Politics & Policy
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National Border Patrol Council endorses North Carolina GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley
Paul Perez, president of the National Border Patrol Council, announced the endorsement at a series of events across North Carolina.
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Vance: Trump 'sending a message' to Iran with Kharg Island AI video
Kharg Island is a critical oil depot for the Iranian industry and its destruction would likely cause considerable long-term damage to the Iranian economy.
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Paxton claps back at Cornyn after 'lazy' remarks
Since his defeat, Cornyn has repeatedly broken with the Trump administration and been a vocal critic of Paxton. Earlier in August, he called Paxton "lazy" and said he was poor at fundraising.
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Sister of progressive Democrat Rep. Jayapal loses bid for House seat in Oregon
The primary was for the seat of retiring Democrat Rep. Earl Blumenauer.
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Trump-backed candidate Fong wins California special election for McCarthy's former House seat
The bid to replace McCarthy was between California Assemblyman Vince Fong, who used to work for the former speaker, and Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux.
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Former Trump campaign chair returns to help with Republican convention
Corey Lewandowski, who served as Trump’s first campaign chair during the 2016 campaign, is helping to advise the campaign on the convention and delegate process at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this summer.
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Senate passes resolution repealing Biden administration appliance efficiency standard
Critics say that the installation and venting requirements for the furnaces are impractical for some homes. Many of those homes are owned by lower-income residents who can’t afford the upgrades.
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Trump election interference trial judge, DA Fani Willis projected to win in Georgia: AP
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee defeated his opponent, civil rights attorney Robert Patillo II, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is projected to defeat her challenger, Democrat Christian Wise Smith, who she also faced in 2020 for her first term.
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Thomas Massie handily defeats GOP primary challengers, AP projects
Massie was one of a handful of lawmakers who signed on to Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bid to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson and has also been a prominent critic of aid to Ukraine and Israel.
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Maricopa County, and Arizona Sec. of State censored 2020 election audit hearing, elected officials
"The major top of mind concern we have ... is the streaming of misinformation that may come from the Senate hearing that afternoon," wrote the secretary of state’s office.
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Louisiana moves to place abortion pills on state's controlled dangerous substance list
The bill puts the abortion medication mifepristone and misoprostol under a Schedule IV classification of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law. Other Schedule IV drugs include Xanax, and Valium, along with sleep aids and stimulants for ADHD.
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Trump slams DOJ after unsealed court docs show FBI authorized use of deadly force in raid on home
The bureau says that this policy is standard operating procedure to outline limits to the use of force.
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Big Tech championed zero emissions but now its power-hungry data centers are straining the grid
The electricity demands from data centers and artificial intelligence are putting increasing pressure to produce more electricity on a grid that’s being deprived of energy as a result of the retirement of coal-fired power plants.