US Political Updates

The state of New York this week sued several companies over “forever chemicals,” a family of toxic chemicals that have commonly been used in consumer products. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday sued five firms, alleging that they knew and hid information indicating these chemicals

The House will vote next week on legislation making daylight saving time permanent nationwide, reviving a years-long effort to eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes. Daylight saving time has been observed throughout most of the U.S. since the 1960s, shifting clocks forward one hour from March to

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Years after the end of the COVID-19 health emergency, a pandemic-era tax refund may still be up for grabs. The deadline to claim it is Friday, July 10, and taxpayers who miss the time limit will become ineligible.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) cast himself as a political “disrupter” in an interview published this week, as the Democratic state leader publicly weighs a presidential bid in 2028.  In a series of interviews with Vanity Fair published Wednesday, Newsom discussed the recent surge of support for d

Democratic and Republican senators have reached a long-sought deal that they say will speed the construction of the nation’s energy and infrastructure projects while reining in costs from data centers. After months of negotiations, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Sheldon Whi

Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Fed officials did not violate criminal law during their handling of the central bank’s ongoing multimillion dollar renovation project, the Fed’s internal watchdog said Wednesday in a report. The office of Fed Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz ackn

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will lay out his priorities for the U.S. military Wednesday during the annual State of the Force address. The speech comes as Hegseth pushes a major shake-up at the Pentagon. He is expected to announce plans to cut the number of general and admiral positions by 20 perc

Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that seeks to address data center electricity costs, calling it ineffective and "toothless," though the legislation passed the House with significant bipartisan support. The Democrats did not provide the Ratepayer Protection Act with the 60 votes needed to overc