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House Republican leaders plan to bring legislation to the floor next week that would require data centers to bear the costs of additional electricity infrastructure needed to serve their growing power demands, as lawmakers face increasing pressure over rising utility bills ahead of the midterm elections. The planned vote on …

President Donald Trump is promising a $5,000 “dividend” to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in November, but the proposal immediately faces questions over its cost, funding and whether Congress would approve the payments. Trump unveiled the proposal Wednesday at the Republican Party’s …

The Trump administration wants to overhaul the U.S. census to exclude noncitizens who don’t have a green card from the country’s next population count in 2030, according to a Wednesday notice in the Federal Register.  The document, which was officially published Thursday, could mean major changes for how millions in …

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s latest effort to revive new U.S. Postal Service requirements for mail ballots, leaving the rules blocked as the Supreme Court considers whether they can take effect before the November midterm elections. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a …

The U.S. Supreme Court has again rejected an effort to use a congressional map backed by President Donald Trump in Missouri’s November elections, leaving the state’s previous congressional districts in place for now as a separate federal appeal moves forward. The latest Supreme Court action adds another twist to a …

President Donald Trump is asking Republican voters to treat November’s midterm elections as if his own name were on the ballot — and he is pairing that message with a $5,000 cash promise to American adults if Republicans retain control of Congress. “If the Republicans win, you win with us …

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III will step down at the end of the year after 38 years with the institution, ending a tenure that included the creation of the National Museum of African American History and Culture and unfolded amid growing political scrutiny from the Trump administration. Bunch, who …

President Donald Trump gave White House aide Natalie Harp a $45,000 cash holiday gift last year, according to a financial disclosure filed with the administration, an unusually large personal payment to a federal employee that has drawn scrutiny from government ethics experts. Harp, Trump’s executive assistant and a frequent presence …

The Pentagon has subjected roughly 50 members of the military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests as investigators search for the source of leaks to journalists about the war with Iran and declining U.S. weapons stockpiles, an unusually broad effort that has intensified scrutiny of the Trump administration’s approach to classified …

Missouri Republican House candidate Thomas Christopher Ross has withdrawn from the November election after being charged with allegedly conspiring to plant cocaine and Adderall on his Republican primary opponent, setting up a rapid change in the race for House District 161. Ross, 37, of Joplin, formally withdrew his name from …

A federal magistrate judge has ordered the Trump administration to identify the officials who conceived the structure of its now-defunct $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” rejecting repeated Justice Department efforts to keep the names from plaintiffs challenging the program in court. U.S. Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis issued the ruling Friday …

Canada has imposed a new round of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, escalating a trade dispute between the two North American allies after weeks of negotiations failed to produce an agreement. The tariffs took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday, Sept. 8, with rates ranging from 15% to 50%. …

The Trump administration has again asked the Supreme Court to temporarily allow the U.S. Postal Service to enforce new requirements for mail-in ballots, escalating a legal fight over federal authority over election mail less than two months before the November midterm elections. The administration filed its latest emergency application Sunday, …

An armed man was arrested Sunday after authorities said he pushed through a crowd and lunged toward Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio, during a campaign appearance at the Canfield Fair, injuring multiple people. Acton was not injured, according to her campaign and multiple news reports. The …

Thirty-three House Democrats joined Republicans this week in voting to restrict federal funding for colleges and universities that participate in certain boycotts of Israel, but the bill’s Democratic co-sponsor, Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, did not cast a vote. The House passed the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act, …