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Heinrich blocks Husted’s bid on data-center power costs

The House passed the bill 417-3, but it only asks states to consider requiring large users to cover grid upgrades that might otherwise reach household bills.

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Haotian Bai’s California Firm Arranged Surrogacy for Chinese Billionaires

The report spotlights a California business, a surrogate’s concerns and the birthright-citizenship rules surrounding cross-border surrogacy.

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Chicago public schools lose ground as families choose alternatives

For families deciding where their children will learn, the column’s enrollment figures sharpen the stakes around school quality and choice.

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Tuberville Calls for Arrests as Britt Joins Transgender-Athlete Hearing

The Alabama senators’ renewed focus puts their positions on sex-change procedures and transgender athletes before voters as elections approach.

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Trump’s aid freeze disrupted LGBTQ activism abroad

A Daily Caller report details how the cuts disrupted overseas advocacy, renewing scrutiny of what U.S. taxpayers fund abroad.

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Elaine Chao’s Undisclosed CCP Appointments Raise Questions About Senate Vetting

New reporting on Chao’s undisclosed appointments puts the Senate’s vetting of Cabinet nominees—and the foreign appointments they must disclose—under scrutiny.

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Battleground Republicans Tie Iran War to Household Costs

As midterms approach, candidates are calling for an end to the conflict while pointing to gas prices and household affordability.

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Susan Collins rejects reports linking her to FBI bribery probe

The allegations involve a super PAC that supported Collins’s 2020 reelection, while the FBI has not answered questions about a reported 2024 investigation.

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James Talarico called parents who reject a child’s gender identity abusive

The resurfaced remarks put parents’ authority in custody decisions before Texas voters as Talarico runs for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

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Ofcom probes whether Pornhub’s age checks keep children out

Ofcom’s investigation will test whether Pornhub’s new age checks meet the UK law’s standard for keeping under-18s away from pornography

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Trump pressed to cut Planned Parenthood’s federal funding

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Trump plan would pay stay-at-home parents through child-care fund

A reported Trump administration draft could extend federal child-care subsidies to some married families with a stay-at-home parent.

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