Politics & Policy
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Trump blasts Hochul over data center moratorium
Much of the concerns around data centers have been fears they will contribute to rising energy costs for the local community, but, as Trump noted, many increasingly opt for producing their own electricity due to the inability of local grids to support their operations.
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U.S. Mint to produce $1 coins with Trump's face on them
The coin shows the image of Trump along with the words "In God We Trust," while the back side features the seal of the U.S. emblazoned with the number 250.
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Trump doesn't want to negotiate with Iran now
Active fighting resumed this week, with Trump ordering strikes on an array of Iranian targets.
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Watch Live: Trump announces details of UK trade deal
President Donald Trump on Thursday will announce the details of a comprehensive trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
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NYPD arrests dozens of protesters at Columbia University that invaded library
The protests come after Columbia warned students last month that it would not tolerate encampments on campus again this year, and could possibly arrest agitators.
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Farmers’ protection from discriminating environmental policies approved
The Senate on Wednesday evening gave final passage to a proposal that makes it illegal for a banks “denying or canceling service for agricultural producers based on greenhouse gas emissions or use of fossil-fuel derived fertilizer or powered machinery."
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Democrats grill Energy Secretary on his plans to make DOE run efficiently and use taxdollars wisely
Wright testified that the Loans Program Office at the DOE had issued about $40 billion in loans for energy projects over the last 15 years. But in the last 76 days of the Biden administration, that number jumped to $100 billion. Wright said that the rushed loan agreements lacked clauses traditionally required by the DOE.
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Fight between rural Louisiana and carbon capture 'not over'
Opponents to unfettered development of carbon capture secured a couple of wins this time around, with the House Natural Resources Committee passing four bills.
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Trump announces Dr. Casey Means will be nominated as the next US Surgeon General
Trump said Means will work closely with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and "Make America Healthy Again."
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announces effort with NIH, Medicare, Medicaid to find root cause of autism
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows autism now impacts 1-in-31 children in the United States.
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Masked anti-Israel protesters storm Columbia University library as students prepare for finals
The Ivy League school served as the epicenter of the antisemitic protests that broke out at numerous colleges across the country last year.
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David Hogg defies DNC by pushing incumbents to primaries, says DNC needs to 'fundamentally change'
Decidedly on the progressive side of the divide, the 25-year-old anti-gun advocate has stirred up a firestorm with his vocal criticisms of Democratic leadership and his calls for the party to embrace more progressive candidates, but old guard isn’t taking it lying down.
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Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin concedes defeat in 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election
“While I do not fully agree with the District Court’s analysis, I respect the court’s holding,” Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin said.