Politics & Policy
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FDA approves updated COVID vaccines for 2026-27 season
All manufacturers said they'll have vaccines read for the 2026-27 immunization season.
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Social media platform X identified inauthentic Chinese accounts pushing data center opposition
The posts made claims about AI data centers driving up household electricity prices and straining the grid. Others included AI-generated cartoons that depicted data-center operators enriching themselves at the public's expense.
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Navarro blasts Canada after trade talks collapse
After the trade talks collapsed, President Donald Trump announced tariffs on up to 50% on key Canadian imports, which prompted retaliatory tariffs from Canada.
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Debate Dud: Biden claimed no U.S. troops died on his watch, despite 13 killed in Afghanistan
"I'm the only president this century that doesn't have ... any troops dying anywhere in the world like he did," President Biden said.
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Poll ahead of debate: Voters see Biden’s age as more of a liability compared to Trump
The poll results reveal that 67% of Americans think Biden is too old to be president compared to 37% who think Trump is too old.
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Biden campaign responds to Trump posting climate talking points ahead of debate
"Thanks I guess," wrote a Biden campaign representative
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Pritzker could enact law limiting Illinois hotels from using single-use plastics
Opponents say Senate Bill 2960 targets small business owners and puts unnecessary mandates on them.
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CNN rules exclude WHCA reporters from in-studio coverage of debate between Trump and Biden
The first debate on Thursday is hosted by CNN
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Report: Colorado should improve energy permitting similar to planned water rules
“The state appears to be moving in the wrong direction with recent changes targeting the oil and gas industry, which have created a more burdensome permitting environment,” according to the report.
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Car buyers reject Biden's EV mandate, half of EV owners planning to switch back to gas-powered cars
A separate survey of businesses that build electric vehicle charging stations found that three out of four can't find enough electricity to make their stations viable.
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Illinois’ wind energy program experiences down year
Paige Lambermont with the Competitive Enterprise Institute said this was in part due to slower wind speeds last year, an obvious flaw of wind power.