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Trump admin announces ‘largest power sector deregulatory action in US history’ as America faces troubled gridThe Environmental Protection Agency on Monday repealed Biden-era power plant regulations and proposed axing even more rules in what it called the “largest power sector deregulatory action in U.S. Read More
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‘Accountability is coming’: House targets $230 billion fraud crisis with trio of new bills(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Three pieces of legislation aiming to tackle federal and state fraud are set to reach the House floor when members return Monday. The bills… Read More
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U.S. House has one week to reauthorize highway funding before it expires(The Center Square) – Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to extend federal highway infrastructure funding before it expires, but the U.S. House has only a week left in… Read More
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Freedom Foundation accuses New York law of trying to trap workers in unionsNew York has passed a new pro-union law that opponents argue will stifle workers’ constitutional rights. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed… Read More
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Kansas City business owners voice concerns after minority contracting program endsKansas City is holding listening sessions with business owners to determine its next steps after a state-filed lawsuit forced the end of a program that… Read More
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Hawley accuses OpenAI of ‘reckless’ conduct during rogue AI testing(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is pressing OpenAI over the response to its artificial intelligence agents hacking another company. Hawley, chair of the Senate… Read More
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Michigan tests pay-per-mile system as EVs cut into gas tax revenue(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Michigan is spending up to $7.65 million on a pilot program to test a mileage-based alternative to its gas tax. The pilot will… Read More
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Utah Rep. Maloy urges ‘expeditious review’ of Bosnian election officials over Dodik removal, conviction(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A member of Congress is pressing the Treasury Department to investigate whether Bosnian officials engaged in sanctionable conduct surrounding the removal of former Republika… Read More
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Oregon Republican introduces bill to combat wildfires, bypass federal ‘roadless rule’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz wants to turn wildfire fuel from federal forests into an energy market as the Trump administration moves to rescind… Read More
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U.S. Marshals recover 79 missing children in ‘largest’ Ohio operation in state history(The Daily Signal) – U.S. Marshals on Tuesday announced the “largest missing-child operation in Ohio’s history” as part of Operation Meridian. According to the announcement, 79… Read More
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Energy Department loans $1.9B to restart Iowa nuclear plant(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing announced a $1.9 billion loan Friday to NextEra Energy to fund the restart of the… Read More
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Stay-at-home parenting could be more feasible if new Trump family aid change is approvedThe Trump administration has drafted a plan to support traditional families by giving money to married, stay-at-home parents so they can spend time raising their families without financial burden. Read More
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House Education Committee asks GAO to investigate AI use in college admissions(The Daily Signal) – The House Education and the Workforce Committee is sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in order to assess how AI is affecting… Read More
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Trump admin splinters over AI’s right to train on Americans’ copyrighted work(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Trump administration appears not to have reached a conclusion on whether artificial intelligence should be able to learn from Americans’ work for free. Read More
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House cancels final two weeks of September session to allow members to campaign for midterms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – House leadership announced Thursday the legislative session for the final two weeks of September would be cancelled without resolving debt or mass surveillance issues. Read More
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Mullin asks Blanche to probe election group’s access to driver records(The Daily Signal) – Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate whether a group that contracts with states to manage election data improperly… Read More
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Analysis: Tillis joins Hegseth critics as debate over Pentagon reform intensifiesRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina has joined a small group of congressional Republicans publicly criticizing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, but his objections come with a history… Read More
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Trump admin signals federal agencies may not work with Smithsonian, escalating feud over ‘radical ideology’The Trump administration is indicating federal agencies may not work with the Smithsonian under its current leadership, escalating a feud over the museums’ diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that… Read More
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New Kansas City disease dashboard launched by health departmentA public dashboard displaying communicable disease rates in Kansas City – which includes illnesses such as COVID-19 and cyclosporiasis – has been released by the Kansas City Health Department… Read More
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Surgeon General wants tech companies to step up and protect kids from screens(The Daily Signal) – Now that Meta has agreed to take responsibility for addicting children to its platform, Surgeon General Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos wants other Big Tech companies to… Read More