Politics & Policy
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Indiana University ends employment of professor who taught that MAGA is covert white supremacy
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a free-speech group, represented Adams and criticized the decision to end her employment over the perspectives she shared in the course.
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Trump saves endorsement record in SC as Mamdani dominates in NYC
Mamdani’s wins seem to have established him as an increasingly potent force in shaping the direction of the Democratic Party moving forward while Trump’s merely reasserted his kingmaker status within the GOP.
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Micah Lasher defeats Schlossberg, Conway for Democratic nomination in NY's 12th district: AP
Lasher, a New York assemblyman, defeated former President John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg and Republican-turned-Democrat attorney George Conway for the nomination, along with assemblyman Alex Bores.
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Trump backs 'Halo' composer Marty O'Donnell in Nevada House race
O'Donnell is running against Susie Lee, whom Trump characterized as "a true Radical Left Extremist who does not represent the Values of Southern Nevada."
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Trump makes string of endorsements in key House races
In the narrowly divided House, every race could prove decisive in the November battle for control of the chamber.
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U.S. considers gas tax holiday as Canada moves ahead
In early March, Democrats in both the U.S. House and Senate proposed suspending the 18.4 cents-per-gallon federal gas tax through Oct. 1. Some states have also proposed suspending their state-level gas taxes.
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U.S. had the fewest coal-fired power plant retirements last year since 2010
Only four coal-fired generating units were retired in 2025, representing a 1.5% drop over the previous year.
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Bad River Band gets another hearing to stop Line 5 reroute Thursday
The hearing is challenging Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources permits for the project in response to a petition for judicial review of an administrative law judge’s decision to uphold the permits in February.
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Johnson expects House will decide to expel Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick
Johnson's comments follow Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, announcing plans to resign amid their own, unrelated scandals.
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Trump tells Dershowitz he should seek to vacate 2019 impeachment based on new intelligence evidence
Trump signaled that he'd like famed Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz to pursue having the 2019 impeachment expunged based on declassified memos showing derogatory evidence regarding the whistle blower complaint that prompted the impeachment procedures.
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Trump pressures UK to expand drilling as Europe faces energy crunch
Europe, for its part, has struggled to adapt to energy supply changes since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has accelerated pressure on the continent to pivot from its reliance on natural gas from Moscow.
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Vance defends stumping for Orbán after election loss
The Hungarian leader has long been an ally of President Donald Trump and was one of only a few world leaders to maintain his support for the Republican after he lost reelection in 2020.
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'Watch him work his magic': Trump boosts NY GOP gubernatorial candidate
It is unclear what poll Trump referred to, but the Empire State is generally regarded as reliably Democratic.