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States eye new fees and tolls to replace lost gas taxes from electric vehicles

The push for electric vehicles has forced states to consider new ways to raise funds to build and maintain roads to replace lost gas tax revenues.

Turkey, Syria quake is deadliest in decade as deaths surpass 9,000

The death toll from Monday morning's pre-dawn earthquake in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 9,400, making it the deadliest seismic event in the past decade.

LeBron James becomes NBA’s all-time leading scorer

LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar just before midnight EST on Tuesday night to become the National Basketball Association's all-time leading scorer.

State of the Union 2023: Rick Scott says Biden lying about GOP stance on Medicare, Social Security

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) called President Joe Biden a “liar” after the president attacked an 11-point agenda the Florida Republican released last year that would sunset all federal laws after five years unless Congress votes to extend them.

State of the Union 2023: American dream dominantes Spanish-language GOP response

Freshman Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) returned over and over to the theme of the American dream in the Spanish-language GOP response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

State of the Union: Abortion opponents object to claims about Jill Biden guest

Anti-abortion groups pushed back on the idea that restrictive abortion laws deny treatment to women who face miscarriages after a Texas woman whose life-threatening miscarriage brought attention to the state's abortion laws last year attended Tuesday's State of the Union speech as first lady Jill Biden's guest.

State of the Union 2023: Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Biden ‘doubling down on crazy’ in GOP rebuttal

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AK) slammed President Joe Biden’s record on inflation and accused Democrats of waging a culture war staked to left-wing orthodoxies during the Republican rebuttal to the State of the Union address.

State of the Union 2023: Progressive response pushes immigration liberalization

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) focused on immigration reform as she delivered the progressive response to the State of the Union address late Tuesday night.

State of the Union 2023: McCarthy shushes GOP calls to ‘secure the border’

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) shushed members of his party as they heckled President Joe Biden over his handling of the southern border.

State of the Union 2023: Biden tells GOP ‘you got it’ after they demand border security

President Joe Biden's calls during his State of the Union address for immigration reform and a better federal response to fentanyl smuggling at the border were met with fury by Republicans.
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