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Biden admin hit with legal challenge over gas appliance crackdown

The natural gas industry is challenging the Biden administration over its regulations targeting traditional gas-powered residential furnaces, which a rulemaking energy groups says will impact more than half of all U.S. households. Led by the American Gas Association (AGA), whose members provide natural gas to more than 74 million customers …

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Pro-Trump conservatives rail against Matt Gaetz over push to oust McCarthy: 'Self-destructive'

Conservatives aligned with former President Donald Trump are coming out in opposition to the motion by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., over the stopgap government funding bill that passed late Saturday. Gaetz threatened over the weekend that he would file the motion this week, …

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Ebola outbreak: Another reason why Americans losing faith in government

Only 20% of the country has a “great deal” of confidence that the federal government will be able to prevent a widespread Ebola outbreak here in the United States, according to recent Pew poll. This is not so surprising. Over the past several years the country has been treated to …

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Behind Obama's falling poll numbers — Americans turning away from Obama, Democrats

From job approval to trust on the economy, Americans are turning away from Democrats. President Obama started this year in precarious shape politically. Things have gotten worse, at least according to the Washington Post/ABC News poll released Sunday and The Wall Street Journal/NBC survey released Wednesday. They are setting off …

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'Doctor Strangelove with a mustache': Bolton blasted for 'profiteering' off US secrets by White House advisor

Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro tore into John Bolton for “profiteering off America’s secrets” on Tuesday after the FBI raided his home last week in a reported classified document probe. “Iserved with Bolton, and he was far too frequently a loose cannon, bent on bombings and coups — Doctor Strangelove …

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US companies secure record $170B in global contracts under Trump so far, Commerce says

FIRST ON FOX: American companies have won a record $170 billion in foreign government contracts since President Donald Trump returned to office, the Department of Commerce announced Tuesday. The deals amount to 98 contracts and are expected to generate $144 billion in U.S.-manufactured exports and support nearly 600,000 American jobs, …

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Trump administration to roll out earliest and most streamlined FAFSA form in history

EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration has announced plans to roll out the earliest and most efficient Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in history for the 2026-2027 school year. The FAFSA form is currently online, and applicants can finish the process in minutes, the administration said. So far, more …

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Trump flips his shutdown approach, leaving Congress to take the heat

This government shutdown isn’t President Donald Trump’s first rodeo navigating a lapse in government funding — but this time, the focus is less on the White House as all eyes are locked on Congress and its budget impasse. While the 35-day shutdown during Trump’s first term centered around the president’s …

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Trump sees 'unprecedented opportunity' to cut government during shutdown

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he’s working to determine which “Democrat” agencies will face cuts after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on a government funding package. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he was meeting with Russell Vought, director of the U.S. Office of …

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Senate Republicans confirm more than 100 Trump nominees as government shutdown continues

Senate Republicans confirmed a staggering tranche of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Tuesday as the government shutdown continues. Lawmakers voted along party lines to confirm the batch of 107 of Trump’s nominees, a move that whittled down the remaining pending nominees on the Senate’s calendar to double digits. It also …

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