Politics & Policy
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FAA pauses flights at multiple major US airports over equipment outage
Flights have since resumed at LaGuardia and Philadelphia, but flights into JFK, Newark and Teterboro remain paused.
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No potash for U.S.: Lukashenko says Belarus has already sold it all
Belarus is a close ally of Russia and has allowed Moscow to use its territory in the invasion of Ukraine.
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Defiant White House slaps down journalists: 'Access is a privilege - not a right'
"No President is required to host a hostile operation on the grounds. Access has always been a privilege — and President Trump is applying that rule," the statement read.
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Trump says Vance will visit Azerbaijan, Armenia next month to build on US peace efforts
Trump did not indicate what dates Vance would be overseas, or for how long, but it comes after he visited France and Germany last February.
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Newsom announces California will remain in WHO network despite US withdrawal
The governor said California is now the first and only state to join WHO's Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network, which is designed to rapidly detect, verify, assess, and respond to emerging public health threats.
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You Vote: With Trump mocking climate change activists as major winter storm arrives, what say you?
Some climate scientists link extreme weather incidents to some form of climate change, though the effects of general climate trends on individual instances are disputed.
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Poll shows most Americans support legal limits to abortion
Director of the Marist Poll Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho: “Despite the publicly heated debates about abortion, there remains a consensus of opinion on this issue among Americans.”
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FAA denied request to reduce flight arrivals at DC airport months before mid-air collision: Report
The air traffic controllers asked the FAA to decrease the number of arrivals on the airport's main runway from 36 to 32 incoming flights per hour, the Washington Times reported.
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US airlines to waive rebooking fees for travelers impacted by historic winter storm this weekend
Weather experts are encouraging Americans to stay home this weekend because the mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow could make travel dangerous and result in power outages.
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With U.S. leading oil and gas production, environmental outcomes better for world energy: study
Of the world's top three producers, the U.S. has an Environmental Performance Index more than 9 points higher than the global average, and way ahead of of the next largest producers -- Saudi Arabia and Russia -- who are below the global average, an analysis by the Institute for Energy Research shows.
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Winter weather to disrupt U.S. gas production, increase prices
“This deep freeze is hurting production, especially for natural gas,” Price Futures Group analyst Phil Flynn wrote in his daily market commentary.
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Newly released records reveal 725% increase in Medicaid for Illinois children without SSNs
After more than a year of digging, Statehouse candidate Bailey Templeton’s most public records collection shows 1,085 Illinois children under 18 without SSNs had Medicaid bills of $66 million in 2025. That’s up 725% from $8 million for 450 children in 2021.
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Biggest culprits of wildfires like California's include arson, power companies – not climate change
This isn’t just California’s story—nationwide, about 85% of U.S. wildfires are human-caused, from accidents and equipment failures to arson.