Politics & Policy
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EPA's Lee Zeldin signals end to controversial start-stop feature in cars will be announced this week
The feature is designed to be climate-friendly by automatically turning off a car when it has stopped in order to save fuel and reduce emissions, and then starting it back up again when the driver releases the brake or hits the accelerator.
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American Medical Association creates its own vaccine safety, effectiveness review system
The AMA’s evaluation will be done in collaboration with the Vaccine Integrity Project at the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota and will focus on COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines.
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Canada's Carney touts 'positive' talk with Trump after border bridge threat
Trump previously threatened to prevent the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge that will connect Detroit, Mich., to Windsor, Ontario.
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House lawmakers ask Hunter Biden attorneys for docs on plea deal with DOJ
Of interest to Republicans are reports of the negotiations between Biden attorneys Chris Clark and Abbe Lowell and the DOJ over the plea agreement.
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GOP Rep. Santos reportedly discussing plea deal with prosecutors
The New York Republican has come under fire for a litany of false statements made while on campaign, as well as myriad shady enterprises with which he has evidently been involved.
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Mexican Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
Wednesday's decision follows a 2021 ruling from the court that permitted state officials to regulate the procedure.
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McConnell vows to remain Senate GOP leader amid freeze ups, calls to resign
His more recent freeze prompted numerous calls for his resignation, including from legacy conservative outlets such as the National Review.
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Fear of crime is motivating factor behind 49 consecutive months of rising gun sales, experts say
Correlation and causation: Social upheaval and COVID lockdowns are most likely why gun sales are steadily rising, and some experts say, with no end in sight.
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Special counsel Weiss to seek September indictment of Hunter Biden
Weiss was named special counsel earlier this year.
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Arizona residents share nation's concerns on Big Tech election interference, more hearings to come
"We also want to be able to protect Arizonans’ freedom of speech and offer solutions and suggestions to the body on how to do that," State Rep. Kolodin said. Recent revelations about government coercion or collusion in suppressing political speech is spawning nationwide concern.
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Trump soars ahead of primary rivals in the Golden State: poll
The results represent a significant shift in the former president's favor from earlier this year.
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Blinken visits Ukraine to show U.S. support amid Kyiv's flagging counteroffensive
Blinken's trip comes ahead of a likely tense budget battle over continued aid to Ukraine.
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Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger says he can't keep Trump off the ballot in 2024
"Anyone who believes in democracy must let the voters decide," Raffensperger writes in the Wall Street Journal op-ed.