New Florida House bill to expand where smoking is prohibited, ban marijuana smoking in public places

Marijuana would be added to places where smoking tobacco is banned, under a House bill Thursday that would also expand where smoking is prohibited.

Is your electric bill going up? AI is partly to blame

Electric bills are also going up because of increased power demand. For the first two decades of this century, demand for electricity barely budged. But in the last few years, people and businesses have been plugging in more and more. The Energy Department expects demand to grow 2.2% this year and 2.4% next year.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to a potential procedrual vote on an interim spending bill

Senate Republicans seek Democratic support to break filibuster on government funding bill. Bipartisan talks could lead to vote as early as tomorrow to reopen government.

Bill Gates doesn’t regret his controversial climate memo

Bill Gates, in a talk at Caltech on Monday night, defended his stance on shifting funds away from climate change mitigation and toward global human health efforts.

Here are 6 'Beautiful Bill' tax changes that will benefit wealthy Americans

Tax season is approaching. Tax breaks that were extended as part of President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" will mainly benefit high-net-worth and high-income people.

The obscure federal employees footing the bill during the shutdown

Essential federal court employees are going above and beyond to provide vital services for attorneys and judges.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin introduces bill to fund Head Start during shutdown

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, introduced legislation to restore funding to Head Start programs as some have been forced to close because of the government shutdown.

Bill Maher says Democrats have ‘pretty big split’ in party after election wins

"Real Time" host Bill Maher highlighted a ‘pretty big split’ in the Democratic Party after Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral race.
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