Politics & Policy
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Education Sec McMahon announces HHS partnership to improve services for students with disabilities
McMahon says the collaboration will better inform services for students with disabilities.
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Talarico visited Silicon Valley to fundraise, despite blasting big donor influence: Report
Talarico is facing off against state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who ousted Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in a primary runoff earlier this month.
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Watchdog begins ad blitz pushing for AI integration with health care
The ad campaign features two separate videos, which will run across the nation and in Washington, D.C., on cable and digital platforms.
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Treasury announces Trump's signature will be added to US currency in honor of America 250
The move will make Trump the first sitting president to ever have his signature on U.S. currency and it will be displayed alongside Bessent's signature. It will replace the United States' Treasurer's signature.
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Rio Grande plant expansion approved
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted March 12 to authorize NextDecade Corp. to begin construction on the fourth and fifth production units at the company’s 984-acre tract near the Gulf of America along the Brownsville Ship Channel.
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Justice Department opens investigations into three medical schools over alleged race-based admission
The investigations, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, are into Stanford University, the Ohio State University and the University of California San Diego.
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CPAC announces Abbott, HHS leader Kennedy will speak at 2026 conference
CPAC formally kicked off its four-day conference with an International Faith Summit in Grapevine, Texas, on Wednesday, but its first day of full official programming was Thursday. The conference will run from March 25-28.
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$2M federal grant funds power grid upgrade study
The funding comes as power grid planners warn that power plants are retiring faster than new generation is coming online, fueling concerns about whether the grid can keep pace with growing demand – particularly from AI-driven data centers.
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Climate complainers attack endangerment finding repeal, but gear up for the legal fight
When the Trump administration EPA repealed the basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions, anti-fossil fuel groups, as well as states like California, reacted to the repeal with litigation. Oil producers and critics of climate policies that raise energy costs are responding with their own legal actions to protect the repeal.
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Senate blocks voter ID amendment in narrow vote
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, introduced the amendment.
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Election 2026: Poll reflects midterm swing to Democrats in North Carolina
The poll released Thursday was conducted Sunday and Monday among 600 likely voters and carries a +/- 4% margin of error.
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Offshore wind project begins generating power
One turbine is currently generating about 14.7 megawatts of electricity when the wind is blowing.
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Watch Live: Trump holds first Cabinet meeting since start of Iran war
The meeting is also the first one in which the newly confirmed Markwayne Mullin will participate as DHS secretary.