President Biden increased the emissions reduction goal for the United States under the Paris climate agreement, which Trump has signaled he intends to withdraw from.
Cryptocurrency has wandered in a regulatory wilderness ever since emerging from the 2009 recession as a form of electronic cash, a digital system of payment that didn't have to flow through a financial institution with big government looking over your shoulder.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a lawsuit Monday against the House Ethics Committee to attempt to stop the release of the report that details an investigation into him and his wrongdoings, such as his alleged sexual interactions with minors, drug use and misuse of campaign funds.
Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat fields at a fraction of what it would cost him to use a conventional ground spreader.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle appeared caught off guard on Wednesday as President-elect Trump demanded that a debt ceiling hike be paired with a stopgap government funding bill, rejecting a sweeping bipartisan plan to avert a government shutdown this week. Trump said in a joint statement with Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said that while...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) poked fun at President-elect Trump's encouragement for her to "keep trying" after the congresswoman lost the vote to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the upcoming Congress. "You know it’s bad when even Trump is feeling bad for me," Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a post on...
Senate Republicans from regions affected by hurricanes and other storms are warning negotiators against stripping disaster funding from the stopgap spending bill that is suddenly in turmoil after President-elect Trump heavily criticized Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan. Multiple Republicans indicated that they would hold up any bill that does not include more than $100 billion...
Outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) quipped Wednesday evening that Republicans may be in for more turmoil next year after President-elect Trump threw the year-end spending debate into chaos by coming out against a stopgap spending bill negotiated by congressional leaders “Oh, this is the way it’s going to be next year,” McConnell told...
The Wisconsin assembly is slated to introduce a new committee modeled after the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which was created to reduce “wasteful spending.” State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) said he would make strides toward the same goal for the Badger State through the Governmental, Oversight, Accountability and Transparency Committee (GOAT). “I...
The White House on Wednesday blasted President-elect Trump and Republicans for sinking a proposed government spending deal, raising the possibility of a shutdown. “Republicans need to stop playing politics with this bipartisan agreement or they will hurt hardworking Americans and create instability across the country,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. ...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested Wednesday that Democrats will oppose any federal spending bill that strays from the bipartisan deal announced a day before, accusing GOP leaders of reneging on the agreement at risk of a government shutdown. In a brief statement, Jeffries invoked the growing conservative outcry over the negotiated continuing resolution...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, pledged to support efforts to reimpose restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone if Trump wants to. Hawley told reporters Wednesday he suggested to Kennedy during a Tuesday meeting that “it would be a wise...
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is urging President-elect Trump to stand with Ukraine in its war against Russia. Starmer and Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday, their second call since Trump won the presidential election last month. On the call, the prime minister congratulated Trump on his recent Cabinet nominations and “reiterated the...
The FBI is investigating the Los Angeles deputy mayor of public safety after reports show he was allegedly tied to City Hall bomb threats made earlier this year. Agents searched the home of Brian Williams on Tuesday for evidence of a connection. Williams, who’s been placed on administrative leave, helps to oversee the local police...
The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, a youth welfare measure that has a vehement supporter in Paris Hilton, passed the House on Wednesday after unanimously clearing the Senate last week. The legislation, which passed the House 367 to 33, now heads to President Biden's desk. “Today is a day I will never forget. After years...
