Trump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict.
A poll shows just 11% of Americans back local data centers, as Trump attacks critics and Senate Democrats block Husted's ratepayer bill.
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Judge says case challenging Trump’s anti-weaponization fund ‘still alive and kicking’
Judge Brinkema gave DOJ 30 days to produce documents on who structured the deal, questioning whether a functional equivalent to the fund still exists.
Trump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls
Nine groups including the NAACP and SEIU cite a federal law barring armed men at polls, as DHS denies any plan to target polling locations.
Black voters urged to cast a ballot in ‘most consequential election of our lifetime’
Redistricting after a Supreme Court ruling could cost up to 20 Congressional Black Caucus members their seats this fall, panelists warned.
Households face higher heating bills this winter amid rising electricity and oil costs
Home heating costs are anticipated to rise by almost 9% this winter, according to a recent analysis.
New report: tailgating is more expensive under Trump
Ground beef is up 24% since Trump took office and gas hit $4.15 a gallon, as the report ties Canadian aluminum tariffs to pricier beer cans.
Fed raises interest rates for first time in 3 years, battling persistent inflation
Trump blasted the quarter-point hike as gas hit $4.37 a gallon amid the Iran war, while Fed Chair Warsh insisted the central bank stays in its own lane.
More GOP lawmakers break with Trump on Iran as gas prices keep climbing
Diesel hit a record $6.31 a gallon as Iowa Republicans Nunn and Miller-Meeks, both in toss-up races, voted to curb Trump's war powers for the first time.
Iran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds
CBO warns the Pentagon's missile interceptor stockpile has been so depleted it could take years to rebuild if another conflict erupts.
FBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing
Booker called Patel an incompetent lackey, Grassley told him to shut up, and Patel wouldn't rule out sending FBI agents to Michigan polling sites.
Poll finds voters favor US Senate candidates with plan for averting Social Security cut
Nearly three-quarters of swing-state voters back a new payroll tax on income above $184,500 to head off a 22% benefit cut hitting in 2032.
Prices continue to rise despite Trump’s promises to end inflation
Gas prices jumped 38% since Trump took office and 95% of Americans say they face an affordability crisis, a recent poll found.
US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Kavanaugh's concurrence says the rule may be legal but too rushed for the midterms, while dissenters Thomas and Alito say it should stand for now.
Trump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy
Sen. Whitehouse warns the rollback could push more states to impose their own emissions limits, while Evergreen Action disputes EPA's no-climate-impact claim.
U.S. Senate Dems disclose Trump administration operation dug through state voter rolls
A whistleblower says DHS agents impersonated voters and faced quotas of five checks per hour, sometimes flagging U.S. citizens due to faulty data.
Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values
Domestic violence advocates warn that GOP-backed limits on no-fault divorce could trap abuse survivors, months after a Virginia murder-suicide spotlighted delays.
Vance blasts Dem ‘crazies’ in convention speech seen as possible 2028 audition
The DNC's Kendall Witmer called Vance Trump's most loyal puppet, as the Ohioan wove tributes to Charlie Kirk and his newborn son into the Dallas speech.
As gap between CEO and worker pay yawns, employers do little to defend the most vulnerable
Institute for Policy Studies finds Low Wage 100 CEOs earn 614 times worker pay while their lobby groups stayed silent on Medicaid, SNAP and ICE crackdowns.
Trump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court
A whistleblower says the rushed verification portal has bugs that could reject valid ballots, with midterms weeks away and a ruling pending.
Trump’s trade war with Canada escalates as new tariffs launch
Canada's tariffs hit 629 U.S. product categories, including key industries in midterm battleground states like Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin.
