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Supreme Court hears Trump tariff case on Wednesday with broad trade policy at stake
U.S. Supreme Court Police stand behind security barriers in front of the Court building, which is obscured in construction scaffolding, on the first day of the Court’s new term on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning will hear oral arguments to decide the fate […]
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Orsted swings to quarterly net loss as Trump’s offshore wind battle takes its toll
A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near tower sections at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish renewables giant Orsted on Wednesday reported a quarterly net loss as the beleaguered company continues to battle […]
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California voters approve new U.S. House map to boost Democrats in 2026
California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026 and, with it, the power to thwart or advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. The approval of Proposition 50 gives Democrats a shot at […]
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Democrats make clean sweep in three biggest U.S. elections on Tuesday night
Zohran Mamdani, Democratic candidate for mayor speaks during a press conference celebrating his primary victory with leaders and members of the city’s labor unions on July 2, 2025 in New York. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Democrats made a clean sweep in the three biggest contested elections in the United States on Tuesday […]
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Democrats in key races benefited from voters who don’t like either party: NBC exit poll
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station at the Ida Lee Recreation Center in Leesburg, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images In Virginia’s closely watched gubernatorial race, Democrats appear to have benefited from a small but decisive bloc of voters who harbor unfavorable views of both […]
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Trump renominates Musk ally Jared Isaacman to run NASA months after withdrawal
Jared Isaacman, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 9, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump has renominated Jared Isaacman to run NASA after pulling his prior […]
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Appeals court dubious of FTX founder Bankman-Fried’s conviction challenge
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives at court as lawyers push to persuade the judge overseeing his fraud case not to jail him ahead of trial, at a courthouse in New York, August 11, 2023. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters The judges in a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday […]
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Government shutdown set to become longest ever after latest Senate vote fails
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) holds a copy of the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act as he speaks next to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a press conference on the third day of a partial shutdown of the federal government at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. October 3, 2025. Jonathan […]
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2 Massachusetts men have been arrested in the weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School, FBI says
A flag hangs on campus at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., September 4, 2025. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Two Massachusetts men have been arrested in connection with a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School, authorities said Tuesday. The FBI’s Boston office announced the arrests on social media ahead of a 1 p.m. news conference. […]
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Bessent says U.S. has ‘lots’ of options to use on tariffs if it loses Supreme Court case
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that there are other options in case of defeat as the Supreme Court is about to hear a landmark case on President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The high court is set Wednesday to hear arguments on whether Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to enact […]
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