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GOP Senator SNAPS on Rand Paul, says ‘I understand completely’ why his neighbor beat him
It was supposed to be a polite Valentine’s Day breakfast in Tulsa. Instead, it turned into a political brawl that has conservatives buzzing nationwide. At the McGrath Breakfast Group gathering, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) didn’t mince words when confronted by voters...
Business groups seek quick tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling
(The Center Square) – The U.S. businesses that paid billions in tariffs to the federal government want their money back. After the U.S. Supreme Court found President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under a 1977 law, business groups quickly called for...
Nation’s first primary states to begin early voting
(The Center Square) – Early voting has begun or is about to begin in states with the earliest 2026 midterm election primaries. Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi will hold some of the country’s first primaries with March election dates...
Minnesota anti-ICE activists get $3.3 million from Soros-backed charity you’ve never heard of
Sixteen activist groups mobilizing against immigration agents in Minnesota have one thing in common: financial support from a nonprofit backed by the Soros family’s Open Society Foundations. The Minneapolis-based Headwaters Foundation for Justice awarded $3,321,013 in...
Some leftists decide John Fetterman’s time is up nearly 3 years before his election
Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman’s former ally, the Working Families Party, rolled out an effort to defeat him — almost three years before he is up for reelection. The left-wing third party, which supported the maverick senator in his 2022 bid, launched a...
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Big tech group urges Trump administration to drop patent rule
(The Center Square) – A group representing big tech companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, wants the Trump administration to scrap a proposed rule that would limit repeated patent challenges. The High Tech Inventors Alliance asked the administration...
Beijing building massive bridge in America’s backyard
A Chinese construction conglomerate has laid the groundwork for building Latin America’s longest cable-stayed bridge in Brazil by 2031. The Salvador-Itaparica Bridge will be built via public-private partnership including Chinese Communications Construction and the...
Republicans mull federal gas tax holiday with price tag of billions
(The Center Square) – With the national average gas price hovering around $4.37 per gallon, some Republicans are pushing for a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax. Doing so would provide Americans some savings at the pump, but it would also cost...
Cash-strapped farmers found a money stream, but their community is saying not so fast
A fight over renewable energy in rural Idaho has turned into a battle over private property rights, as farmers push local officials to overturn a ban preventing them from leasing their own land for large-scale energy projects. Bannock County currently bans large-scale...
After Amazon slammed the door, Meta rallies partners to welcome AI shoppers
A group of tech and retail heavyweights is drafting the rules of the road for artificial intelligence bots that shop on people’s behalf. Meta joined Walmart, Stripe and several other tech and commerce companies to build the Personal Agent Protocol, a shared set of...
Families who heat with oil face the steepest winter bill increase of any fuel as federal aid stays flat
Families who heat with oil face the steepest winter bill increase of any fuel, while federal heating aid stays flat. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected Tuesday that spending by households that heat mainly with oil will rise 21 percent this winter,...
