Renewable Energy Is Booming in Texas. Republicans Want to Change That.
Despite soaring power demand, Republican lawmakers in the Texas Legislature are pushing to rein in renewable energy, part of a national wave of Trump-era opposition.
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A Bearded Pete Buttigieg Drops Into Iowa for a Pitch to Veterans
With Democrats sizing up their 2028 plans, Pete Buttigieg spoke at a town hall in Cedar Rapids and criticized the Trump administration: “The American people bow to no king.”
Christopher Bond, Former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator, Dies at 86
A Republican known as Kit, he was the state’s youngest governor. When he retired from Congress after four terms, he said he didn’t want to be the state’s oldest senator.
New Biden Book Points to His Decline and Democrats’ Cowardice: 6 Takeaways
The book, “Original Sin,” describes how Mr. Biden’s aides quashed concerns about his age. But the anonymous accounts show that many Democrats are still afraid to discuss the issue publicly.
20 States Sue Trump Over Immigration Demands and Threats to Cut Funding
Similar lawsuits have been filed by mostly Democratic state attorneys general over threats to diversity programs, tariffs and mass firings at federal agencies.
Prosecutors Charge Sinaloa Cartel Operatives With Terrorism Crimes
The indictment was the first time leaders of the cartel had been charged with terrorism crimes since a Trump executive order designated it a foreign terrorist organization.
Republicans’ Planned Medicaid Cuts Draw Protests at House Hearing
Lawmakers bickered, protesters shouted and senators came to take in the moment as a House committee weighed a critical portion of a bill to enact President Trump’s domestic agenda.
Tiny Company With China Ties Announces Big Purchase of Trump Cryptocurrency
The firm, which produces content for TikTok, recorded no revenue last year, but it announced this week that a mysterious stock sale would allow it to invest heavily in the $TRUMP memecoin.
Trump Welcomes White South African Refugees as He Shuts Out Afghans and Others
The Trump administration carved out an exception to its refugee ban for white South Africans. But other groups, including Afghans who helped U.S. forces during the war in their country, are being shut out.
What the ‘Small Nodule’ Found on Biden’s Prostate Could Mean for a Man’s Health
Some doctors say they are surprised the condition was found at all in the former president, given his age.