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Biden’s EPA paid $10.9 million in lawyers’ fees in sue-and-settle cases

The Biden administration set records for sue-and-settle cases, according to a new study that said the EPA paid out $10.9 million in lawyers' fees from 2021 to 2024 while working with environmentalists to set policies outside of what the law requires.

Stefanik’s clash with Speaker Johnson ends as her ‘Arctic Frost’ provision added to defense bill

A public feud between Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Elise Stefanik ended Wednesday with the involvement of President Trump, as her proposal requiring disclosure of congressional counterintelligence investigations of lawmakers was added to the annual defense policy bill.

These companies have sued Trump for tariff refunds

Costco on Friday joined more than a dozen companies that have sued the Trump administration to request refunds for tariffs currently being challenged at the Supreme Court. In April, President Trump announced sweeping "reciprocal" tariffs on foreign trade partners, setting particularly high rates on countries he felt were treating the United States unfairly. “The United...

USDA threatens to withhold SNAP funding from Democratic states over data demands

The Trump administration is planning to block Democratic-led states from accessing billions of dollars in federal funding under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if they continue refusing to comply with the agency’s demand for data about food stamp recipients, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday. “As of next week, we have begun and will begin to stop moving federal funds into those states until...

Jeffries backs Trump’s pardon of Cuellar: ‘Exactly the right outcome’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday backed President Trump’s decision to provide a preemptive pardon for Rep. Henry Cuellar, suggesting the corruption charges against the longtime Texas Democrat were so “thin” that he wouldn’t have been convicted anyway.  “I don't know why the president decided to do this, [but] I think the outcome...

Watch live: Trump to announce updates to Biden-era fuel standards

President Trump on Wednesday is expected to announce an update to federal fuel standards set under the Biden administration. The new proposal includes weakening mileage restrictions and loosening pollution regulations for gas-powered vehicles, according to The Associated Press. Former President Biden implemented policies — including a rule that requires cars to become 2 percent more...

Sabrina Carpenter flames White House over deportation video using her song 

he White House posted a video celebrating migrant deportations, complete with federal agents “handcuffing, tackling and chasing people,” all set to Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Juno.”  

Congress must save college football

College football is facing a crisis due to coaches and players being poached by rival teams, leading to financial instability for universities and a lack of oversight from the NCAA, which requires Congress to step in and demand oversight.

Live updates: Trump slated to reverse Biden-era fuel standards

President Trump on Wednesday is expected to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening pollution restrictions. The proposal would reduce fuel economy requirements set by former President Biden, The Associated Press reported. The administration claims the reversal would boost access to and the affordability of gasoline vehicles. Trump is expected to make the...

University of Alabama shuts down Black, female student magazines

The university told editors the publications would be suspended due to a federal memo on DEI programs.

House Democrats share photos of Epstein’s island home

Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s home, the latest document release to come as the party pushes ahead with its investigation into the convicted sex offender. The photos offer a look into Epstein’s mansion on his private island in the Caribbean, where he was accused of sex trafficking...

Epstein island compound seen in new photos released by House Dems

House Oversight Committee Democrats announced they "received never-before-seen photos and videos" of Jeffrey Epstein's private island.

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