POLITICS

‘They Basically Oppose Everything’: Green Lobby Takes Hard Stand Against Bill Fast-Tracking Green Energy Projects

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Hundreds of the most prominent U.S. environmental organizations are waging war on bipartisan permitting legislation moving through the Senate, despite the bill’s provisions fast-tracking green energy development. The Energy Permitting Reform Act—introduced last week by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee leaders Joe Manchin (I., W.Va.) and John Barrasso (R., Wyo.)—is the product of months

Federal Judge Dismisses RNC Email Case Against Google

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Republicans said Google violated the law with its routing of emails. A federal judge on July 31 tossed a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee (RNC) over Google routing the RNC’s emails to recipients’ spam folders. The RNC failed to state a claim under California Unfair Competition Law (UCL) or for intentional interference with

New York Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Gag Order Challenge

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Trump and his attorneys repeatedly asked Merchan and other courts to terminate the gag order, arguing that it violated his constitutional right to free speech. A New York state appeals court has denied former President Donald Trump’s request to lift a gag order imposed in his business records falsification case, with the order remaining in

U.S.-Russia prisoner swap frees Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan

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After a historically complex, monthslong negotiation involving more than six countries and two dozen prisoners, the Biden administration on Thursday announced it had secured the release of three American citizens from Russia, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, all of whom are expected to arrive

Watch Live: Biden announces prisoner swap freeing Americans held in Russia

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Washington — President Biden addressed the nation Thursday after securing the release of American citizens imprisoned in Russia, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan, Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, saying their “brutal ordeal is over.” All three American citizens are on their way back to the United States, along with

‘Betrayed the American People’: Rep. Stefanik Slams Biden-Harris Admin’s ‘Sickening’ 9/11 Plea Deal

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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) on Thursday said the Biden-Harris administration “betrayed the American people” by striking a “sickening” plea deal that lets the three terrorists behind the 9/11 attack avoid the death penalty. “On September 11, 2001, as the world watched the deadliest terrorist attack in American history, the American people rallied together in

Trump loses appeal of gag order in New York “hush money” case

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A gag order put in place before former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York will remain through his sentencing in September, an appeals court ruled Thursday. Trump has repeatedly challenged the order, which currently bars him from commenting publicly on prosecutors and court staff involved in the case, and their families. It originally