#This Earth Day, a major climate decision looms for Biden

#This Earth Day, a major climate decision looms for Biden

The Biden administration faces what could be one of its most consequential climate decisions yet as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weighs how to regulate power plants. The power sector is a major contributor to climate change, making up a quarter of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2021.  The agency is expected to soon propose new regulations that aim…

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#How Trump turned the tables on DeSantis

#How Trump turned the tables on DeSantis

Former President Donald Trump is leaning on a network of personal and political relationships to rack up broad congressional support for his 2024 White House bid and undercut his chief Republican rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, before the governor’s campaign formally gets off the ground. The depth and influence of Trump’s retail politicking abilities have…

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#More than 60 California liberal groups call on Feinstein to resign

#More than 60 California liberal groups call on Feinstein to resign

A coalition of more than 60 progressive grassroots groups claiming to represent more than 100,000 Californians sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) asking her to resign. The coalition, which includes progressive groups from around the state, argue Feinstein’s extended absence from the state has held up President Biden’s agenda in the Senate. “Complications…

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#House GOP setting up election-year debt limit fight

#House GOP setting up election-year debt limit fight

House Republicans could be setting up another fight over the debt limit — this time, just months before the 2024 presidential election. A sweeping, 320-page bill they unveiled this week would raise the debt ceiling, which caps how much money the Treasury can borrow to pay the country’s bills, through the end of next March…

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#Greene vs Green: silencing sparks round of GOP infighting

#Greene vs Green: silencing sparks round of GOP infighting

Comments from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) this week again presented a challenge to GOP leadership after she was silenced Wednesday following an exchange with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in which she accused him of being a liar. Greene’s comments pushed Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee to move to take down her…

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