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New England has become a mecca for enormous grid storage batteries
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (854+ words) This story was originally published by'Canary Media'and is reproduced here as part of the'Climate Desk'collaboration. Enormous new batteries keep appearing on the grid, making it devilishly tricky to keep track of which is the biggest in a'given region. That's certainly…...
Virginia Dems just won a major battle in Trump's redistricting war
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (235+ words) Last summer, when Donald Trump began pressuring GOP-controlled states to redraw their congressional maps mid-decade, Republicans had a lofty goal: pick up a dozen or more seats in an effort to fend off a coming blue wave and retain the…...
Federal judge calls RFK Jr. an "unsafe" leader in order protecting trans youth health care
15+ hour, 39+ min ago (355+ words) In a scathing ruling describing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as an "unserious" and "unsafe" leader, a federal judge in Oregon issued an order that will protect doctors and hospitals, and the transgender kids they treat, from…...
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (874+ words) Tim Murphy May+June 2026 Issue When completed, the data center being built in Abilene, Texas, will be the largest in the world. This site is part of Stargate, Open AI and Oracle's joint data center venture. Stephen Voss When I…...
And Then There Was Mills
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (433+ words) The accusations against Mills, who remains under investigation by the Ethics Committee, are shockingly wide-ranging. As I reported in a February profile, the Florida congressman has been accused of: Earlier last year, Mills was also implicated in an alleged assault…...
The Working Families Party is riding the anti-AI wave
13+ hour ago (359+ words) Maurice Mitchell of the Working Families Party spoke at a press conference in Washington, DC on April 21, 2026. Courtesy Working Families Party Voters are anxious about losing their jobs to artificial intelligence, and key players across the political spectrum have started…...
Why Kevin Warsh won't grade Trump's economy
17+ hour, 10+ min ago (566+ words) Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh, who was formerly Federal Reserve Governor, swears-in to testify before US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during his confirmation hearing on April 21, 2026. Andrew Thomas/Zuma Donald Trump's nominee…...
The real reason Tucker Carlson is turning on Donald Trump
14+ hour, 18+ min ago (459+ words) Tucker Carlson gives a speech on the first day of Turning Point USA and America Fest 2025, at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 18, 2025 Laura Brett/Zuma Tucker Carlson would very much like you to forgive him for backing Donald Trump…...
There are Eric Swalwells across state governments
19+ hour, 45+ min ago (392+ words) Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has resigned amid harassment claims. He's hardly the only one. Tom Williams/ZUMA Press Wire Two lawmakers'Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales'resigned from office last week amid unrelated House Ethics Committee investigations over alleged sexual misconduct. And yesterday,…...
As fuel prices soar, climate leaders urge Democrats to equate clean energy with affordability
21+ hour, 38+ min ago (970+ words) A tugboat tows a barge off the coast of Khasab, on northern Oman's Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Democrats should get louder in championing clean energy's affordability and resilience from global shocks, according…...