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Democrat Charlie Crist to face Ron DeSantis in Florida race for governor
Charlie Crist has won Florida's Democratic primary for governor and will challenge GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis in Nov. DeSantis has an edge when it comes to fundraising, incumbency and registered voters.
After delay, Biden readies student loan help, payment pause
President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to announce his long-delayed move to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loans for many Americans and extend a pause on payments to January, according to three people familiar with the plan.
Two months after the Dobbs ruling, new abortion bans are taking hold
A cascade of new abortion restrictions known as "trigger bans" are taking effect in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to the medical procedure.
Election contests to watch Tuesday in Florida, New York and Oklahoma
Florida and New York had their congressional maps scrambled by redistricting, boosting the number of notable races Tuesday. But the biggest matchup in Florida is at the top of the ticket.
Trump asks for a 'special master' to review Mar-a-Lago evidence
Former President Donald Trump is also seeking to prevent the government from further reviewing the documents that were taken until a special master is appointed.
Climate law could shrink price of Sherco solar project
Xcel Energy says tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act could lower the cost of building the 460-megawatt project next to its retiring coal plant in Becker by 20 percent.
Ethics board: S.D. Gov. Noem may have 'engaged in misconduct’
A South Dakota ethics board has found enough information that Gov. Kristi Noem may have “engaged in misconduct” when she intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license to potentially take action against the Republican governor.