Politics & Policy
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RNC's Michael Whatley wins North Carolina Republican Senate primary
Whatley won the nomination with 64% of the vote as of publishing time. He will face off against former North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in November's midterms.
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Texas Senate Republican race heads to a runoff between Paxton, Cornyn as Democrats choose Talarico
The runoff election will take place May 26, 2026 and the winner will advance to November's general election, where they will face the winner of the Democratic primary. The Democratic primary has not been called so far.
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Trump claims he 'might have forced' Israel's hand to attack Iran first
The clarification comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly told lawmakers Monday that Israel's plan to strike Iran prompted the United States to take preemptive action to protect troops stationed in the Middle East.
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Duffy vows justice for Indiana residents killed in crash by illegal migrant truck drivers
The comment was in response to Indiana GOP Sen. Jim Banks, who highlighted the importance of the trucking industry in his home state, but declared that trucking companies who are employing the illegal migrants must be held accountable.
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TVA to keep two coal-fired power plants operating indefinitely
TVA is the nation’s largest public utility with about 10 million customers.
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Karrin Taylor Robson suspends Arizona governor campaign, clearing way for Biggs
Robson declared that she was dropping her bid to avoid a messy primary that could hurt the GOP heading into the general election, even as Biggs and Arizona GOP Rep. David Schweikert remain in the running for the nomination.
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Biden-era EV boondoggle continues to plague automakers as they realign to customer demand
Energy expert Robert Bryce calculated that the world's largest automakers suffered losses on EVs since 2022 to be as high as $114 billion.
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan working on sanctuary city crackdown legislation
Jordan went on to describe the difficulties of apprehending criminal immigrants when local law enforcement in so-called "sanctuary cities" opt to release them onto the streets instead of flagging them for immigration enforcement.
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Trump repeals ‘endangerment finding,’ which he called ‘legal foundation of green new scam’
Trump said the repeal of the regulation, which he called the “legal foundation of the green new scam,” is the largest act of deregulation in the country’s history.
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Teachers union proposes training, rewarding students for 'community self-defense' against ICE: leak
Presentations and brainstorming notes suggest commandeering taxpayer resources and school equipment to frustrate ICE. District distances itself from union materials, which imply the two cooperate together against ICE.
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Texas public schools under investigation for supporting student walkouts, ICE protests
Gov. Greg Abbott has called for schools that facilitate protests to be stripped of state funding.
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Trump defends Bondi after contentious House hearing
Trump, for his part, insisted that the Epstein issue was driven largely by his political opponents, seeking to distract from favorable economic data.
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Dems reject White House offer on DHS funding
The legislature ultimately approved a continuing resolution to allow for more negotiations.