Politics & Policy
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Lawyer who defended Paxton during impeachment trial backs Democratic opponent in Texas Senate race
Dan Cogdell, who successfully defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton during his 2023 impeachment trial and securities fraud case, said Paxton is more focused on serving President Donald Trump than Texans.
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Supreme Court overturns ruling on Biden-era furnace rules in win for natural gas groups
The Biden administration efficiency rules would outlaw 55% of gas furnaces on the market, which would drive up home heating costs, according to natural gas industry groups.
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GOP probe in New Jersey finds hundreds of noncitizens on voter rolls
In Atlantic County alone, more than 50 noncitizens attested that they were unknowingly registered to vote.
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Ohio Supreme Court favors tenants in energy ruling
The unanimous decision classifies submetering companies as utilities, meaning they are now subject to the same state regulations as traditional utility companies under the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, or PUCO.
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GOP's Luna: Ghislaine Maxwell won't get a pardon
Maxwell's attorneys have formally requested a pardon from President Donald Trump, though he has not indicated any plans to issue one.
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Preliminary NTSB report on LaGuardia collision finds communication issues led to tragedy
A combination of high workload and communication failures caused the emergency vehicle to enter the runway in the path of the landing Air Canada jet, according to the preliminary report.
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France keeps climate off G7 agenda to please Trump admin: Report
Also this week, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker cautioned NATO allies against vocalizing their opposition to the Iran war to avoid needlessly antagonizing Trump.
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Rep. McCormick floats returning Arlington to D.C.
Arlington and Alexandria were historically part of Washington, D.C., until 1846 and the district itself was originally a square.
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Trump to refurbish bottom of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with 'American flag blue' color
Trump said the project will take about a week and cost approximately $1.5 million.
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Trump push to restrain birthright citizenship gets ammo from unlikely source: liberal polling group
The Supreme Court is weighing the legality of Trump's executive order that looks to end birthright citizenship and "birth tourism," which the administration argues “rewards illegal immigration."
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Mainstream media pounce on NIH director for raising evidence standards for CDC research
Several public health experts who later joined Trump administration, including NIH's Jay Bhattacharya and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, criticized rigor of research in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report under Biden.
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How VA becomes CA: debate exposes anti-Trump, progressive policies could destroy Old Dominion
A Democrat-dominated congressional map could entrench one-party progressive governance in Virginia, importing California-style policies on taxes, homelessness and immigrant spending.
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Trump to attend memecoin conference
The event will host roughly 300 of the top investors in Trump's $TRUMP memecoin.