Politics & Policy
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Senate opens door to reopen Alaska Coastal Plain to energy leasing
Federal lease sales in Alaska will now revert to a framework developed in 2020 by the Trump administration.
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Illinois legislator credits Trump for U.S. Steel announcement
U.S. Steel is reopening a furnace in Granite City, Ill.
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Texas Dem declines to seek reelection after SCOTUS approves new map
His move follows not only Texas's redistricting, but that of other red states, as part of a broader push from the GOP to tip the scales in their favor for 2026.
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Federal judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in D.C.
The ruling is likely to affect Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations and potentially slow the pace of arrests.
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Trump shares message from Rand Paul offering to partner on healthcare reform
Trump did not indicate whether he would assist Paul in passing the legislation and included no comments with his post.
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West Virginia Board of Education reinstates school vaccine policy excluding religious exemptions
The state's education board said that it "is reinstating its directive to county boards of education not to accept religious exemptions to compulsory vaccination laws"
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Virginia Republican Party chairman to resign, following state GOP losing governorship, state House
“As a State Senator, I will be fully engrossed in our legislative session, which lasts from January-March,” state Sen. Mark Peake said
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GOP’s Matt Van Epps wins Tennessee special election for House seat, dashing Democrat upset hopes
Following last month’s off-year elections, in which Democrats did well in New York, Virginia, New Jersey and Georgia, this was the next big race. It is a district that Donald Trump won in 2024 by over 20 points.
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Trump declares all Biden autopen pardons to be void
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that all pardons, Executive Orders and more signed by the autopen during the Joe Biden administration are “hereby null, void, and of no further force or effect.”
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Climate advocacy struggles in the Trump 2.0 era, but opponents warn its only restrategizing
COP30 failed to produce a resurgence of support for climate policies that the Trump administration has rolled back. Some climate groups are facing financial problems and are scaling back operations. Experts say the climate movement still has momentum, and opponents shouldn't get too comfortable.
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Key Republican teases second GOP megabill to tackle health care
“What we want to see is competition,” say Texas Rep. Austin Pfluger, chairman of the Republican Study Committee. “First and foremost, we want to see transparency."
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Dell CEO pledges $6.2B to Trump accounts for 25M children
The contribution will see the couple deposit $250 into each account.
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Jeffries blames Johnson for blocking Trump healthcare proposal
Republicans famously campaigned on repealing or defunding the ACA for numerous election cycles, before failing to pass a repeal during Trump's first term.