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By cutting greenhouse-gas emissions and funding a new climate plan, the Inflation Reduction Act promises to help your wallet, health, and security.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - For the first time, investors seeking to pour cash into U.S. clean energy projects can count on at least a decade of generous federal subsidies, offering them long-sought confidence in the staying power of the world’s third biggest renewables market.

The results are in from the 2022 primary elections in Connecticut, and at least one race delivered a surprise. It will be Leora Levy, and not Themis Klarides, who will face off in November against Democrat Richard Blumenthal for the U.S. Senate seat he has held since 2011. Levy is...

GREENWICH — Leora Levy, a major Republican fundraiser and member of the GOP national committee, used an endorsement from Donald Trump, energized state conservatives, and exploited low turnout on one of the hottest, muggiest days of the summer to score an upset primary victory Tuesday night over Themis Klarides, the moderate former state House minority leader.

U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin raised more than $162,000 for his Senate campaign in just the first two days of this week, tapping Oklahoma business executives, the president of the University of Oklahoma and political action committees. The 64 contributions dated Aug. 8 and Aug. 9 totaled $162,350 and were reported...

After Tuesday's primaries, the general election matchups for the Senate races that are expected to be the most competitive this fall are now set.

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has won Wisconsin’s Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, officially setting up a pivotal battleground state showdown with incumbent Republican Ron Johnson in a race that could determine control of the Senate. Barnes' victory was all but certain after his three leading competitors exited the...

Quality Journalism for Critical Times It’s been about four decades since a Florida woman — Republican Paula Hawkins of the Orlando area — was elected to the U.S. Senate for one term. What followed was a lineup of male-senators-only to represent Florida in the Senate chamber. Now, in 2022, U.S. Rep. Val Demings, a Democrat in Central Florida, is pushing […] The post Some 40 years ago, Florida elected its first woman to U.S. Senate. Will Val Demings be the second? appeared first on Florida Phoenix.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Leora Levy, a first-time political candidate who received a late endorsement from former President Donald Trump, won the Connecticut Republican primary for U.S. Senate in an upset Tuesday that could signal a shift for the state GOP after years of backing moderates. A socially conservative member of the Republican National Committee, Levy defeated the party-endorsed candidate, former state House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, a social moderate, and fellow conservative Peter Lumaj. She appeared stunned by the victory when she appeared before a cheering crowd of supporters in her hometown of Greenwich. “We’re making history here. It’s really exciting,” she said. Levy thanked Trump for last week’s endorsement, promising, “I will not let you down. Thank you for having my back.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Democrats blocked U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) motion today that would have protected students in Washington, D.C. public schools from the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. This mandate blocks unvaccinated schoolkids 12-to-15-years-of-age, primarily minorities, from attending school in-person, which will have a further detrimental...

McConnell has reigned in expectations about his party’s prospects in the midterm elections. Republican candidates are trailing in most of the battleground Senate races, though that could still change.

(The Center Square) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, called the new spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate over the weekend a "nightmare for South Carolina and a nightmare for America" at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Graham was referring to a $740 billion bill called...

BOSTON - It has been just over one week since the formal legislative session closed with lawmakers failing to pass a sweeping $4.5 billion-dollar economic development bill which also included $1 billion in tax relief. Lawmakers say they are informally working on the bill, but it is unclear what if...

Voters have opted for left-wing candidates in Wisconsin and Pennsylvannia, two of the pivotal contests that could determine whether Democrats retain their Senate majority.

A woman claims multiple Linden officials and others violated her civil rights over a 2007 harassment claim. The post Judges revive civil rights case against Linden officials, state Senate president appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.

After winning the Democratic Senate primary for the 23rd District that became intensely heated against incumbent Sen. Dennis Bradley, Rev. Dr. Herron K. Gaston says his main goal now is to stay focused on the issues. That includes a pledge to help lower taxes.

Sen. Mike Lee is using a new personal Twitter account to attack the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence and spar with his challenger in the U.S Senate race. The Utah Republican’s Senate Twitter account was silent on the search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home Monday, as...

APPLETON - Fox Valley voters propelled state Rep. Rachael Cabral-Guevara to the Nov. 8 ballot, where she will go against Democratic candidate Kristin Alfheim for the 19th Senate District seat. Cabral-Guevara, who represents the 55th Assembly District, beat out political newcomer and business owner Andrew Thomsen. ...

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is facing his first real reelection challenge from an ex-Republican endorsed by Democrats who, if elected, would caucus with neither party.

Wisconsin provides another window into Trump's influence on the GOP a day after the FBI searched for classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home.