Politics & Policy
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Senate drops ballroom funding from reconciliation bill in blow to Trump
Trump has sought to build a state ballroom on the White House grounds, citing the lack of a state-owned space for formal events.
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Massie warns of shrinking GOP tent after primary loss
Trump backed a primary challenger to Massie in 2020, but later endorsed him in 2022.
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Mace floats amendment to limit Congress to natural-born citizens
Mace's amendment is unlikely to become law, but comes as the Republican gubernatorial primary in South Carolina enters its home stretch.
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Court temporarily blocks Energy Department from collecting data on crypto miners’ energy use
Cryptocurrency miners have become a target in President Joe Biden’s goal of building an electricity grid that produces no carbon dioxide emissions by 2035, and the Energy Information Administration issued a mandatory survey on miners' electricity use.
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Michigan primary set to test Biden's strength with hardcore Democrats
Biden will face a different opponent in the form of Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, against whom he is expected to triumph. But the degree of that victory may prove to be a barometer of Democratic support.
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Expansion of E15 fuel seen as a win or Illinois corn farmers
Some oil refiners have argued that allowing E15 in just select states instead of nationwide could lead to fuel price spikes and supply issues.
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Majority of Americans want to build a border wall: poll
Sixty-one percent of respondents, moreover, supported keeping asylum applicants in Mexico while their claims are processed.
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Newsom attacks conservative abortion policies in new ads in red states
The first ad officially airs Monday in Tennessee
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GOP Rep. Green rethinking retirement plans amid urging from Tennessee colleagues
Should Green opt to follow through on his retirement, he would be one of several Republican committee chairs to depart at the end of the current term.
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Prosecutors seek Trump gag order in Alvin Bragg case
Trump has previously faced gag orders in both a New York civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James and an election case brought by special counsel Jack Smith in Washington, D.C.
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Conservative film producer says Mexican officials 'obstructing' his presidential bid, plans to sue
Verástegui, producer of the film "Sound of Freedom," says the Mexican government is doing “zero” to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and the country “will become Cuba and Venezuela on steroids” without a change in leadership.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. sues Maine election official over ballot process
Under Maine's election law, non-party presidential candidates must file petitions with at least 4,000 signatures of registered voters by Aug. 1 to qualify for the November ballot.
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Coal plant retirements to slow in 2024 before increasing again in 2025
The largest of these retirements in 2024 are in Florida and Pennsylvania.