Health Care — The GOP’s abortion messaging challenge

Starbucks’ fall drinks have officially returned as of today. Is it too soon? Does this mean summer is officially over? And most importantly, what will you

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Energy & Environment — Court rules two Trump-era Gulf oil leases unlawful

An appeals court rules two Trump-era oil lease sales were illegal, a major evangelical group calls for climate action and wooden cities could shield residents from climate change.  This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, I'm 

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China: A nuclear nonproliferation deadbeat

It’s gone unnoticed, but the Biden and Trump administrations agree on something important: By refusing to join arms control talks, China is flouting the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), a nuclear arms control cornerstone. And they aren’t the only ones saying so. Japan’s prime minister, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and 

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Equilibrium/Sustainability — An eco-friendly dishwashing solution

Powering dishwashers with “superheated steam” could provide an effective way of killing harmful germs without polluting the environment, a new study has found.  A team of scientists from Germany’s Technical Universities of Dortmund and of Munich have devised a method that they say 

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DEA warns of 'rainbow fentanyl' being used to target young people

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it has observed an "alarming" trend of brightly-colored fentanyl made to look like candy that is being used to attract children and young people. The agency said its law enforcement partners began seizing brightly colored "rainbow fentanyl" earlier this month. This new form of fentanyl has been seized in 18 states so far. Rainbow fentanyl is being sold in multiple forms, according to the DEA, including as pills, powder and blocks that resemble sidewalk chalk. While some reports have claimed that different colors indicate dif

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