Terras raras: Senado aprova projeto com crédito de R$ 5 bilhões | G1
Proposta institui política nacional para o setor. Brasil detém a segunda maior reservas de minerais críticos, atrás apenas da China. Texto segue para sanção do presidente Lula.
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Vance to give White House’s first press briefing in over 40 days
Vice President Vance will host the first White House press briefing since July on Thursday, the White House Press Office announced. “Vice President @JDVance will take the podium tomorrow at 1:00 PM,” the press office wrote Wednesday on social platform X. Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrapped up her final day in the…
Federal judge blocks Trump’s new birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday blocked an executive order from President Trump that again seeks to restrict birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman granted a preliminary injunction in a case brought by two immigration advocacy groups that had also challenged the Trump administration’s initial attempt last year to limit who is eligible…
Protect Our Care targeting 29 House Republicans
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Protect Our Care targeting 29 House Republicans Leading healthcare advocacy group Protect Our Care is naming 29 House Republicans who the organization is accusing of causing “damage and real-world consequences” in their respective districts through healthcare cuts they’ve passed. ©…
Mullin’s airplane made emergency landing after engine failure
A plane carrying Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin had to make an emergency landing on Wednesday after an engine failure. “We just lost our right engine, would like to declare an emergency,” the pilot of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) plane told air traffic control, according to audio from ATC.com and shared…
Ocasio-Cortez says she’s concerned about Jeffries’s meeting with Kushner: ‘I don’t know what that was about’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) voiced her concern over a meeting between House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law. While walking near the Capitol, Ocasio-Cortez was asked if she was “concerned with” Jeffries’s meeting with Kushner. “Yeah,” she said before laughing. “I don’t know what that was about.” The New York…
Chevron plans to double its Venezuela oil production
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Chevron plans to double its Venezuela oil production Chevron announced early Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to expand its oil production in Venezuela. © AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File The company said the deal would more than double its current oil production…
Norman endorses Graham after questioning why Trump backed her
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) gave his support Wednesday to Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) for the Senate, after previously questioning why President Trump endorsed her in their tense Republican primary runoff. “I respect the decision of South Carolina voters, and I congratulate Senator Darline Graham on winning the Republican nomination. I will support our Republican nominee…
Progressive Senate candidates rack up primary wins even as they get outspent
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Newsom, Schiff back Trump’s push for federal film tax credit
Two California Democrats, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Adam Schiff, supported President Trump’s call this week to introduce a federal tax incentive for film and TV production in the U.S. On Monday, the president urged lawmakers in a Truth Social post to pass legislation to help move production back to Hollywood after rising U.S. production…
Sheriff suing Maryland says sanctuary laws ignore lessons of 9/11: ‘Stupidity at its best’
Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler told Congress that Maryland's sanctuary law blocks his deputies from cooperating with ICE on detainer requests.
Republicans fail to ease one of Trump's greatest fears as Supreme Court measure collapses
House Democrats blocked a constitutional amendment to cap Supreme Court justices at nine after President Donald Trump warned of future court packing.
House Democrats block constitutional amendment on Supreme Court size
The Republican-led resolution, which requires two-thirds support in the House and the Senate, is a response to increasing openness among Democrats to expand the court.
Obama-appointed judge ripped for blocking Trump mail-ballot rule: 'Run out the clock'
Judge Indira Talwani blocked new USPS mail-ballot rules just days before North Carolina begins mailing absentee ballots for 2026 midterms.
Lindsay Clancy trial jurors sent home again after judge sends stern message on deadlock
The Massachusetts judge overseeing the Lindsay Clancy trial sent jurors home again Wednesday, shortly after giving them a stern message on their inability to unanimously agree on whether she is criminally responsible for the killing of her three young children in January 2023. Before being excused Wednesday, the jury was in a deadlock after more…
DOJ opinion urges states to report migrants lacking permanent legal status
The Justice Department on Wednesday concluded that states must alert the federal government to any migrants without permanent legal status who are seeking access to welfare and other programs for low-income families. The opinion from the department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) rescinds Clinton-era guidance that it said “construed the reporting requirement much more narrowly” and is…
Trump says he’s ‘happy’ Harry and Meghan left US for Britain
President Trump is weighing in on Prince Harry and Meghan’s move from California back to Britain, saying he’s “happy about it.” “I was not a fan,” Trump said when asked by a reporter Wednesday in the Oval Office about the couple, who recently decamped to Britain after living in the Golden State for six years.…
House Republicans press Trump trade official over beef imports, Canada
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer faced questions from Republican lawmakers during a closed-door meeting Wednesday about the Trump administration’s trade stalemate with Canada and its controversial decision to lower beef import tariffs. Greer attended a regular weekly lunch meeting with Republicans to discuss various parts of the administration’s trade agenda, a discussion that comes as…