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Before being elected to the U.S. Congress in 1998, physicist Rush Holt taught and researched such areas as solar spectroscopy and plasma physics. This background inspired some of  his supporters in the 12th District of New Jersey to make bumper stickers that proudly read: “My congressman IS a rocket scientist!” -- reflecting their growing desire "for more science, or at least more scientific thinking, in Congress," Rush recalls.  Combining a keen interest in science with politics came relatively smoothly for Rush. He inherited his interest in politics from his parents.

And Chuck Schumer<b> </b>plans to take the fight to House Republicans over the debt limit in a floor speech today.

Turning the newest breakthrough at a U.S. Energy Department lab into abundant, carbon-free power may require hundreds of billions of dollars. And many technical hurdles await.

Fusion energy has long been a dream for scientists who say the technology will enable cheap, plentiful power that does not produce the planet-heating gases or pollution that come with burning fossil fuels.

And DOJ asks an appeals court to end the Mar-a-Lago special master review.