Judge blocks Trump’s Postal Service regulation on mail-in ballots
The judge said the regulation is most likely unlawful because the president can’t insert the federal government into elections without Congress’ approval.
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Wisconsin politicians joke about Lake Michigan name change
Wisconsin politicians made jokes out of President Trump’s executive order aiming to rename Lake Ontario, jesting about the renaming of Lake Michigan, another Great Lake. On Thursday, the president put his signature on an executive order formally changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” amid U.S.-Canadian trade tensions. “We’re going to be changing…
RNC threatens legal action against New Jersey officials over noncitizens on voter rolls: 'On notice'
The RNC threatened legal action against New Jersey election officials over noncitizen voter roll records, giving all until Sept. 15 to comply.
Dingell plans legislation to void Trump’s Lake Ontario renaming
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) plans to introduce a bill Monday that would nullify President Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” The one-page “Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act” bill would ensure the executive order “shall have no force or effect” and “restore the name of Lake Ontario,” according to documents obtained by…
Hemp ban awaits Senate returning from break
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Hemp ban awaits Senators returning from break When Congress returns from August recess next week, House Republicans looking to quickly pass stopgap funding legislation will need to navigate the same potential minefield on hemp that almost tripped up the Senate. …
Abbott taunts far-left AG with fiery warning over ICE extradition fight: 'Such bad lawyers'
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison accuses Gov. Greg Abbott of making Texas a "sanctuary state for violent criminals" amid an extradition battle regarding an ICE agent charged in a Minneapolis shooting.
NTSB: Temporary Ellipse site factored into Marine One incident
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report Thursday blaming the location of a temporary Ellipse site for an incident in early August when President Trump’s Marine One helicopter came within a mile of a passenger jet. The report stated that the helicopter attempted to contact air traffic controllers twice at Reagan Washington…
Trump gives GOP breathing room on data centers
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump toes line on data centers as GOP pushes back Republicans’ growing skepticism of data centers is forcing President Trump to balance his steadfast support for the industry with pushback from his party ahead of the midterm elections. © Alex Brandon and Gabriela Passos, Associated Press While Trump has doubled…
Trump seeks to cut report’s worst-case climate scenarios
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump seeks to cut report’s worst-case climate scenarios The Trump administration is looking to change a 2023 federal climate report. © Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press The administration proposed to reframe how the Fifth National Climate Assessment sees its worst-case scenarios after U.N. scientists said earlier this…
Judge blocks Trump administration plan to restructure housing grants
A federal judge on Wednesday halted the Trump administration’s plan to overhaul a decades-old grant program targeting housing discrimination, siding with fair housing groups that argued the changes hindered their ability to work. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun, who was appointed by former President Biden, ruled that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…
Hochul: New York won’t follow Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said Thursday the Empire State would not be referring to Lake Ontario as “Lake America” after President Trump issued an executive order renaming the lake. Trump’s Thursday decision to formally change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid the ongoing trade war between Canada and the United…
Trump boosts Paxton amid GOP worries over Texas Senate flip
President Trump’s trip to Texas to boost GOP midterm efforts, including state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) Senate campaign, is highlighting the red state’s prominence on the midterm election map as it takes up oxygen in Republicans’ battle to retain their majority. The president’s visit comes as the prospect of Democrats flipping Texas, a traditional…
Man arrested with guillotine near Capitol told police weapon was ‘the real deal’
The man who was arrested Tuesday for driving with a guillotine near the U.S. Capitol told police officers the weapon was “the real deal,” according to his arrest affidavit. The affidavit, filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, said U.S. Capitol Police officers Sergei Vittone, Ryerson Hill and Joseph Diaz observed a…
Shapiro, Garrity accuse each other of supporting data centers
The race for Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial seat is heating up as both the Democratic and Republican nominees release attack ads casting each other as allies for data center developers. Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R) is trailing 15 points behind her opponent, incumbent Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), according to an August New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena poll. The…
DOJ insists new Trump inscriptions are ‘not renaming’ Kennedy Center
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Thursday defended renewed plans to inscribe President Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center, insisting it does not run afoul of previous court rulings that found the change was unlawful. A DOJ lawyer told U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper during a nearly two-hour hearing that the renowned performing arts center was in “structural…
Laura Ingraham: Election cycle will be ‘brutal’ for Republicans
Fox News host Laura Ingraham said this year’s midterm elections will be “brutal” for the GOP as the party navigates rocky political territory before November. “This is going to be a brutal cycle,” Ingraham said on her Fox News show Wednesday. “Republicans might pull it out — we all hope they do — but they…
Trump executive order bans some foreign equipment in US energy grid
Order declares a national emergency over an ‘unusual and extraordinary foreign threat’ to the grid.
From Netflix to GPS: 10 ways this hidden tech infrastructure quietly powers modern life
Data centers power everything from streaming and gaming to AI chatbots and fraud detection. Here's how they quietly run the apps you use daily.