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CHARLESTON, S.C. — To find Patrick Caddell, the self-taught political pollster who traversed an arc in presidential politics that carried him from Sen. George McGovern to Donald Trump, one needs to be blessed with a little luck and a penchant... Read More

WASHINGTON — Ten states sued the Securities and Exchange Commission this week over new rules requiring large companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. The state attorneys general say the new rules place an unfair regulatory and financial burden... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago. The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening... Read More

WASHINGTON — New scientific discoveries mean the future is bright for biotechnology but laced with many dangers in the competition with China, according to expert witnesses at a congressional hearing Wednesday. China’s military dominance of its industries means its biotechnology... Read More

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill in the House seeks to protect Americans from the prying eyes of foreign adversaries by tightening their reins on ByteDance applications, including TikTok. The bill, introduced by Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. military personnel will build a port in Gaza to help speed humanitarian aid to Palestinians caught in the war zone there, senior administration and Department of Defense officials announced Thursday. The mission, which officials said would not... Read More

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Michigan Tech University biologists have been observing a remote Lake Superior island's fragile wolf population every winter since 1958, but they had to cut this season's planned seven-week survey short after just two weeks. The ski... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s plans to do more to lower prescription drug prices and ensure the nation’s health care system works better for more Americans will be the centerpiece of his State of the Union address, the White House... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., suspended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday afternoon, after failing to gain any traction at all presenting himself as the younger but like minded alternative to President Joe Biden. “But it... Read More

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia Council approved legislation Tuesday that gives police broader powers to try to reduce crime that has risen to a level some members of Congress believe warrants federal intervention. The law increases penalties for illegal... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Thursday night, and the U.S. Capitol Police have released a list of road closures for the hours surrounding the annual event.... Read More

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A state lawmaker from Kansas City is trying to overturn a longstanding law in Missouri that prevents pregnant women from getting a divorce. As it currently appears on the books, the law bars judges from finalizing... Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley ended her campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday morning after losing all but one of yesterday’s Super Tuesday contests. Haley, who notched her first primary win on Sunday in the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Congress last week abandoned plans to try to reform how pharmacy benefit managers operate, casting aside bipartisan proposals many had hoped would be included in the package being taken up this week to fund the federal government. Drugmakers... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection this year, clearing the way for a likely matchup between Republican and Trump acolyte Kari Lake and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego. "The only political victories that... Read More

WASHINGTON — In yet another sign of the ongoing return to normalcy following the coronavirus pandemic, the White House announced Monday it will no longer require routine, asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for the press corps. In practical terms, this means the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is trying to decide whether to appeal a federal judge's ruling Friday that would free about 100 of the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters at the Capitol earlier than anticipated. They were sentenced to prison with... Read More

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., is pressing Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough to address serious concerns raised by staff and others about the department’s facilities in Colorado. Complaints of problems surrounding the... Read More

WASHINGTON — This being March, you’ll surely forgive us if we ruminate a moment about this month’s annual holiday, St. Patrick’s Day. Specifically we have in mind an old Guinness TV ad in which two young men wake up and... Read More

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A fire that destroyed a building which housed suppliers for the vaping industry caused multiple explosions that killed one person and injured a firefighter as the blasts rocked suburban Detroit, sending gas cannisters and debris... Read More

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers, who face public pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted, are nearing approval of immunity legislation to shield providers from the fall out of a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Committees in... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy is expanding its popular waste-to-energy technical assistance program to include additional waste resources and enable state governments to participate. Administered by the department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory,... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy will award up to $30 million for innovative projects that accelerate the large-scale development and deployment of concentrated solar-thermal power technology. The so-called Concentrating Solar Flux to Heat and Power funding opportunity is being... Read More

WILMINGTON, Del. — Attorneys who succeeded in getting a Delaware court to void Elon Musk's $55 billion compensation package from Tesla, Inc. on Friday asked the court for about $6 billion in legal fees.  They want most of their money... Read More

PHOENIX — The utility that provides power to Phoenix and much of the rest of central Arizona on Monday redoubled its commitment to reducing greenhouse gases, less than a week after announcing it needs to double or triple its power... Read More

WASHINGTON — In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump may remain on Colorado’s primary ballot, rejecting a challenge to his eligibility based on a section of the 14th Amendment that bars those who... Read More

WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware ruled against the pharmaceutical and biotech company AstraZeneca last Friday in a case challenging the constitutionality of Medicare’s new drug negotiation program. The case is one of several filed by the pharmaceutical... Read More

WASHINGTON — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won her first contest of the 2024 election cycle, handily defeating former President Donald Trump in the District of Columbia’s Republican primary. Sunday’s victory made Haley the first woman ever to win... Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in contempt of court Thursday for refusing to disclose her sources for Fox News reports about an FBI investigation of a Chinese American scientist. The judge fined... Read More