Politics & Policy
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Rick Scott to debut 'Rescuing America' midterm economic message
Republicans have struggled to reach voters on the economy in recent months, notably amid rising energy costs from the Iran war.
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Chinese energy company signs 20-year deal to buy American natural gas
The deal comes despite China maintaining tariffs on U.S. energy products, including a 15% levy on LNG. The LNG tariff remains in place even after China suspended a 24% additional tariff on U.S. goods for one year.
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NY Democratic House candidate confirms explicit photos are of him
The photos show the candidate shirtless, wearing a leather collar attached to a chain, along with a leather face mask. In some of the photos, he's in suggestive situations with another man.
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GOP probe in New Jersey finds hundreds of noncitizens on voter rolls
In Atlantic County alone, more than 50 noncitizens attested that they were unknowingly registered to vote.
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Key milestone reached in nuclear pilot program established by Trump executive order
The program was established by Trump's 2025 executive order directing the acceleration of America's advanced nuclear reactors.
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Republican Pratt falls behind LA City Council member Raman in city's mayoral primary
Pratt had been leading Raman ever since the primary, but the latest tally shows the City Council woman ahead by more than 3,000 votes.
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Senate Democrat hopeful El-Sayed pushed COVID lockdowns, then promoted unmasked BLM street protests
Abdul El-Sayed was one of the many leftwing public health experts who promoted COVID-19 lockdowns and condemned beachgoers and conservatives who protested the pandemic restrictions. After the death of George Floyd, he then turned around and embraced the open-air, unmasked BLM protests as addressing a "public health issue."
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Fishermen begin campaign against offshore wind, ‘industrializing’ of the ocean
The campaign includes mobile billboards around Washington D.C. during Ocean Week displaying phrases such as, "They call it green energy...we call it INDUSTRIALIZING THE OCEAN” and "Thank you President Trump for defending commercial fishermen against offshore wind!"
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New Iraqi leader promises security deals for U.S. oil companies ahead of Trump meeting
Iraqi civilian authorities say they would compensate international and U.S companies for losses resulting from attacks on their facilities if they originated within Iraq.
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Record Gulf Coast exports push U.S. oil inventories lower
Commercial crude oil stockpiles fell by 8 million barrels to a 22-year low of 434 million barrels in the week ended June 1, the U.S. Energy Department reported on Wednesday
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You Vote: Will there be a silver lining to the madness of the CA election process taking so long?
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli didn't comment on any specific investigation, but he said he'd "follow the evidence wherever it leads and prosecute any violations of federal election law to the fullest extent."
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Becerra advances to November general election for California governor: AP
The AP called the first slot for Becerra, who secured 26.7% of the vote as of publishing time, compared to Republican Steve Hilton, who is trailing in second with 26.4% of the vote and 66% of the total ballots counted.
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Platner leads Collins in Maine U.S. Senate race despite controversies
Embraced by the party’s progressive wing, the Senate Majority PAC announced in late May that it plans to spend $31.4 million on TV ads backing Platner’s bid to unseat Collins.