Politics & Policy
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Nevada utility's demand-based charges further delayed
The demand-based energy charges, which would be the first imposed by an investor-owned utility company on residential customers in the U.S., were set to begin Wednesday. The delay followed the company’s ongoing $63 million in refund payments to overcharged customers.
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Report: New England electricity prices among the highest nationwide
ALEC released its analysis on Wednesday. North Dakota and Louisiana were the leaders in the review of electricity prices and energy affordability indicators as measured for each of the 50 states. The higher the ranking, the less expensive the costs for consumers.
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U.S. NATO ambassador: President 'reevaluating everything'
Whitaker, who served as acting attorney general during Trump's first term, made the remarks as Trump himself and Cabinet Secretaries Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth have both questioned the merits of the alliance.
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Trump's withdrawal of U.S. from key climate orgs angers some activists but draws praise from others
Among the groups from which the U.S. withdrew are two prominent climate organizations — the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Coal and power groups back UP–Norfolk Southern rail merger
The two railroads recently filed their merger application with the Surface Transportation Board, which must approve any consolidation in the freight rail industry. If approved, the deal would create the country’s first transcontinental railroad.
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Leavitt pins Minneapolis shooting on 'sinister' left-wing movement
The Department of Homeland Security has defended the agent's actions as self-defense.
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Senate backs limits on Trump military action in Venezuela
Under the Trump administration, Washington has put military pressure on the Caracas government over drug trafficking.
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Trump says US may control Venezuela for years
“Only time will tell,” President Trump said
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RFK Jr. drops 'South Park' edit after overhauling nutrition guidelines
When the situation resolves itself, the head scientist at USDA says "get the president on the phone. Tell him to have some steak with his butter."
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Democrats' judges rescue California again, reinstating 'gender secrecy' policies in school
President George W. Bush nominee improperly certified class action, stretched legal doctrine loathed by Justice Thomas, 9th Circuit Obama and Biden nominees say. Silent on state allegedly hiding policies in secret training.
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Democrats in House Energy hearing support nuclear power, but not Trump admin’s nuclear policies
The Trump administration has tried to streamline processes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission uses to license reactors. Democrats in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday said they support nuclear energy -- at least as an idea -- but say Trump's plans undermine oversight and make the industry dangerous.
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Republican Study Committee unveils budget roadmap
The 115-page document includes calls for ending estate taxes, reforming trade, deregulation, and bolstering energy production, among other agenda items.
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Trump backs ICE officer involved in Minneapolis shooting
Trump included a clip of the incident showing the officer firing into the front of the car as it accelerated.