Melat Kiros: 'I’m not supporting anyone for leadership who takes corporate PAC money'

Melat Kiros, the Democratic primary winner in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, is vowing to oppose any politician accepting campaign donations from corporate PACs. The 29-year-old Democratic Socialist is one of a growing number of Democrats pushing for institutional change within the party. She defeated longtime Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette in the state primary election on…

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Energy Department issues emergency orders for mid-Atlantic power grid amid heat wave

As an electric grid operator warns of potential power shortages amid this week’s heat, the Trump administration is issuing emergency orders with the goal of maximizing output. Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued a directive to grid operator PJM to dispatch more power generation from various fossil fuel plants as needed despite environmental restrictions that normally…

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Former CIA officer: 'I don't believe that the research stopped' on MK-Ultra

A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official said on Tuesday that he does not think the agency’s research on individuals through Project MK-Ultra will ever stop. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Task Force on Declassification of Federal Secrets received testimony earlier in the day during a hearing focused on MK-Ultra. Representative… Source…

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