Politics & Policy
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Media continues to ring climate alarm, but 2025 saw the fewest deaths from extreme weather ever
Legacy media outlets rounded out 2025 with articles recounting extreme weather events, presenting the year as one of climate chaos. They aren't reporting that 2025 was likely the year of the fewest deaths from climate-related natural disasters in recorded history.
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Long list of candidates file paperwork to run for MTG's congressional seat in Georgia
The seat will remain open until someone is elected and will trim the House Republican majority. The GOP currently holds 220 seats to the Democrats' 213 seats with two vacancies, according to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Early voting underway in two Virginia special elections
Both races were triggered after Del. Mike Jones resigned his House seat to run for the Senate.
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Offshore wind opponents say internal docs show Biden admin took shortcuts in permitting projects
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum halted construction of Empire Wind pending a review of the “rushed” manner in which the Biden-Harris administration approved the project. Internal documents show that the Biden-Harris administration may have taken some liberties to reach Biden's offshore wind goals.
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Just weeks before FSU shooting, Florida lawmakers blocked campus carry
Florida currently is a constitutional carry state, meaning that residents do not need a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
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Local Virginia candidates raise big ahead of 2025 elections
Botetourt County's Dirk Padgett, a Republican running for an open seat in the Amsterdam District, has raised over $8,000. His opponent, Tim Snyder, has raised $1,200.
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British cardiologist, public health activist Malhotra eyes Big Pharma, vaccines – sound familiar?
Malhotra is on the frontlines in a battle against what he sees as a corrupted medical system.
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Loss of federal tax credits could doom green energy projects
At the heart of that strategy is Section 45Q, a federal tax credit that provides up to $85 per metric ton of CO₂ permanently stored through carbon capture and sequestration.
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Republicans ask Attorney General Bondi to review Colorado gun control law
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed law that bans the sale of semi-automatic rifles that take detachable magazines unless individuals secure a “firearms safety course eligibility card.”
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Hochul urged to ditch New York’s e-vehicle mandate
"If left unchanged, this rule will drive up costs, disrupt supply chains, and push both businesses and consumers into difficult choices," a coalition of New York business groups wrote.
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Trump War Room declares Sen. Chris Van Hollen its 'cuck of the day'
Abrego Garcia resided in Maryland but was subject to a withholding order preventing his deportation.
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Clooney says still getting grief for op-ed that led to Biden's exit, Democrats losing to Trump
Clooney praised Moore’s response to the deadly March 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, his combat service and his work at a hedge fund.
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Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee trails in Oakland mayor election, but race still too close to call
A special election for a new mayor had to be called in Oakland after Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled in 2024 after a federal public corruption inquiry.