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Sen. Scott lays into Dems ahead of expected White House run: ‘A blueprint on how to ruin America’

Sen. Tim Scott blasted Democrats on Sunday by accusing them of sowing division in politics ahead of his expected run for president.

February 26, 2023

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel calls for party unity ahead of primary, GOP loyalty pledge

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel says she hopes the days of raucous GOP presidential primaries and questions over party loyalty are over.

February 26, 2023

Biden national security adviser: No ‘definitive answer’ on COVID origins despite lab leak report

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said there is still no "definitive answer" from the intelligence community to how COVID-19 originated, despite reporting that the Department of Energy has concluded the pandemic most likely came from a laboratory leak rather than emerging naturally.

February 26, 2023

Republicans target SEC climate disclosure rule in war against ESG investing

Republicans in Congress are demanding records and information from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the agency's proposed rule that public companies disclose climate risks and their impact on carbon emissions for investors.

February 23, 2023

Schumer says McCarthy giving Jan. 6 tapes to Fox News ‘one of the worst security risks since 9/11’

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer ripped into House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday for releasing all video footage from the 2021 Capitol attack to Tucker Carlson of Fox News, accusing the California Republican of jeopardizing the safety of lawmakers.

February 22, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy, presidential hopeful and anti-ESG crusader: U.S. should ‘abandon climate religion’

Vivek Ramaswamy's 2024 bid for president might be a long shot but the wealthy "anti-woke" entrepreneur is expected to invigorate national debate around the precept of investing based on environmental, social, and corporate governance or ESG.

February 22, 2023

Biden administration opens first offshore sale in Gulf of Mexico for wind power

The Interior Department proposed its first offshore lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday for wind turbines as part of the Biden administration's clean energy agenda.

February 22, 2023

Candidates race to the far-left in California Senate campaigns

The 2024 Senate race taking shape in California guarantees that the solidly liberal Sen. Dianne Feinstein will be replaced by someone much further to the left.

February 21, 2023

Rep. Barbara Lee enters crowded California Dem. primary to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Rep. Barbara Lee officially announced Tuesday her candidacy to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein, as liberals jockey for the U.S. Senate seat that the 89-year-old Californian has held for more than three decades.

February 21, 2023

Manchin digs in against ESG, puts GOP a vote away from rejecting Biden’s woke rules for investments

Sen. Joe Manchin III is escalating his attacks on corporations and financial firms that embrace environmental, social and governance investing as the ESG movement also suffers setbacks in corporate boardrooms.

February 20, 2023

Manchin: ESG hurts energy security if geopolitical risks get ignored

Sen. Joe Manchin III is offering a word of caution for enthusiasts of environmental, social and governance investing, or ESG, saying that the practice of considering climate change and other political matters in investments could threaten energy security amid geopolitical risks from Russia.

February 16, 2023

Russian-Ukraine war, one year in, has supercharged the partisan divide on energy in Washington

Russia's war against Ukraine may have united most Republicans and Democrats in opposition to Vladimir Putin's aggression in Eastern Europe, but it's driven American lawmakers further apart than ever on one particularly partisan policy arena: energy.

February 16, 2023

Self-driving EVs face few legal roadblocks despite major speed bumps on the pavement

The world of self-driving electric vehicles is outpacing Washington lawmakers and regulators, even with major technological hurdles standing in the way of automakers like Tesla achieving true autonomous status.

February 16, 2023

Biden nominee to head IRS vows no increased audits for households under $400,000

Daniel Werfel pledged Wednesday that if he is confirmed by the Senate to become the next commissioner of the IRS, the tax agency will not use its $80 billion funding boost from Congress to go after households making less than $400,000 per year.

February 15, 2023

Biden energy secretary met with anti-gas stove group to discuss infrastructure law, official says

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm once met with the leader of an environmental group that's been a proponent of banning new natural gas stoves over health and climate concerns.

February 13, 2023

Electric vehicles get plugged in Super Bowl ads

In between the football and beer commercials, ads for electric vehicles were a common theme throughout Sunday night's Super Bowl LVII.

February 13, 2023

U.S. shoots down fourth flying ‘object’ over Great Lakes

The U.S. military shot down a high-altitude object flying over Lake Huron bordering Michigan and Canada on Sunday, according to members of Congress.

February 12, 2023

New Hampshire governor says White House run would be ‘opportunity to change things’

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Sunday furthered his public teasing for a presidential run in 2024, promoting what he dubbed the "New Hampshire model" of smaller government.

February 12, 2023

More balloons raise wonder, worry for North Americans

The U.S. and Canada awoke Sunday facing high-stakes questions: How safe are the skies over North America? And just how pervasive is China's aerial surveillance program on the continent?

February 12, 2023

Biden receives ‘incomplete’ grade on border security, top House Democrat says

The No. 3 House Democrat, who is also the highest ranking Latino to ever serve in the chamber, says the jury is still out on how President Biden is handling the influx of illegal crossings along the U.S. southern border.

February 12, 2023