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EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants.

AI is hardly the first industry where the big guys demanded regulation

Rahm Emanuel over the weekend asserted that it was historic — unprecedented — that the CEOs of the biggest artificial intelligence companies want federal regulation of AI. Emanuel is trying to argue that, of course, we need federal regulation of A.I. today, if even the biggest businesses in the industry want it. The premise of […]

Paxton gets $54M boost from Senate Leadership Fund’s Texas PAC

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) Senate campaign received nearly $54 million from the GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund’s (SLF) Texas affiliate, according to a filing. The Austin-based Texas PAC donated more than $53.8 million to Paxton’s campaign, based on filings to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The committee is affiliated with the SLF, which is...

Supreme Court won’t restore Trump’s mail-in voting plan for midterms 

The Supreme Court refused to clear the way for President Trump’s mail-in voting plan for the midterms on Monday over the dissents of two conservative justices, keeping intact a judge’s block that declared the plan unlawful. It’s the third time the Trump administration brought the plan to the high court’s emergency docket after groups have blocked the effort. Previously, the...

Iran strikes on US diplomatic facilities in 4 Gulf countries cost $184M: IG report 

U.S. diplomatic facilities in four Gulf countries suffered around $184 million in estimated damages from Iranian military strikes, according to a new report from the Pentagon’s watchdog made public on Monday.  The posts are located in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Pentagon watchdog said in the 44-page report, the first...

Iran strikes on US diplomatic facilities raise war cost

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Iran strikes on US diplomatic facilities raise war cost U.S. diplomatic facilities in four Gulf countries suffered around $184 million in estimated damages from Iranian military strikes, a new Pentagon watchdog report found. © Farid Abdulwahed,...

Crypto regulation bill faces Senate vote

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Clarity Act faces Senate test A cryptocurrency regulation bill is poised to face a key test on the Senate floor this week, as lawmakers weigh whether to advance the measure after nearly a year of negotiations....

Trump guts power plant climate rules

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump slashes climate rules for coal and gas plants The Trump administration on Monday gutted regulations that limited planet-warming emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. © AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file The move allows a sector that makes up a large share of the U.S.’s...

6 takeaways as Trump takes sledgehammer to power plant climate regs

The Trump administration on Monday gutted the rules governing the nation’s climate regulations for power plants. Here’s what you should know about the final rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): It axes most, but not all, power plant climate rules The rules, which have been announced but whose underlying text did not appear to...

McConnell returns to Senate to cast first vote since June

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) returned to the Senate Monday evening to cast his first vote since June 11 after spending months away from the Capitol recuperating from a fall he suffered at home. McConnell’s long absence and the trickle of information from his office about his condition fueled weeks of speculation about his health and...

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