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Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt faces potentially make-or-break hearings on Capitol Hill, where he is expected to face questions about spending and ethics scandals that have triggered bipartisan calls for his ouster

The South Carolina House has renewed its demand that utility customers stop paying the 18 percent fee on their bills for two nuclear plants that were abandoned without generating any power

The South Carolina House has renewed its demand that utility customers stop paying the 18 percent fee on their bills for two nuclear plants that were abandoned before generating a watt of power

The leader of Republicans in the South Carolina House is asking representatives to reject a bill that cuts most of the charges utility customers are paying for two abandoned nuclear plants

Dozens of environmentalists are speaking out against a proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency that would roll back regulations governing the disposal of coal ash generated by power plants

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Senate votes to confirm Paul Nakasone to lead National Security Agency, US Cyber Command

House Democrats have held the first of what they hope to be several interviews with witnesses who have not been called in Republican-led Russia investigations

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia is warning bankers that legislation rolling back financial rules put in place after the 2008 economic crisis could stall

Dominion Energy's political prowess in Virginia is being cheered by unlikely sources: its would-be competitors

Insider Q&A: The inherent limits of temporary tax cuts for individuals

The top Senate Democrat is using marijuana's informal holiday to announce a change of heart about the drug, another sign of the growing political acceptance of pot

The nation's six big Wall Street banks saved at least $3.59 billion in taxes just last quarter due to new tax law, giving public a first glimpse in how Corporate America is benefiting from the new Trump tax law

A measure approved by Maryland lawmakers would create more transparency for online political ads on social media platforms like Facebook to help stop foreign influence in the state's elections

The parliament in Belarus has passed a measure prohibiting internet users from commenting on forums without authorization and requiring online publications to register with the government as mass media

North Korean Economics 101: Imagine a national budget that reflects steady growth, is almost perfectly in balance, and gives big boosts to just about everything

The South Carolina Senate has approved a proposal to significantly cut the amount a private utility can charge customers to pay for two nuclear plants that were never finished

The Colorado House has passed a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting the ranks of the state's agricultural workforce by letting immigrants who are in the country illegally renew their driver's licenses online or by mail.

The father of a 14-year-old boy killed in the Parkland school shooting is calling for national standards for school safety, including measures to "harden" schools with bulletproof glass and technology that allows teachers to communicate during a crisis

Able-bodied adults would have to complete 29 hours per week of work or job training to qualify for Medicaid under a bill advancing in the Michigan Legislature