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Arizona city rejects data center after AI lobbying push

CHANDLER, Arizona — Officials in a Phoenix suburb on Thursday rejected a proposed artificial intelligence data center despite pressure from a former U.S. senator and a tech industry lobbying group ...

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Democrats think they’ve found their 2026 message — and Miami just backed it up

MIAMI — For the first time in years, Democrats may have found an economic message that works across their fractured coalition — from the party’s loudest activists to its most buttoned-up centrists....

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White House raises concerns about Trump’s ‘image’ in lawsuit over sign language interpreters

The White House is making an unusual argument as it resists advocates’ push for sign language interpretation at press briefings conducted by President Donald Trump and press secretary Karoline Leav...

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Trump orders government to fight state AI laws

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday meant to override state regulations on artificial intelligence.The order is intended to boost the AI industry, which has been eager for a n...

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‘We don’t have a lot of time’: Congress comes to terms with an all-but-certain lapse in Obamacare subsidies

Hopes for a quick patch saving millions of Americans from sharply higher health insurance premiums have given way to expectations of a long slog on Capitol Hill.It is now all but certain that enhan...

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Surprise defection leaves Carney’s Liberals just one seat short of majority

OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is just one seat short of a majority government after a Toronto Conservative lawmaker quit the party Thursday afternoon to join the Liberals.MP Michael ...

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Newsom’s troll energy takes over the DNC

LOS ANGELES — Gavin Newsom is trolling his way into the collective hearts of the Democratic Party’s most influential activists.As the Democratic National Committee opened its winter meeting here, a...

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Dems Are "Greatest Con Artists" When It Comes To Inflation Disaster

Dems Are "Greatest Con Artists" When It Comes To Inflation Disaster Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In a fresh interview, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt...

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The Bipartisan War on Prices Is Coming for Your Credit Card

In a scene that perfectly captures the strangeness of American politics today, President Donald Trump, a billionaire and self-styled champio...

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Noem defiant as Democrats decry Trump administration treatment of migrants

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem offered an uncompromising defense of the administration’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement before lawmakers on Thursday, as questions swirl abo...

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Senate pushes forward with boat strike probe as House pulls back

Top House Republicans say they’re done investigating the “double-tap” boat strikes. But the Senate won’t let the issue go.Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is still reque...

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Ukraine hopes to entice Trump with a ‘free economic zone’ in latest peace plan

Ukraine’s latest peace plan proposes a demilitarized “free economic zone” in the Donbas region where American business interests could operate — an attempt to bring President Donald Trump on board,...

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DOJ fails — again — to re-indict Letitia James

The Justice Department failed again to indict New York Attorney General James on Thursday – the second time in as many weeks it has sought to revive a mortgage fraud case against her amid President...

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Indiana GOP rejects Trump’s map in major blow to his gerrymandering push

Indiana Republicans have withstood immense pressure from President Donald Trump — and ignored threats on their lives — to defeat his plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, dealing him one of...

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‘We Have Not the Luxury of Time’: A Top European Leader on the Need for Defense

Only a few days ago,President Donald Trump lashed out at Europe in an interview with POLITICO as a “decaying” group of countries with “weak” leaders. In public at least, it didn’t ruffle European C...

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Maryland Democratic state leaders say redistricting won’t be on the special session agenda

In a blow to national Democrats redistricting push, top Democrats in Maryland’s Legislature said Thursday redrawing the state’s congressional maps will not be on the agenda during a special legisla...

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Voters sour on Trump’s handling of the economy in new poll

Americans are increasingly down on President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, according to a new December AP-NORC poll, as both parties get set to duke it out over affordability ahead of the...

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Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from ICE custody

A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the Trump administration’s custody, concluding that the Salvadoran man has been illegally held by Immigration and Cust...

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Offshore wind foes want to drag Trump into permitting bill spat

A group of House Republicans is trying to bait President Donald Trump into the permitting wars on Capitol Hill, arguing that legislation up for a vote as soon as next week could green-light somethi...

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Trump still hasn’t endorsed a plan to avoid impending Obamacare hikes for millions

President Donald Trump has not endorsed a plan to prevent Obamacare rates from spiking in three weeks, leaving Republicans without a clear path ahead of a key vote.On Thursday the Senate is expecte...

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States argue enhanced Obamacare subsidies not the cause of fraud

Republicans argue that enhanced Obamacare subsidies need to die, partly because they have fueled an explosion of fraud.Officials with the state-run health care exchanges say they haven’t experience...

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