Politics & Policy
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Trump DOJ subpoenas Nevada’s Democrat election chief for voter records
The Homeland Security Department announced in July a preliminary review of Nevada’s voter rolls identified nearly 16,000 voters in the state who could be foreigners.
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Horse smuggling raises new concerns over U.S. screwworm threat
The New World screwworm was eradicated from the United States decades ago, but it has recently returned to the region, reports say
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New Hampshire race to help determine Senate makeup
New Hampshire voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to select partisan candidates for U.S. Senate in a seat without Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who is not running for reelection. Her open seat brought a slew of candidates from both parties into the New Hampshire race.
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GOP House committee launches investigation into China-connected, US-based green energy nonprofit
By promoting wind, solar and electrification, China improves its economic and geopolitical position, raising concerns about Energy Foundation China funding U.S. organizations working to eliminate fossil fuels and transition to green energy.
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Trump civil fraud penalty to be announced as New York AG seeks $370 million fine, business ban
Trump already appealed Engoron's earlier ruling finding him liable for fraud.
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Stacey Abrams' liberal voting rights group lays off most staffers
Fair Fight is laying off 75% of its current staffers.
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Hotel mogul Robert Bigelow confirms he gave Trump $1 million for legal fees
Motivating his support for Trump, he said, are his concerns over the ongoing violence in the Middle East and what he perceived to be Trump's ability to tackle that issue.
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Fulton County cyberattack didn't impact Trump case, DA Willis confirms
County officials on Monday confirmed that the Fulton County tax system, phone lines, and court infrastructure had been hit by a cyberattack, though the perpetrators remain unclear and officials are still investigating the incident.
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California lawmakers compete to stop 'income-based' utility bills
Tuesday morning Democrats led by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, and Wiener announced they’d be proposing a bill to repeal AB 205. Hours later, California Republicans tried to bring an immediate vote to repeal AB 205 to the Senate floor, but Democrats, including Wiener, voted to table the motion.
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Glass that protected the ‘Mona Lisa’ from climate activists was made by Koch Industries
The glass was developed by Guardian Industries, which is one of the Koch companies. Koch Industries were founded by Fred Koch, whose sons made a fortune in fossil fuel investments and used some of the money to fund various libertarian causes.
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House Republicans review agreement they say will remove four hydroelectric dams, Dems deny plans
The CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association said that while the agreement acknowledges that the removal of the dams would require an act of Congress, the word “breaching,” meaning the removal of a dam, is mentioned more than two dozen times in the agreement, along with language about replacing the power the dams provide.
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GOP Rep. Smith moves to ban US funding for UN agency aiding Palestine
Upon the administration's imposition of the temporary pause, Smith deemed that effort "a feeble response" and highlighted former President Donald Trump's past suspension of UNRWA funding.
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Lawsuit for summary judgment filed against Washington’s 2030 gas car ban
The ban was enacted by the state Legislature in 2020.