POLITICS

Biden-Harris Admin Said a $1B Program Would Bring Thousands of Solar Panels to Puerto Rico. Years Later, Only a Few Have Been Installed.

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The Biden-Harris administration has, for years, vowed to deploy thousands of solar panels to stabilize Puerto Rico’s power grid amid regular blackouts, government mismanagement, and ever-increasing residential electricity rates. But, years after making that promise, a $1 billion program central to that effort yielded only a tiny handful of solar panels, the Washington Free Beacon

Judge Tosses Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit for 6 of 8 Named American Gun Makers

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Mexico argued in its lawsuit that eight U.S. gun makers were in some way responsible for the trafficking of firearms fuelling crime in their country. A Massachusetts District Court Judge has dismissed Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against six out of the eight named American gun manufacturers that the country argues are responsible for firearms flooding

Rep. Dan Newhouse Survives Trump-Backed Primary Challenge

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Newhouse, who finished second in the Washington state primary, voted to impeach Trump in 2021. Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse has survived a primary challenge in Washington state’s Fourth Congressional District against opponents backed by former President Donald Trump. Newhouse, a former state legislator and state cabinet member who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, has

Prosecutors asked grand jurors not to indict Trump in fake electors case

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The Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 Republican supporters of former President Donald Trump who falsely claimed he won the state in the 2020 election wanted to consider also charging Trump, but prosecutors urged them not to, according to court documents filed this week. The court records filed by Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office

Tim Walz’s military record under scrutiny as he joins Democratic ticket

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz‘s military record has come under renewed scrutiny following Vice President Kamala Harris’ announcement of Walz as her running mate on the Democratic ticket.  On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, who is an Iraq War veteran, seized the opportunity to target his opponent’s military record,

Tim Walz Knew His Battalion Was Being Eyed For Iraq When He Retired From National Guard

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Walz said he had a ‘responsibility’ to ‘serve if called on’—but quickly left the force when Iraq deployment loomed (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz knew his National Guard battalion was being eyed for a likely deployment to Iraq when he decided to retire, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Walz said