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Christa Pike, the woman who was convicted of the 1995 torture and killing of her classmate, has broken her silence for the first time since the botched execution attempt in Tennessee last month. In a statement dictated to her lawyers and released on Friday, Pike said she has been in constant pain and doesn’t know ...
President Trump's energy policies and investment deals could become major targets of Democratic investigations if the party wins control of either chamber of Congress. Why it matters: Congressional probes could expose new details about the administration's dealings with major companies and foreign governments. What they're saying: House Democrats are likely to take a "shotgun" approach of "throwing everything out there and then seeing what sticks in the realm of popular opinion," TD Cowen analyst John Miller said via email. Democrats will be looking for agencies that exceeded their authority, deals involving administration officials' families, or both, Miller said. The big picture: Scratch the surface of Democrats' biggest potential oversight targets, and energy is everywhere. Russia. Trump's dealings with Moscow will again be front and center — and so will the energy dimension. Democrats in both chambers are likely to investigate Trump's diesel deal with Moscow, which they claim violates a 2022 law barring imports of Russian fuels. The inquiries could also extend to U.S. banks and ports, which lawmakers have already warned could face congressional investigation. Venezuela. "We expect Venezuela to be the subject of a number of inquiries," RBC Capital Markets analysts said in a note. Democrats have already raised questions about whether any oil companies knew about plans to depose Nicolás Maduro. Investigations could also examine the legality of the Pentagon's 35% stake in the corporate parent North American Blue Energy Partners and the terms of the deal, the note states. The Iran war. High gasoline and diesel prices give Democrats another reason to scrutinize the decision to attack Iran, especially if pain at the pump persists. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have already pressed major oil and gas companies about their profits during the conflict. AI and data centers. Wider and intense oversight of AI will touch on data centers' ener
The Democrats who planted a second Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s Senate ballot pulled a dirty trick, but the Justice Department’s response lawsuit is unlikely to stop a single ballot from being counted. The law that actually applies to this mess runs through Juneau, the Federal Election Commission, a federal grand jury, and the United States ...
President Trump on Thursday snapped at a reporter who asked a question about whether his recent rally cancellations were related to his health or being sick of traveling. Trump was originally scheduled to travel to Salina, Kan., over the weekend to rally voters for Republican candidates, days ahead of the midterm elections. His in-person visit…
The defense brief, saying explicitly that the government's informant was 'taking SPLC records and privileged information,' is corroborating government claims. They just said in court that documents obtained by prosecutors are real.
There are 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 in the Senate and 39 governorships up for grabs in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Jonathan Freedland is joined by Carrie Dann, of the Cook Political Report, to run through some of the races to watch before the final weekend of campaigning Continue reading...
A joke by former President Obama has gone viral and received backlash from the Trump administration as the issue of affordability looms large over next week's midterm elections.
Mike Waltz needs to school Angie Nixon about Cuba. Nixon, a Democrat aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America who is running to become a U.S. senator from Florida, recently showed extreme and perhaps willful ignorance about the communist country perched just 90 miles off her state’s coast. When CBS News reporter Cristian Benavides asked…
Proposition 40 would affect hundreds of billionaires. Foes have funded two measures that could stymie 40 even if it passes.
Backers say the California Environmental Quality Act is a vital tool for environmental review. Critics say CEQA is too often used to slow down needed housing. Enter Proposition 45.
There is a ballot measure besides Proposition 40 that also would tax California's wealthiest citizens. What you need to know about Proposition 3.
Two veteran Republican incumbents are battling for a solidly red congressional seat in Orange and Riverside counties in an election that could be swayed by Democratic and independent voters.
The Tory Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen says he's working on what he's calling a "tax rebate scheme".
'This case is important because it's an example of the ways that governments have been trying to evade the protections that the Supreme Court has spent decades reaffirming for religious exercise.'
Islamic beliefs regarding the impurity of dog drool could lead to pups being barred from classrooms in Maine's largest city.
Strong support for Question 7 shows that many Nevadans see voter ID as a clearer way to ensure voters are properly identified.
Self-styled 'principled conservatives' and the dissident influencers who claim to oppose them are working toward the same goal: sinking Trump’s political movement.
