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Republicans tee up bill on data centers for one of the final votes before the midterms

Senate Republicans are dedicating one of the final votes leading up to the midterms to a bill that attempts to address voter worries about data centers and their impact on energy bills

Mamdani’s antisemitism plan draws criticism as rabbis say it avoids key driver of hate

Three leading rabbis across Manhattan say they were never consulted on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's antisemitism plan or how funding was allocated.

Secret phone-record seizure sparks personal lawsuit from GOP senator

Marsha Blackburn's lawsuit targets Jack Smith personally, arguing the special counsel was never lawfully appointed and violated her constitutional rights.

Explosive sleeper issue could fuel midterm shakeups, top Republican predicts: ‘You’re gonna see surprises’

Tom Emmer says fraud is the top issue driving Minnesota voters to the polls and predicts Republican "surprises" in several midterm elections.

Trump DOJ investigating Dem group in Texas after viral undercover video sparks massive uproar

A viral undercover video showing a Texas Majority PAC employee describing a "Paid Relational Program" has now triggered a DOJ investigation.

GOP lawmaker’s fraud crusade takes dramatic turn as scandal engulfs his own career

Utah State Rep. Trevor Lee, a Republican who championed anti-fraud bills and praised Nick Shirley, now faces mortgage fraud charges himself.

Schumer tanks popular insider trading ban in Dem effort to derail Republican's agenda ahead of midterms

Senate Democrats blocked a GOP bill combining a stock trading ban with voter ID requirements, with Chuck Schumer calling it "trickery" and "skullduggery."

From motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect

U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles

GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate

Republican hopes of winning Senate races in Georgia and North Carolina have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections

No criminal wrongdoing in Federal Reserve building renovation, watchdog says, but it was mismanaged

The Federal Reserve's internal watchdog said Wednesday that the agency has broadly mismanaged an expansive building renovation project but did not find any criminal violations, as alleged by Trump administration prosecutors

College football picks: Coaches know all too well seasons can turn against most unlikely opponents

Sometimes a team just has another team's number until it doesn't

Dems kill Republican's chances of lowering Americans' electricity bills in key election flashpoint

Senate Democrats blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill aimed at making AI data centers bear rising electricity costs that Jon Husted championed.

Republican glee erupts as White House boasts sharp decline in immigration from Muslim-majority nations

A White House graph shows a 96% drop in legal immigration from Muslim-majority nations since 2024, but the Cato researcher behind it pushed back.

Blanche announces charges against 10 permanent residents accused of Minnesota voter fraud

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced indictments of 10 lawful permanent residents accused of noncitizen voting in Minnesota elections since 2022.

'Drug-dealing' network shielded by blue states targeted in SCOTUS challenge

Louisiana Republican Attorney General Liz Murrill filed two lawsuits targeting blue-state shield laws and the online abortion pill pipeline.