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Donald Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Ending the tax credit could have grave implications for an already stalling U.S. EV transition. And yet representatives of Tesla — by far the nation's biggest EV maker — have told a Trump-transition committee they support ending the subsidy, said the two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, one of Trump's biggest backers and the world's richest person, said in July that killing the subsidy might slightly hurt Tesla sales but would be «devastating» to its U.S. EV competitors, which include legacy automakers such as General Motors.

Former US President Donald Trump’s transition team is engaging pretty actively with the prominent Republicans as the US Presidential Election approaches while the top candidate for the key positions is Senator Marco Rubio who is being considered for the Secretary of State, reported New York Post. Former ambassador Carlos Trujillo also emphasized on Marco Rubio’s qualifications which is based on his foreign affairs expertise and strong personal rapport with Donald Trump. New York Post reported that the other potential nominees for significant positions include Senators Tom Cotton and Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance as well as Robert O’Brien and Richard Grenell for national security roles. Mike Johnson, the House Speaker claimed that several lawmakers of GOP are targeting the cabinet positions while up to ten will be possibly transitioning if Donald Trump wins the US Presidential Elections. Also Read: US elections: This new tracking survey gives Kamala Harris 4 points lead over Donald Trump

Newspapers in the United States closed at the rate of more than two per week during 2023

Joe Biden will move forward with to forgive students' loans as the new rule of a federal judge has let a temporary order expire on it. Joe Biden may move forward with the plan of forgiving student debt just weeks before the US presidential election, and it will also deliver relief to the millions of Americans. As per an estimate by the Center for American Progress, the plan of the Biden administration could benefit many students as well as every four federal student loan holders when it is aligned to the administration's previous effort, as per CNBC. Republican former president George W. Bush has appointed U.S. District Judge Randal Hall in Georgia, who has given rule in favor of Biden administration on late Wednesday. The declaration came as an important win for the current administration to forgive the debts of students. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Dakota, and Ohio have challenged the Biden administration's plan of forgiving students' loans by filing a lawsuit.

Sequoia Financial Group has announced a strategic partnership with Eide Bailly, a top 20 US accounting firm, in a move set to significantly enhance both firms’ wealth management services.

North Dakota voters will decide in November whether to eliminate property taxes

The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve flawed tank cars the National Transportation Safety board has been trying to get off the tracks for decades

Collin Mertz, a 23-year-old farmer in North Dakota, believes American men like himself have been targeted by liberals in the push for diversity. “It would seem the white male is the enemy of the left," said Mertz, who voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020 and plans to do so again in November. Lauren Starrett, a 28-year-old engineer in Cincinnati, feels a personal threat from conservatives seeking to scale back access to abortion and other rights.

Northern Lights, don't worry. Nature will give you one more opportunity to watch this astronomical spectacle soon. The northern lights, or the Aurora Borealis, are beautiful patterns of light that appear as dancing ribbons or curtains in the Northern Hemisphere. When energized particles from the sun hit Earth's upper atmosphere at 45 million mph or 72 million kph, Earth's magnetic field redirects the particles toward the poles. These particles appear in the form of these patterns. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is called Aurora Australis.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum claims President Joe Biden's economic policies are responsible for increasing the cost of everyday essentials like gas, food and clothes

In a typical presidential campaign, Donald Trump's selection of JD Vance as his running mate on the Republican ticket would have dominated media discussions for a week or two

Trump is poised to reveal his vice-presidential pick at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Ohio Senator JD Vance is currently the frontrunner, with political analysts closely watching his potential selection. Other names on the shortlist include Florida Senator Marco Rubio and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum.

Donald Trump cements his hold on his Republican Party at its 2024 convention this week, having survived an assassination attempt and navigated numerous legal tangles on the road to the party's presidential nomination. During the four-day event beginning on Monday, the former president will announce his choice for a running mate, having cited as frontrunners Ohio U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, all of whom will speak at the gathering. While the event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will be a festive affair to formally nominate Trump, it occurs at a tense moment in U.S. history on the road to the Nov. 5 election rematch between President Joe Biden, 81, and Trump, 78.

The flames from derailed train cars carrying hazardous material are mostly extinguished a day after the incident in a remote area of North Dakota

Rail cars carrying hazardous material have derailed and burst into flames in a remote area of North Dakota

All of the rail cars that contained hazardous materials have been removed from the site of a train derailment in North Dakota, and a CPKC official says all hotspots from the resulting fire have been extinguished

A statewide referendum vote is set in South Dakota for the Nov. 5 general election on a so-called “landowner bill of rights” related to a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline project proposed for the Midwest

Devon Energy is buying Grayson Mill Energy’s Williston Basin business in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $5 billion

The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota

Organizers of a proposed ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota have submitted petitions

Vladimir Putin said that he may be forced to use nuclear weapons if the existence of his country is threatened, the specter of nuclear war has been haunting the US. It has increased with escalating the Russia- Ukraine War and mounting China-US pressure over Taiwan and the South China Sea. Amid these disturbing scenarios, a map has been released showing the potential targets in the US if a nuke war gets triggered. As many as 90 cities have found a place in the map, that may disturb not only their residents but also defense experts and the military.