Energy Firms Try to Squeeze More Power Out of Old Nuclear Plants
It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U. S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Senate Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair, confirms the CLARITY Act is set for a Senate floor vote the week of July 20th. This crucial bill, developed over 10 months, aims to bring much-needed stability and regulatory certainty to the US crypto markets. Its passage before the August recess is vital for encouraging onshore business. Senate Republicans want to rein in President Donald Trump’s income explosion since returning to the White House, but Democrats aren’t sold on how they’re going to do it. The Senate is on the cusp of moving landmark cryptocurrency legislation known as the Clarity Act that, if passed, proponents say would finally fold the novel currency into the nation’s web of financial regulations. Tucked away in the over 600-page package are a slate of ethics provisions that target Trump, the vice president and their s

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Just one of the wild actions and comments on Donald Trump’s manic Monday would rank among the most notorious things another president ever did. By close of business, Trump had taken strides toward the presidency he’s always wanted: one of…
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Just one of the wild actions and comments on Donald Trump’s manic Monday would rank among the most notorious things another president ever did. By close of business, Trump had taken strides toward the presidency he’s…
Read original at CNN →Former Republican state congressman, who once argued Christianity and capitalism should merge, confirmed by US Senate to fill long-vacant role Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Former Virginia…
Read original at The Guardian →Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Katie Britt, R-Ala., discuss the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. They say the bill aims to cut off funding for Russia's war in Ukraine by…
Read original at Fox News →Sen. Tommy Tuberville says Senate needs answers on Sen. Mitch McConnell's health as key votes approach, while Sen. John Kennedy dismisses speculation and says colleagues should "leave Mitch alone." (Credit: Nicholas…
Read original at Fox News →House Speaker Mike Johnson sometimes can’t get President Trump off the phone. The calls can come in the middle of the day — or the dead of night — or even after hourslong meetings at the White House, the Louisiana…
Read original at CNN →Longtime Epstein associate serving 20-year sentence for sex-trafficking crimes has exhausted series of appeals The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution declaring its opposition to any presidential…
Read original at The Guardian →At confirmation hearing, Clayton sidestepped questions about 2020 election and declined to say Trump lost Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US Senate voted to confirm Jay Clayton as the director of…
Read original at The Guardian →Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on Jay Clayton's Senate confirmation hearing as he looks to become the next director of national intelligence. Pergram also reports House Republicans are…
Read original at Fox News →President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his push to end the nation’s twice-yearly clock changes, urging the Senate to pass Daylight Saving Time legislation. “By the way, speaking of that, let’s get rid of Daylight…
Read original at CNN →Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Senate Digital Assets Subcommittee Chair, confirms the CLARITY Act is set for a Senate floor vote the week of July 20th. This crucial bill, developed over 10 months, aims to bring much-needed…
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Just one of the wild actions and comments on Donald Trump’s manic Monday would rank among the most notorious things another president ever did. By close of business, Trump had taken strides toward the presidency he’s always wanted: one of…
View source →Former Republican state congressman, who once argued Christianity and capitalism should merge, confirmed by US Senate to fill long-vacant role Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Former Virginia congressman David…
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View source →Longtime Epstein associate serving 20-year sentence for sex-trafficking crimes has exhausted series of appeals The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution declaring its opposition to any presidential pardon for Ghislaine…
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It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U. S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.
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Voters in Quebec elected the separatist Parti Québécois for the first time in more than a decade, setting the stage for more strained relations with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s…
“He saved it from forever being lost,” the auction house said of the person who found a Gertrude Abercrombie painting at an estate sale in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email, free app…
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leaning into one of the major complaints about surveillance from voters this election cycle.