Politics & Policy
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Trump-backed candidate officially wins Honduras presidential election
The election officials made the official call nearly a month after the Nov. 30 election, and announced that Asfura received 40.27% of the vote.
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U.S. House advances GOP-backed energy reliability bill
The “State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act,” was introduced earlier this year by U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado.
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App offers alternative to classroom phone ban
As the concern over cell phones in the classroom rises, banning them from schools will not solve the deep-rooted issue, says the founder of Opal, a phone app that helps users with daily screen time and blocks games and social media. The movement to ban the
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Musk vows to form 'America Party' if budget bill passes; Stephen Miller says 'libertarian delusion'
"Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actually have a VOICE," Elon Musk said.
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Environmental groups sue SeaWorld San Diego over fireworks
Nonprofits San Diego Coastkeeper and Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld on March 6 for not following its Clean Water Act fireworks permit and waste discharge permit. By not adhering to its permits, the groups claim the theme park is discharging large amounts of pollutants into Mission Bay.
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Trump announces $1.4 billion in his political war chest
The $1.4 billion sum would be a staggering amount on its own heading into the midterms and could signal that Trump has the strength to wage both aggressive primary challenges to disfavored Republicans and to boost competitive candidates on the national stage without much tradeoff.
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Senate fails to boot illegal aliens from Medicaid through 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
The chamber voted 56-44 in favor of the move, falling short of the filibuster threshold.
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Climate change influencer once chums with Greta Thunberg now calls the movement a 'scam'
The penny drops: Lucy Biggers built a sizable following as a “sustainability influencer,” and like many young people she was wracked with guilt and anxiety over climate change. She now hopes to reach people with a message that fossil fuels are a net-positive.
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Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon won't seek reelection, leaving House Republican seat vulnerable
Bacon is retiring from a swing district, likely posing a tough challenge for the GOP to retain the seat.
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Illegal alien arrests clear 250K, self-deportations in 'tens of thousands': DHS
Thus far, however, deportations have fallen below the necessary rate to reach Trump's goal, though McLaughlin was optimistic that the "Big, Beautiful Bill" would give DHS the resources it needs to ramp up arrests.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Line 5 Michigan lawsuit
The transmission line owned by Enbridge goes 645 miles from Superior, Wis., through the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario. It moves more than 500,000 barrels of oil and natural gas liquids daily.
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Rep Dusty Johnson enters race for South Dakota governor
Rep. Dusty Johnson has been in Congress since 2019 and is the chairman of the Republican Main Street Caucus.
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Nantucket to test sewage water for cocaine, fentanyl, meth
With the nationwide rise in opioid and stimulant related deaths, Nantucket will test sewage water for drugs.