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Democrats across the country are sharpening a new political attack line, targeting Republican opponents over their support for data center development and associated tax breaks. The strategy reflects growing public concern about the energy demands, land use, and economic promises tied to the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure nationwide. In Ohio, Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod…
A shooting inside a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon left two people dead and three police officers injured, authorities confirmed. Police Sgt. Garrett Parten addressed reporters at a press conference Wednesday evening, outlining the sequence of events that unfolded inside the high-rise building. A 911 call reporting shots fired came in just after 4:30…
President Trump signed the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027” into law on Wednesday, temporarily averting a government shutdown ahead of the September 30 deadline. The signing ensures federal agencies remain funded through at least December 11, carrying the government past November’s midterm elections before another funding deadline arrives. The stopgap measure cleared both chambers…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is under fierce internal pressure to punish two Democratic members who crossed party lines on a key procedural vote. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and Rep. Jared Golden of Maine sided with Republicans on a procedural rule that would have otherwise failed without their support. Their votes effectively bailed…
An engine failed aboard a US Coast Guard aircraft carrying Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, forcing an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon. The pilot of Coast Guard flight 101 radioed air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport with an urgent message, captured in a recording by ATC.com. “We just lost our right…
The White House is pushing back against questions surrounding President Trump’s decision to temporarily suspend higher tariffs on ground beef imports from certain countries. A White House official told News Nation that the policy was the product of an extensive internal process, not a single conversation with any outside party. “President Trump’s action to address…
Republicans are showing a surprising lack of enthusiasm for the upcoming party convention in Dallas, despite President Donald Trump’s ambitious vision for the event. A Politico survey of more than 70 GOP candidates and members found that most either do not plan to attend or are still weighing whether to go. Dozens more declined to…
The U.S. military completed a new wave of strikes Tuesday on targets in Iran as the conflict in the region stretches into its seventh month. U.S. Central Command announced strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine laying capabilities, and communications sites. One U.S. strike hit a…
Eighty-year-old Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) turned back a challenge from younger rival Seth Moulton on Tuesday, winning the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary by a commanding margin. With roughly 71 percent of the vote counted as of 11:15 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Markey led Moulton by nearly 30 percentage points, signaling a decisive and comfortable victory…
The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, a North Carolina Republican found to have harassed two female aides on his staff. The 413-2 vote followed a House Ethics Committee recommendation that Edwards be censured after investigators found he engaged in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward the two women. Immediately after the…