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European Heat Wave Driven by Cleaner Air, U.K. Climate Office Study Finds

Clean-air initiatives have reduced the amount of airborne particulates, which act as a sunshade.

Cato Institute flags risks as wealth-tax proposals gain steam in U.S., abroad

A libertarian think tank is raising fresh concerns about the renewed push for wealth taxes on the ultra-rich, arguing that countries that tried them mostly backed away -- and for reasons policymakers should remember.

Nun who was detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas says many are in her situation

A nun who was taken into immigration custody after being arrested while walking to Mass in her habit last month in Texas pleaded Thursday for people to have the chance to be heard before being taken into custody, saying she was speaking out to help others.

A member of Vance’s Secret Service detail is being investigated over a suspected news leak

A member of Vice President J.D. Vance's security detail is being investigated over allegations tied to a suspected news leak, the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday.

Fetterman calls Mamdani a ‘clown’ over Netanyahu arrest threat

FETTERMAN on Mamdani's threats toward Netanyahu: "You are a mayor, dude ... You can fix a pothole. You can take out the trash. But you can't order people to arrest anybody, any more than I could have him arrested if he goes to Pennsylvania ... and I know you're angry at Netanyahu because he killed a lot of people you admire, whether, like, it's Sinwar or Nasrallah or [Khamenei] in Iran."

Lamb, dogged by reported sex scandal, on track to replace Biggs after Arizona House GOP primary win

Former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb is projected to win the Republican primary for Rep. Andy Biggs’s (R) seat in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Lamb, who previously ran for Senate and lost to Republican Kari Lake in the 2024 GOP primary, secured President Trump’s endorsement in addition to support from the conservative...

2020 election denier wins GOP primary for secretary of state in Arizona 

Arizona state Rep. Alexander Kolodin, an election attorney, is projected to defeat former state GOP chair Gina Swoboda in the Republican primary to take on Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) in November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Kolodin is best known for his efforts to contest the 2020 election results, with the State Bar of...

Trump-backed Biggs to take on Hobbs in key gubernatorial race in Arizona

Republican Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) will take on Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) in the state’s highly competitive gubernatorial race this fall, according to Decision Desk HQ. Biggs, backed by President Trump, defeated primary rival Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) in the state that Trump won in both 2024 and 2016. Hobbs ran uncontested in the...

Stanton fends off progressive House challenger in Arizona Democratic primary

Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton is projected to fend off a challenge from his left in a Tuesday primary in Arizona's 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Stanton easily defeated progressive organizer Kai Newkirk, who hammered the moderate over his acceptance of corporate donations as well as his vote in support of the Laken...

House rejects Crane’s measure to block Ukraine security aid 

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected an amendment from Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) that would have barred Pentagon funding from going toward Ukraine security assistance other than funding for the security of the U.S. embassy in the country. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendment was defeated Tuesday night in a 76-350 vote, with all of the...

Mamdani says he doesn’t have legal authority to arrest Netanyahu

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Tuesday backed off of his previous promise to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he flies to the Big Apple in September for the annual United Nations General Assembly. “It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant. The...

House passes stopgap measure to fund federal government 

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap measure that would fund federal agencies at existing levels through Dec. 4, in an effort to avert a potential government shutdown before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The lower chamber voted 220-205 to pass the measure. Six Democrats and Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) joined...

House rejects amendment banning transgender individuals from serving in military

The House on Tuesday rejected an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would codify President Trump's executive order preventing transgender individuals from serving in the military. The lower chamber voted 212-217 to reject the amendment, sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.). Four Republicans sided with Democrats to kill the measure. The executive...

House adopts Biggs’ amendment to slightly cut defense budget if Pentagon fails audit

The House of Representatives adopted Rep. Andy Biggs’s (R-Ariz) amendment into the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would cut the defense budget by 0.5 percent if the Pentagon fails an audit.  The chamber greenlit Biggs’s measure via voice vote Tuesday evening, which states that if any component of the Pentagon does not receive either an...

Ossoff spars with Hegseth over claims of ‘overwhelming victory’ in Iran

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) sparred with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday over whether the U.S. military obtained an "overwhelming victory” in Iran as he declared in April. “You said, ‘Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory.’ You said Iran's military had been rendered, ‘combat ineffective for years to come,’ and you stated...

Peters calls Hegseth a ‘failure’ at hearing

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.) on Tuesday said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was a “failure” and lacked the leadership necessary to win the Iran war. “Secretary Haig said, despite your failure to win this war, you are back now before Congress asking for almost $70 billion in additional funding,” Peters said in an appropriations hearing...

GOP links SAVE Act to Olive Garden’s unlimited pasta deal

GOP leaders have recently tried to make a comparison about voter ID laws in the SAVE Act to something that is drawing more than a few eyes: Olive Garden’s never-ending pasta pass. In a hearing on Monday, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) mentioned the Italian food chain in her speech that touched on the SAVE Act....

Voto Latino, other advocacy groups call for Congress to impeach Mullin

Voto Latino and dozens of other advocacy organizations pressed for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to be impeached in a letter to Congress last week. "We write to demand the immediate introduction of articles of impeachment and a full congressional investigation into Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s handling of deaths in detention,...

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