Politics & Policy
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New York City Democrat Mayor Adams says he'll run for reelection as an independent
Adams says he was "handcuffed" by the bribery charges against him that were dismissed Wednesday.
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Reagan secured peace through strength, Trump is betting he can achieve prosperity the same way
Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement in the Rose Garden was a declaration that the era of free trade and globalization was giving way to a new era of fair trade.
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US stocks tumble in after-hours trading over Trump's global tariffs
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which tracks the S&P 500, lost about 2% in after-hours trading. The Invesco QQQ ETF which monitors the Nasdaq-100 Index, shed 3.3%, and the trust that follows the Dow lost 1%.
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House Oversight Committee announce review of California EV mandate under Congressional Review Act
The Government Accountability Office's "decision to adversely opine on an agency’s efforts to comply with the CRA is a distortion of its role and could make agencies less likely to follow the intent of this important statute in the future,” the letter states.
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Critics: Climate change lawsuits on tenuous legal grounds
Critics of the lawsuit and others like it say that Congress has had a comprehensive regulatory framework in place for decades and that the oil companies have fully complied.
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Trump administration suspends multiple Princeton research grants amid antisemitism investigation
The Ivy League school's president did not specify how much money had been impacted, but the administration has pulled $400 million in federal funding for Columbia University.
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Wisconsin voters decide to enshrine statewide voter ID into state constitution
Alongside the referendum was a state Supreme Court race that saw major Republican figures weigh in to back conservative Brad Schimel, citing the implications of taking the court's majority in the key battleground state.
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Democrat Susan Crawford projected to win Wisconsin Supreme Court race: AP
Republican figures such as Scott Presler and Elon Musk campaigned vigorously on behalf of Schimel in the lead-up to the election.
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Florida GOP state Sen. Randy Fine projected to win special election to replace Mike Waltz
Waltz's seat was vacant due to his appointment as national security advisor.
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Republican Jimmy Patronis projected to win special election to replace Matt Gaetz: AP
Though the race occurred in a solidly Republican district, the contest drew national attention as one of the first post-2024 election contests and as a possible gauge of Democratic enthusiasm.
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California’s Newsom making a play for the middle, calls fellow Dems 'toxic'
As California marks the first birthday of its $20 minimum wage mandate, far-left progressive California Governor Gavin Newsom is talking to the other side.
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Trump announces plan to roll back to 2020 automobile 'environmental standards'
Trump said his administration would "probably go back to a 2020 standard."
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Special elections stand as early gauge of Trump support, strength of resistance
Tuesday evening’s outcomes will serve as a potential metric for the level of Trump’s support after a tumultuous first two months saw him upend several federal agencies and substantially alter the course of American foreign policy.