Politics & Policy
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New legislation seeks to shield energy sector from climate lawsuits
The "Stop Climate Shakedowns Act" aims to preemptively block state-led environmental lawsuits, affirming federal authority against local climate accountability efforts
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You Vote: Following Sen. Lindsey Graham's death, which of these would you vote for as his successor?
Several names are being raised as potential Republican successors to Lindsey Graham as senator from South Carolina.
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South Carolina schedules special GOP primary for Graham's Senate seat for August 11
The deadline to file for Graham's is July 28 and the primary itself will take place Aug. 11. If a runoff is necessary, it will take place on Aug. 25. Early voting in the primary will begin Aug. 5 and conclude Aug. 7.
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An Aztlán reconquista? Mexican nationalism drives support for LA riots
“This is our city and this was Mexico! You can’t kick us out of the land that was ours,” shouted one rioter.
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EPA Administrator Zeldin announces proposal to repeal Biden-era climate rules regarding power plants
The rules were based on what Zeldin called a “false binary choice” in which America must choose between protecting the environment.
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Homeland dunks on Newsom for 'General Grievous' AI post
The post appears most frequently when online commentators make an analogy to popular fiction, frequently Harry Potter.
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Rapid electrification spiking power prices, says grid operator
“Power plants that generate electricity have been retiring due primarily to state and federal decarbonization policies, as well as economic pressures,” the letter said.
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Rand Paul vows to trim border security funding in 'big, beautiful bill'
He further insisted that his version of the bill would be the "conservative version."
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Joe Walsh mulls Senate bid against Lindsey Graham
Graham, for his part, has been a supporter of Trump since 2016, but is less-than-popular with the MAGA movement due to his neoconservative advocacy for foreign conflicts.
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Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch sours on Patel, Bongino: 'Hostages of the Deep State'
They also fumed at the lack of transparency on the Epstein files, despite promises to release the documents.
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Newsom posts AI voiceover of Stephen Miller as Star Wars villain amid LA riots
The irony appeared somewhat lost on Newsom as Grievous, in canon, was the leader of a separatist faction rather than an enforcer of central authority.
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Trump's hush money case returns to court for conviction appeal
President Trump's attorneys are asking a three-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to have the New York case moved to federal court.
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Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorses Andrew Cuomo in city's mayoral race
“I care deeply about the future of our city, and since leaving office, it has been difficult to watch its struggles, especially since the pandemic,” Michael Bloomberg said.