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"By producing the next generation of larger and more efficient wind turbines, we can create thousands of new jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as we fully unlock wind power as a critical national resource," Moniz said. (AP Photo)Â

Energy and Environment

Obama administration plays up wind’s potential for Southeast

John Siciliano · May 19, 2015 9:17 pm

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee scored the highest favorability rating among GOP voters, while former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sens. Rand Paul and Marco Rubio followed close behind. (Getty Image)

Pew survey finds Republicans more optimistic about 2016 field than in past elections

Ryan Lovelace · May 19, 2015 8:48 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest arrives for the the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House blames Boehner for stalemate on ISIS strategy

Nicole Duran · May 19, 2015 8:46 pm

Although Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., opposes theÂ USA Freedom Act, heÂ announced Tuesday he will allow a vote on the measure. (Getty Image)

McConnell bends on NSA

Susan Ferrechio · May 19, 2015 8:08 pm

The State Department said Tuesday that it would comply with a court order to develop a plan for releasing all of the emails it has from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

State Department will comply with court order on Hillary Clinton emails

Pete Kasperowicz · May 19, 2015 7:12 pm

Recent developments have given Yucca Mountain supporters hope that the stalemate hanging over the project is almost over. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Senate spending bill lacks funding for Yucca nuclear waste storage

Zack Colman · May 19, 2015 6:30 pm

Cancer charities used public’s $187 million for cruises, dating sites: FTC

Robert King · May 19, 2015 5:59 pm

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., left, sitting next to the committee's ranking member Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, uses his gavel to begin a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, on Iran sanctions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrats counter GOP reform bill with narrow measure

Joseph Lawler · May 19, 2015 5:54 pm

Sanders rolls out proposal for tuition-free public college

Joseph Lawler · May 19, 2015 4:49 pm

Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating the possibility that the Islamic State militant leader killed Friday was the captor of American hostage Kayla Mueller for a time. (AP Photo/The Daily Courier, Jo. L. Keener)

National Security

Pentagon looking at whether ISIS leader connected to Kayla Mueller abduction

Tara Copp · May 19, 2015 4:47 pm

A batch of 296 emails from Hillary Clinton's private server provide a narrow glimpse of the internal deliberations that took place within the State Department's top ranks in the wake of a 2012 terror attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. (AP Photo)

Hillary Clinton refuses to endorse Obama’s trade plans

Peter Kasperowicz · May 19, 2015 4:37 pm

Mitch McConnell is planning to huddle with GOP rank-and-file and could make a decision on surveillance reform today, GOP aides told theÂ Washington Examiner. (AP Photo)Â

McConnell under increasing pressure to back NSA reform bill

Susan Ferrechio · May 19, 2015 4:11 pm