Politics & Policy
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John Bolton slams Seb Gorka as a 'con man' after Trump picks him for counterterrorism director
Trump announced Friday that his former White House aide Sebastian Gorka would return to the White House as the senior director for counterterrorism.
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Trump taps Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture
Rollins is a former domestic policy adviser to Trump and is the current president of America First Policy Institute.
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DNC Vice chairman slams Democrats for losing recent election, calling it a 'damning indictment'
He told Jake Tapper that the current Democratic Party needs to prioritize "every race in every zip code." The DNC is expected to get new leadership prior to the next election cycle.
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Liberal Texas city Austin parks its 46 new e-buses due to inadequate charging infrastructure
The city spent $255 million to acquire 197 electric buses, some of which were manufactured by now-bankrupt Proterra. The buses broke down twice the rate of diesel buses.
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Rep. Jeffries reelected House Democratic leader
Jeffries will go on serve as minority leader.
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Trump expected to attend SpaceX launch in Texas on Tuesday
The launch, which will be the sixth test launch of the company’s Starship rocket, is scheduled to take place at 5 p.m.
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Texas oil and natural gas industry job growth continues to remain strong
October’s employment data marks six out of nine months this calendar year that the number of jobs in the industry increased, and the fifth monthly increase in a row, the Texas Oil & Gas Association notes.
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Governor touts EV charging port in Joliet, state partnership with ComEd
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded a $480,000 grant to Veterans Energy Team, a local veteran-owned business that partnered with the Joliet Park District to build EV fast chargers at Inwood Athletic Club and Nowell Park.
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E. coli outbreak tied to organic carrots infects 39 people, leaving one dead and 15 hospitalized
The breakout has impacted a total of 39 people across 18 states, but the highest amount of cases are in Washington, Minnesota, and New York.
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President-elect Trump extends olive branch to mainstream media ahead of second term
President-elect Donald Trump met with MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-hosts over Cabinet picks and offered to meet with other media outlets.
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Trump’s pick for Energy Secretary argues that fossil fuels are integral to human development
Chris Wright is CEO of Liberty Energy, which produces an ESG report that argues that all the conditions of human happiness – food, shelter, health, education and longevity – aren't possible without affordable reliable and secure energy, of which fossil fuels are a leading part.
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Trump taps former Rep. Sean Duffy to lead Transportation Department
Duffy served in Congress from 2011-2019.
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GOP applauds Trump plan to use military for deportations, some expect legal fights
Trump has also discussed using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speedily remove criminal aliens.