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House Republicans are planning to ask the Government Accountability Office to investigate the possibility that the construction of ocean wind turbines is killing whales and dolphins, the latest threat to President Joe Biden's plans to massively ramp up offshore wind.

The newly appointed conservative board of trustees at the New College of Florida once again flexed its muscles and denied early tenure to five faculty members Wednesday, prompting a longer-tenured trustee to quit.

The Department of Justice filed suit against Tennessee on Wednesday, challenging its ban on transgender surgeries and hormone therapy for children.

The California Air Resources Board will consider regulating emissions from locomotives operating in the state on Thursday.

The cost of servicing the federal debt hit the highest level in 23 years in the first quarter of this year, a Thursday report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis indicated, showing the rising strain of massive deficits on government finances.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) called the lawsuit Disney filed against himself and other state officials without merit and "political" on Thursday.

The Biden administration has announced plans for transitioning to pre-pandemic border policies and debuted new processes that officials hope will deter thousands of immigrants from journeying to the United States-Mexico border.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was fooled by a prank call from the famous Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) challenged his Senate counterpart to bring a clean debt ceiling bill to the Senate floor.

Lawmakers directed skepticism at the top commander of U.S. forces in Europe over the American military's timeline for getting Abrams tanks to Ukraine.