Politics & Policy
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Not just gasoline: Rising costs from Iran conflict will impact food, plastics and electronics
The Strait of Hormuz is an artery through which oil, natural gas, petrochemicals and nitrogen fertilizers flow. Just about every consumer product will be more expensive with increased costs of diesel, gasoline, fertilizers, plastics and helium, all of which require oil products. How high prices go and what the impact will be on the economy will depend on how long the conflict continues, and its eventual outcome.
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Trump claims his supporters should boycott Bruce Springsteen over 'incurable' TDS
Springsteen has been a long-time critic of the president, stating in 2016 that the “republic is under siege by a moron," and spoke out against Trump last year in Europe.
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Department of Justice sues New Jersey town over natural gas hook-up ban
In 2022, the Township banned natural gas, propane gas, and fuel oil infrastructure and appliances in new apartment complexes or apartment-style housing with 12 or more dwelling units.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter calls for TSA to be abolished
Duffy-Alfonso claimed she got to the airport 70 minutes before her flight was scheduled to depart, and was forced to wait 15 minutes for a pat-down because of her pregnancy.
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Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle believed to be dead in North Carolina plane crash
North Carolina Highway Patrol's Chris Knox said authorities believe the former NASCAR driver and his family were on the plane because people identified him boarding the plane. He is believed to have been traveling with his wife and two children.
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Emails show lead lawyer in major climate lawsuit consulted on research he funded
The lead attorney representing the plaintiffs in a lawsuit claiming oil companies caused $51 billion in damages from climate change was accused in a motion by Chevron of colluding with the researchers of studies submitted in support of his client's case. Emails obtained through a public records request show researchers have consulted that attorney on previous research he funded.
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Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump's name
Since returning to the White House, Trump fired the board and installed loyalists, who revamped the venue's show roster.
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Rubio announces sanctions on ICC judges over Israel case
The ICC has issued a warrant for the arrest of several Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their conduct in the Gaza War.
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DNC to keep 2024 election after-action report findings sealed
“Here’s our North Star: Does this help us win?” DNC Chairman Ken Martin said
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HHS moves to block hospitals from performing gender surgeries on minors
“Under my leadership, and answering President Trump’s call to action, the federal government will do everything in its power to stop unsafe, irreversible practices that put our children at risk,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
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Russian delegates to meet U.S. team in Miami on Ukraine deal
The meeting comes as the Russians continue to make gains on the battlefield, recently capturing the city of Siversk and encircling the Ukrainian garrison at Myrnograd.
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D.C.’s power to challenge Trump in jeopardy after Guard ruling
D.C. is “a federal district created by Congress, rather than a constitutionally sovereign entity,” Judge Patricia Millett wrote in a Dec. 17 order. “The President’s order implicates a strong and distinctive interest in the protection of federal governmental functions and property within the nation’s capital.”
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Trump touts national successes in first year back in office
Early in the speech, he addressed affordability, insisting that his use of tariffs had helped to address the issue.