military action in Iran: 'There are options'
Trump further indicated that the Iranians wanted to make a deal to end the war, but that they suffered from a leadership crisis that made finalizing terms difficult.
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Wyoming becomes first state to enact citizenship proof law for all elections, including federal
"I'm pleased to announce that the Governor has allowed proof of citizenship and proof of residency for registering to vote to become law without his signature," Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray said.
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Here are the companies that have committed to investing billions in the US over Trump tariffs
Trump has levied high tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China over the countries responses to the fentanyl crisis in the United States. Canada and Mexico are fighting 25% tariffs on their goods.
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Trump administration issues license for floating LNG facility that Biden administration stonewalled
The facility will connect four floating LNG units to existing onshore pipelines and transport the gas to the global market from U.S. federal waters.
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Columbia University cedes to Trump administration in battle over federal funding due to antisemitism
The agreement also comes after the administration pulled $400 million in grants which amounts to approximately 8% of the university’s US-taxpayer funding.
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Trump plans to build major Northeast pipeline. Will New York’s Democrat governor get on board?
President Trump met with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to discuss, among other things, the Constitution Pipeline, which Trump said he plans to build. Trump has some bargaining chips, including congestion pricing and a SALT tax deduction cap, to offer. If built, experts say the pipeline will not only lower costs, it could save lives.
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SBA to trim workforce by 43%, even as it prepares to take over student loans from Education Dept
Loeffler said the job eliminations will reduce the workforce back to the numbers it was during Trump's first administration
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With gas tax revenues sliding, Illinois weighs road mileage tax
As it is, Illinois motorists now pay the second-highest motor fuel tax in the country at 66 cents per gallon.
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Second Amendment leaders press DOGE to stop health agencies’ gun control studies
Contrary to the original intent of a late-nineties budget rider, health agencies like the CDC have spent the last half a decade funding research supporting gun control efforts on behalf of the Biden administration.
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Trump suggests 'terrorist thugs' destroying Teslas should go to prison in El Salvador
Multiple Tesla cars, charging stations and dealerships have been vandalized since Elon Musk began leading the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency.
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Thirteen states now ban ranked-choice voting as West Virginia, Wyoming join bandwagon
On elections: one opponent of RCV said "It should be easy to vote and hard to cheat."