Politics & Policy
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Trump announces plan to stockpile critical minerals, similar to the nation’s oil reserves
The plan is being called Project Vault, and will utilize a mix of loans from the U.S. Export-Import bank and private capital.
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January jobs reports delayed due to shutdown: BLS
The Senate passed an agreement to approve five of the six remaining funding bills and to pass a continuing resolution for the last one, though the House has not sent the measure to President Donald Trump's desk.
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Power grid watchdog warns that over-reliance on wind and solar will make winter blackouts likely
The North American Reliability Corporation's latest long-term assessment warns that half the U.S. will face increased risks of blackouts during winter storms as demand for electricity increases while coal- and natural gas-fired power plants are retired.
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WATCH LIVE: Presidential candidate Trump 'MAGA rally' in Durham, New Hampshire
The former president addresses his supporters in an early primary state.
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2020 election lawsuits brought by Republicans more likely to win than Democrat cases, data shows
“Conservatives were reacting to policies” issued by government officials with their lawsuits, while “the left was trying to shape the election through litigation,” Phill Kline said. Republicans and right-leaning plaintiffs won 24% of their cases, while Democratic and left-leaning plaintiffs only won 18%.
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Cornel West predicts Biden will drop out: 'He's going to have an LBJ moment'
West appeared to reference former President Lyndon Baines Johnson's decision not to seek reelection in 1968, which he announced amid souring public opinion of his leadership due in part to the then-ongoing Vietnam War.
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Melania Trump attends naturalization ceremony at National Archives
While she has generally stayed out of the spotlight and off the campaign trail since leaving the White House, she has made a few public appearances in recent months, including at the funeral of former first lady Rosalynn Carter.
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DeSantis insists a defeated Trump would call primary 'stolen no matter what'
Trump lost the Iowa Caucus to Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz in 2016, but went on to win the GOP nomination, nonetheless.
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Hamadeh to GOP: 'We need to start growing a spine'
Hamadeh pointed to widespread Republican frustrations with the Intelligence Community and its reported abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to improperly surveil Americans, but lamented that the GOP had failed to curtail the Section 702 surveillance powers.
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China Syndrome? U.S. reductions in coal use are offset by large increases in Asia
China’s demand increased 4.6% in 2022, which amounted to 200 million tons. India increased its consumption by 9%, or 97 million tons.
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Commission rejects rate hikes, grid plan from Illinois’ largest electric utilities
Both utilities failed to sufficiently incorporate customer affordability into their proposals and the commission’s decisions found that their grid plans did not outline how 40% of plan benefits will be directed to low-income and environmental justice communities, among other shortcomings.
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