Trump’s EPA rolls back limits on climate pollution from power plants
Throughout Barack Obama’s and Joe Biden’s presidencies, the Democratic administrations took steps to address the climate crisis by imposing pollution...
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Why Republican leaders’ support for Texas’ Brandon Herrera is impossible to defend
When this year got underway, Brandon Herrera’s GOP congressional campaign was largely dismissed as an unfortunate joke. He was running...
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.14.26: GOP’s Husted fires political director over Nazi photo
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * In Ohio’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, appointed Republican...
Trump’s plan for AI safeguards comes into focus: Do nothing and hope for the best
Debates over the threats posed by artificial intelligence have been raging for quite a while, but last week, the dam...
Navy secretary concedes that Iran ‘blew the hell’ out of U.S. base in Bahrain
A couple of weeks ago, during a town hall discussion with the Navy’s highest-ranking officer, a sailor asked about possibly...
Latest GOP moves leave little doubt: Republicans see Paxton in trouble in Texas
In early April, the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC aligned with the Senate Republican leadership, unveiled an ambitious...
With 50 days remaining before the midterms, parties confront unavoidable electoral triage
With 50 days remaining before the midterms, both major parties are having to make difficult tactical and strategic decisions. Obviously,...
Trump stumbles into an international incident of his own making in Ireland
Even before Donald Trump left for his latest excursion to Ireland, the trip was controversial. After all, the American president,...
Trump stumbles into an international incident of his own making in Ireland
Even before Donald Trump left for his latest excursion to Ireland, the trip was controversial. After all, the American president,...
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 9.8.26
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Ottawa strikes back: “New Canadian tariffs targeting roughly $20 billion in U.S. imports officially...