Politics

DEI dispute delayed wildfire grants for area engulfed in blazes

The Trump administration withheld for months millions of dollars in wildfire-prevention funds from Washington communities now fighting wildfires that have forced the evacuation of 65,000 residents....

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New Survey Data on Public Perceptions of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court justices. (Pool/ABACA/Newscom) Back in May, I wrote about survey data indicating a modest boost in the Supreme Court's popularity with the public, possibly caused by its Februar...

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Data centers have a politics problem — and industry knows it

The companies that build and run data centers are on the losing end of a populist backlash — and they’re struggling to respond.Fears that the server-packed data hubs will drive up electricity price...

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Congress ended surprise medical bills — doctors and insurers hate it

Lawmakers on both sides celebrated in 2020 when, after years of delicate negotiations, Congress passed the No Surprises Act to shield people from the unexpected bills they sometimes received from o...

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Paxton is trying to cut into Talarico’s lead with Latino voters. It’ll be tough.

MCALLEN, Texas — Just miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, Ken Paxton is trying to inherit President Donald Trump’s historic gains with Hispanic voters.The Texas GOP Senate nominee, speaking to hundr...

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Iran escalation wears at Gulf alliance

As the U.S. continues daily strikes on Iran, the Arab states battered by Tehran’s retaliatory attacks are trying to unite to chart a path toward peace. Longstanding tensions are getting in the way....

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Red states reject Trump’s shift on overdose prevention

President Donald Trump and his Health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are cutting the federal budget for initiatives that aim to make illicit drug use less deadly, such as needle exchanges and dr...

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Troy Jackson jumps out to big lead in race to replace Graham Platner in Maine

WISCASSET, Maine — As Maine Democrats began the rushed and convoluted process to name a successor to scandal-plagued former nominee Graham Platner, it became quickly clear that progressive Troy Jac...

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Poll: Politics shapes patriotism, from the US to the UK

What does it mean to be patriotic? It depends on a country's politics.Pride in one’s country is itself relatively common, according to new results from an international edition of The POLITICO Poll...

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Should celebrities and athletes shut up about politics? It’s complicated.

Americans are fed up with politics invading every aspect of their lives. But many can’t kick the habit.Roughly 60 percent of Americans say it feels like politics are everywhere these days where it ...

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AI security questions loom over NATO summit

President Donald Trump enters the annual NATO leaders' summit in Ankara next week with powerful leverage over the military alliance: The U.S. has the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence t...

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Trump gets the complete domination he wanted in Louisiana

President Donald Trump just finished the job in Louisiana.First, he successfully ousted Sen. Bill Cassidy — a longtime rival who voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges — last month. Then on ...

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Trump-backed Letlow wins GOP primary for Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat

Rep. Julia Letlow clinched the Louisiana GOP Senate nomination on Saturday, riding her endorsement from President Donald Trump to defeat state Treasurer John Fleming in a contentious runoff that be...

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Trump taps Oklahoma law enforcement official to lead ICE

President Donald Trump on Saturday tapped little-known Oklahoma law enforcement officer Lance Schroyer to serve as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, elevating a relatively o...

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Trump’s pick for Manhattan US attorney calms fears in an office wary of political meddling

Prosecutors in the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office breathed a sigh of relief when President Donald Trump announced that James McDonald, once a member of their ranks, would be their new boss.The So...

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UFC's White House weekend has become the ultimate Rorschach test for America

WASHINGTON — This weekend is either the high-water mark of the UFC's existence or an affront to the nation, but in any case it's a reality check for those of us who come from the MMA side of the le...

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Most battleground House races have data centers on the way, POLITICO analysis finds

More than 200 data centers are going up in dozens of competitive House districts — and neither party knows how to handle their political fallout heading into the midterms.The energy-hungry computin...

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Inside the whirlwind 24 hours that led the White House to slap export controls on Anthropic

The Trump administration’s decision to impose sweeping export controls on Anthropic followed a frantic 24-hour effort by senior officials to convince the company to voluntarily pull a newly release...

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Iran says soccer staff denied visas for World Cup

Iran is accusing U.S. officials of denying visas to key staffers on its national soccer team ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on North American soil next week.It’s the latest diplomatic...

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The disease detectives suiting up for the World Cup

LOS ANGELES — When the United States, Canada and Mexico formally submitted their co-hosting bid to soccer governing body FIFA in 2018, they touted the safety of the region, noting “no major endemic...

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Trump says peace deal with Iran is imminent

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced what he described as a near-finalized agreement among the U.S., Iran and several Middle Eastern intermediaries aimed at ending a monthslong war that has...

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