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Fury boils over as GOP governor offers Civil War site as a nuclear waste dump for Trump

West Virginia residents are up in arms after learning that Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s administration offered a Civil War battlefield near Harpers Ferry as a potential storage site for radioactive nuclear waste from around the country. The Washington Post reported that the governor’s energy office sent the Trump administration a detailed proposal…

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Rubio slaps down Zelensky’s claims of US cutting off intelligence to Ukraine, urges embattled leader to focus on ending warSecretary of State Marco Rubio blasted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for suggesting that the US has been cutting off critical intelligence warnings of incoming Russian ballistic missile attacks.

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Wicker calls on Trump, Zelensky to broker deal to stop strikes on Russian energy infrastructureSenate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is calling on President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reach a deal to suspend Kyiv's strikes on Russian petroleum facilities, which Trump has blamed for high domestic gas prices. Trump earlier this month unilaterally declared a ceasefire on striking important energy…

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The fallout from Trump's Russia energy movesPresident Trump's moves to avoid new penalties on Russian energy sent shockwaves through Washington, sparking diplomatic tensions and political turmoil. Why it matters: Trump's push to lower energy prices ahead of the midterms could provide Russia an economic lifeline and is exposing divisions within his own party. Oil, gas and petroleum product exports…

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Donald Trump Throws the Kitchen Sink at High Gas PricesGas prices under Trump are approaching a dour milestone two weeks before Election Day.

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WSJ editors furious watching Trump ‘stick a shiv in the back’ of Lindsey Graham's legacyThe editorial board of the conservative Wall Street Journal joined the pile-on of Donald Trump for betraying his friendship with the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) . And they didn’t pull their punches. “President Trump’s assistance to Vladimir Putin keeps growing by the day, and in the latest example he stuck a shiv in the back of the legacy of the late…

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Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win rural votersEconomic concerns such as tariffs and rising gas prices may give Democrats an opening in November's midterms. But rural voters remain skeptical of large-scale support for Democrats.

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US Allows Dark-Fleet Tankers to Shed Sanctions, Wright SaysThe Trump administration is authorizing the sale of sanctioned oil tankers in an effort to allow the vessels to start legitimately shipping crude, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.

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Zelensky disputes US resumed intelligence sharing with UkraineUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday again called into question whether the U.S. has continued to share intelligence with the war-torn country a day after he said Washington resumed providing Kyiv with such information to ‌help defend against Russian missile strikes. Zelensky said Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones at Ukraine’s…

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Max Miller comes out against Trump waiving Russia sanctionsRep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Monday said he opposes President Trump's waiver on Russian sanctions after striking a deal with the Kremlin to permit diesel into the U.S. and global marketplace amid the energy shortage brought on by the Iran war. "The Administration should not waive sanctions passed by Congress to punish Russia for its...

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91 percent in Texas poll say Iran war raising oil and gas pricesMore than 90 percent of Texas voters believe the Iran conflict is raising oil and gas prices, according to a new survey. In the CBS News/YouGov poll, 91 percent of respondents said the war against Iran is making oil and gas prices in the U.S. “a lot higher” or “a little higher.” Only 7 percent...

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