Politics & Policy
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Lawmakers and local residents grapple with data center 'gold rush'
The Democratic-dominated state House passed two bills related to data centers in bipartisan votes. Both bills will now go to the Republican-controlled Senate for consideration.
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Record armada of tankers bound for U.S. Gulf to load oil
Shipping data posted by maritime intelligence company Windward shows 171 crude tankers are bound for the U.S. Gulf to load crude oil cargoes, which compares with about 110 in a typical month.
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Trump admin reports blames regulation, illegals for housing crunch
"Institutional homebuying can also alter the fabric of neighborhoods by shifting the composition of residents away from owning and toward renting," the report read.
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California GOP fails to endorse gubernatorial candidate at weekend convention
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News host Steve Hilton are the two Republicans in California's jungle primary.
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Thune announces 3-year ICE, CBP funding bill to go around Democrats
Reconciliation is a procedural maneuver in the Senate that allows the chamber to bypass the 60-vote threshold for legislation and pass certain budgetary items with a simple majority.
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Expert: Arizona aims to become leader in nuclear energy
The Arizona Energy Promise Taskforce recently released a report outlining 31 policy recommendations to modernize the state’s energy grid.
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House Ethics Committee investigating Eric Swalwell
Swalwell suspended his gubernatorial campaign over the weekend in the face of the allegations, but has adamantly denied wrongdoing.
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Trump orders McDonald's via DoorDash to White House
Trump took the opportunity to highlight his "no tax on tips" policy and emphasize the additional earnings that delivery drivers, such as the "Sharron" who brought his food, made due to the policy.
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Trump addresses deleted photo: 'It's supposed to be me as a doctor'
A number of people perceived the photo as portraying Trump as Christ and a number of replies on his own post saw his supporters ask him to take the image down.
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Maps highlight 140 planned data centers in Texas
As of April 2026, Texas has 84 operating data centers and 140 planned projects, according to an analysis by Cleanview, “a software platform that helps visualize clean energy data.”
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Trump deletes contentious photo of him healing sick man
"If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican," he said.
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Vance dominates GOP primary against possible challengers: Poll
The vice president earned his strongest support among voters aged 65 and over, 47% of whom backed him.
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Swalwell suspends his campaign for California governor amid furor over sex assault allegations
“I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made — but that’s my fight, not a campaign’s,” he says