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Senators unveil wide-ranging energy bill

Modernizing the electric grid and the emergency petroleum reserve were the cornerstones of a bill unveiled by leaders of the Senate energy committee on Wednesday, showing cross-party consensus on some issues, but the lawmakers failed to agree on whether to repeal the ban on U.S. oil exports. The Energy Policy Modernization Act marks a moment of limited agreement between Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, and Democrat Senator Maria Cantwell

Elections commission releases Trump's financial disclosure

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Elections Commission released on Wednesday the 92-page personal financial disclosure statement from Republican U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump, showing the breadth of wealth held by the real-estate mogul and television host. Trump has a total of 515 “positions held outside the United States government,” mostly as president or director of his multitude of corporations. …