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Senate moves to unshackle America’s drivers from California’s ‘climate zealots’
Senate Republicans have launched a multi-pronged effort to strip back the legal mechanisms that let California set vehicle and equipment emissions standards which effectively apply across the whole United States. The push targets waivers granted under the Clean Air Act that allow California to impose stricter environmental rules than federal standards, which Republicans argue has…
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El-Sayed faces moment of truth in Michigan
Now comes the hard part for Abdul El-Sayed. After winning Michigan’s bruising Senate primary, El Sayed, the progressive outsider, must use the energy that fueled his primary win, strategists say, to sway the voters who backed his chief rival Rep. Haley Stevens (D) and Mallory McMorrow, the Democratic state senator who dropped out of the race…
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GOP infighting erupts as Thune warns of legislative ‘trainwreck’
Internal squabbles erupted in the Senate Republican conference Wednesday as GOP senators battled each other and the White House over a variety of issues, prompting Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to warn that his colleagues face a potential legislative “train wreck.” Senate Budget Committee Chair Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) clashed with Senate Appropriations Committee…
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Sand leads Lahn in Iowa governor’s race while Turek trails Hinson for Senate: Poll
Both the provided text and a direct fetch attempt were blocked (403 Forbidden / JavaScript-gated), so I don’t have access to the actual article content — only the headline and URL. I can’t produce a reliable summary from a headline alone, as I’d be guessing at poll numbers, margins, and context that could be inaccurate.…
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Dwindling Colorado River creates water and power challenges for the Western US
As the Colorado River dwindles, it threatens to reduce the availability of both water and electricity in the Western U.S. Last week, the federal government came up with a plan that aims to manage the river water, but critics on both sides of the aisle warn that deep cuts to water use could be harmful…
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Rand Paul predicts Fauci contempt vote will pass, vows swift DOJ referral
Republican Senator Rand Paul says he expects the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to vote to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former chief medical adviser invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to testify last week. Paul, who chairs the committee, said he believes he has the votes needed…
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MORNING GLORY: Rogers versus El-Sayed is a referendum on the future of America
Republican Mike Rogers will face Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s 2026 US Senate race, after El-Sayed narrowly won a contested primary against Congresswoman Haley Stevens. The article, an opinion piece, frames the contest as a broader test of political direction in America, pitting an establishment Republican against a candidate the author associates with the party’s…
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Celebrity culture is one thing. For TMZ, Congress is the new ‘reality show’
TMZ, the celebrity gossip outlet, has opened a Washington D.C. bureau to cover Congress in its trademark irreverent style, marking a notable expansion from Hollywood entertainment news into political reporting. The two-person team, launched in April 2026, blends casual and often humorous exchanges with lawmakers with more serious exclusive reporting, reflecting broader questions about how…
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DAN HODGES: The two big parties deserved the shock Reform gave them – but the next election will still be between Labour and the Tories
Daily Mail columnist Dan Hodges argues that despite Reform UK’s dramatic rise in the polls, the party has squandered its chance to become a credible alternative government, meaning the next general election will still be a straight fight between Labour and the Conservatives. He criticises Reform’s newly unveiled “Operation Fortress” plan to tackle small boat…
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Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president
Gianni Infantino received backing from FIFA’s senior leadership at a crisis meeting in Rabat, Morocco, held to address the fallout from his abandoned plan to sell stakes in World Cup revenues through a scheme known as FIFA Forward Enterprise. The gathering came as Infantino seeks a fourth term as president ahead of elections in March,…