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Feds announce moratorium on new coal leases

The Interior Department has put an end to new federal coal leases as it begins a review of a program that provides 40 percent...

You gotta see this: Jared Polis’ riff on state’s rights, pot...

"I bet maybe smoking crayfish ain't good for you. I don't know. What if it's fried? It might clog your arteries, huh. I bet that's not good for you. You want me to send federal troops?"

Polarized Washington sets new low in failing to extend unemployment benefits

Congress has never before let federally extended unemployment benefits drop with an unemployment rate so high: That is the takeaway from a searing new...