ST. PAUL, Minnesota—Thousands of mourners, including former President Joe Biden, filed through Minnesota’s state Capitol Rotunda on Friday to pay final respects to slain lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were gunned down by an assassin earlier this month. The couple lay in state in St. Paul on the eve of a private
James E. Ryan steps down as University of Virginia president following Trump administration demands related to DEI programs, stating he had already planned for next year to be his last.
A Texas company co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry says it will build “the world’s largest Artificial Intelligence complex” in a “first-of-its-kind, behind-the-meter ‘HyperGrid’ campus” near Amarillo. Dallas-based Fermi America on June 26 announced that it will formally begin work July 4 on a proposed 5,770-acre project that will house 18 million square
Republican leaders advance their modified version of Trump's bill, despite resistance from conservatives and moderates over Medicaid changes and other divisive policy tweaks.
Congress must streamline federal environmental regulations and preempt state laws, or the nation’s energy producers will continue to be handicapped by climate-related litigation often sponsored by foreign financiers, including—some alleged in a recent Senate hearing—by the Chinese Communist Party. Acknowledging he’s a “strong opponent” of preemption—when a higher level of government precludes, or “preempts,” actions
A federal judge on June 27 blocked an executive order signed by President Donald Trump targeting the law firm Susman Godfrey. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2023 for the District of Columbia, stated in her 53-page ruling that President Trump’s order “goes beyond violating the Constitution
Washington — The Senate on Friday voted down an effort to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, as Democratic anger festers over the lack of details about the recent strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities. The measure failed in a 47-53 vote, with Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voting with most Democrats