Politics & Policy
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Republican Utah State Senate president loses primary after championing large data center
J. Stuart Adams was one of the longest-serving and influential politicians in Utah, but he lost the primary to a challenger who campaigned on opposition to a large data center to be constructed near the Great Salt Lake.
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Judge demands Kennedy Center explain why tarp still covers sign where Trump's name was removed
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, accused the Trump administration of trying to obscure the Kennedy Center's "facade in an act of petty defiance."
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President Trump officially kicks off US 250th birthday celebrations with 'Great American State Fair'
"Tonight, right here on our National Mall, we are beginning the most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen," Trump said. "This evening, it is my honor to officially kick off the celebration with the Great American State Fair."
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Report finds first-generation college students graduate at lower rates
First-generation college students are entering higher education and graduate school in record numbers.
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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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Georgia judge grants investigating board access to Fulton County 2020 presidential ballots
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the Republican-led Georgia Election Board will have access to 2020 presidential ballots and documents, but it will need to cover the estimated $400,000 cost of producing the materials.
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After calling Stephen Colbert ‘dead man walking,’ Trump threatens networks’ broadcast license
Trump said that if the networks' news were going to be entirely negative toward the president and the Republican party, they should have their broadcast licenses terminated.
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Education Department to start garnishing wages next year for those who defaulted on student loans
The department said that it will begin sending notices to approximately 1,000 defaulted borrowers in the first week of January. The number of notices will then increase each month.
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As New York pursues climate objectives, conservationists raise alarm about solar project’s impact
As New York pursues aggressive renewable energy targets, conservationists concerned about the impacts of a solar project on protected bird habitat say the state regulatory authorities are dismissing their objections entirely.
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$5.6B Texas-to-Arizona gas pipeline upsized to meet demand
A 48-inch diameter pipe will be used in the construction of the Transwestern Desert Southwest pipeline instead of the 42-inch pipe previously announced in August, Energy Transfer said in a statement.
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Democrats’ push for Epstein files boomeranged with Clinton featured prominently throughout
Be careful what you ask for: The most recent disclosures, posted on Friday, blows back on Democrats who sought concrete implication of Trump in the files.
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600 private schools apply for new Texas school choice program in 10 days
The program, which becomes effective in the 2026–27 school year, provides taxpayer-funded ESA grants of $10,000 to roughly 100,000 students through a pilot program created by the new law.
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Brown University places police chief on leave in aftermath of shooting
The Trump administration opened its probe earlier Monday and Paxson said Brown will commission its own review of campus safety and the response to the Dec. 13 shooting, which killed two students.