With AI Plan, Trump Keeps Chipping Away at a Foundational Environmental Law
When President Donald Trump rolled out a plan to boost artificial intelligence and data centers, that meant taking aim at the National Environmental Policy Act.
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How the US-EU Trade Deal Wards Off More Escalation but Will Raise Prices and Slow Growth
Written by DAVID MCHUGH, SAM McNEIL and SAMUEL PETREQUIN FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — U.S....
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Former Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Will Run For Senate In 2026
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner.
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Far Beyond Harvard, Conservative Efforts To Reshape Higher Education Are Gaining Steam
Officials in conservative states took aim at higher education before President Donald Trump began his second term and have increasingly focused on university governance.
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More Than 100 Aid Groups Warn of Starvation in Gaza as Israeli Strikes Kill 29, Officials Say
More than 100 charity and human rights groups said Wednesday that Israel’s blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation.
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RNC Chairman Michael Whatley Plans To Run for Senate in North Carolina, With Trump’s Backing
Michael Whatley, chairman of the national Republican Party, plans to run for an open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2026, with the blessing of President Donald Trump.
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House Ending Session Early as Republicans Clash Over Epstein Vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break.
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Swarms of Russian Drones Attack Ukraine Nightly as Moscow Puts New Emphasis on the Deadly Weapon
The long-range Russian drones come in swarms each night, buzzing for hours over Ukraine by the hundreds, terrorizing the population and attacking targets from the industrial east to areas near its western border with Poland.
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Prodded by Lawsuits, North Carolina Seeks To Tighten Voter ID Records for Roughly 200,000 People
North Carolina election officials on Thursday launched an online database of voter registration records for 103,000 people being asked to add their driver’s license numbers or partial Social Security numbers to the state’s records
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US Envoy Doubles Down on Support for Syria’s Government and Criticizes Israel’s Intervention
A U.S. envoy doubled down on Washington’s support for Syria’s new government, saying Monday there is “no Plan B” to working with it to unite the country still reeling from years of civil war and wracked by new sectarian violence.
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