Politics & Policy
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Watch Live: California gubernatorial candidates participate in first debate of 2026
Several candidates in the crowded field passed on the first debate over scheduling conflicts, including Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican, former California Democratic Rep. Katie Porter and Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell.
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You Vote: Plastic Surgeons group urges delaying gender-change surgeries until age 19. What say you?
The ASPS, which represents more than 11,000 physicians globally, agreed with HHS that there is low certainty in the risk-benefit ratio for gender-related surgical interventions for minors.
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US plastic surgeons organization recommends delaying gender-affirming surgery until patient is 19
The ASPS, which represents more than 11,000 physicians globally, found that there is low certainty in the risk-benefit ratio for gender-related surgical interventions for minors.
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Comer, Connolly seek review of FBI headquarters selection
"With respect to the new FBI headquarters, GSA initially set out criteria for assessing potential sites, and a process for selecting among them. But it changed the rules in the middle of the game. The criteria were changed," they continued.
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$8.5 billion to highway, rainy day funds financed by Texas oil, gas industry
The two funds normally receive the same amount of money from Texas oil and natural gas industry taxes. However, because another general revenue surplus was recorded at the end of fiscal 2023 – after the industry paid record-breaking amounts in taxes – the Rainy Day Fund received $2.41 billion more because of constitutional requirements.
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Vance, Banks introduce legislation to end racial discrimination in college admissions
The legislation would give penalties to colleges that didn't comply with the SCOTUS affirmative action ruling.
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Ford, Xcel plan to deploy 30,000 EV chargers nationwide by 2030 for business fleets
The plan follows automakers hitting the brakes on EVs as 4,000 auto dealers signed a letter asking President Joe Biden to stop mandating the EV transition as EVs are “stacking up” on lots.
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Saudi energy minister challenges plan to phase out of fossil fuels to prove it can be done
“And I assure you not a single person – I'm talking about governments – believes in that,” Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said at COP28.
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MTG slams Speaker Johnson, GOP leaders on spending and J6: 'Honeymoon period has worn off'
"I'm purely disgusted with my own conference and I'm sick and tired of all the talk and no action. I think it's pitiful," Greene told the John Solomon Reports podcast.
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RNC threatens lawsuit over alleged Nevada voter roll inconsistencies
The RNC said that Nevada is violating the National Voter Registration Act, which requires states to maintain accurate and current registered voter lists.
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Four Republicans to participate in fourth GOP primary debate
Trump currently boasts 61.1% support in the RealClearPolitics average, leading nearest rival DeSantis, who earns 13.3%, by nearly 50 points.
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House Judiciary introduces FISA reform bill
Section 702 is slated to expire at the end of the year and the legislation is likely to spark significant debate in Congress in the few remaining weeks of 2023.
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Industrialized nations that developed with coal hope to convince poor countries not to do the same
While wealthier countries have the luxury of pursuing a $275 trillion dollar transition away from fossil fuels, the efforts to get poorer countries to leapfrog over coal are running up against the fact that it is cheap and abundant.