{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump EPA narrows, delays PFAS drinking water regulation The Environmental Protection Agency is narrowing and delaying its drinking water regulations for toxic "forever chemicals." © Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Associated Press file Exposure to these chemicals, also known as PFAS, has been linked to health...

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified during back-to-back hearings in the House and Senate on Wednesday for the first time since his confirmation. Kennedy faced questions on vaccines, canceled medical research and his drastic overhaul of the federal health agency during the hearings about President Trump's budget request, which...

Temperatures are rising over an altercation between three Democratic lawmakers and immigration agents at a detention center in New Jersey, as Democrats say the administration is using the incident to improperly target political opposition. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week accused Garden State Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez and LaMonica McIver of “committing felonies” during...

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story  Dems hope Musk will be midterm election liability  Elon Musk has become as much of a political liability as an asset for Republicans as his full-time role at the White House winds down and midterm chatter ramps up.   © Jeffrey Phelps, Associated Press While Musk brings with him loads of...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took aim Wednesday at one of the most vulnerable House Republicans as he and several of his blue-state colleagues threaten to tank President Trump's signature policy bill. In a Wednesday post on social platform X, Greene blasted Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) for pushing House Republican leadership for a higher state...

Presented by AARP — Plus: Lawmakers press RFK Jr. at hearing {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House GOP advances Medicaid cuts after 26-hour markup After a grueling overnight markup session, the House Energy & Commerce Committee voted along party lines to advance the portion of the GOP reconciliation bill enacting deep...

A group of Democratic senators called for a federal investigation into whether the Trump administration is using trade negotiations with foreign governments to benefit SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Starlink initiative. In a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Pam Bondi, acting Director of the Office of Government Ethics Jamieson Greer, White House designated agency ethics official...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a heated back-and-forth on Capitol Hill Wednesday with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., during a hearing about his agency's budget for 2026.

Harvard University battles Trump administration's $2.2 billion funding cuts with pay reductions and a lawsuit, as it refuses to comply with governance demands.

Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., reversed course Wednesday from a push to impeach President Donald Trump after getting pressure from fellow House Democrats.