President Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities. He also plans to expand his New Deal-style American Climate Corps green jobs training program.
April 22 marks the 54th celebration of Earth Day. Unfortunately, there should be much more to celebrate five decades later. Even today, with an administration that has made environmentalism a top priority, the majority of the public believes President Joe Biden has “mostly failed” on climate change. Perhaps that’s because his administration insists on counterproductive […]
The Biden administration is reportedly considering tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to counter rising gas prices this summer. Such a move would set a bad precedent. The SPR exists for reasons of national security, not political convenience. Vikas Dwivedi, a global oil and gas strategist, told Bloomberg that the White House might turn to the SPR to […]
After four days of jury selection, the first criminal trial of a former president gets rolling this week in New York. Judge Juan Merchan indicated that he expects opening statements to begin Monday in the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump, after 12 jurors and six alternates were sworn in last week. Both sides will...
Pregnant employees have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that supporters say could change workplace culture for millions of people.
Israel's military intelligence chief offered to resign on Monday and is expected to formally step down eventually for his leadership role during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that killed some 1,200 people, which has been criticized as a major Israeli intelligence failure. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate, requested to...
Columbia University will hold classes virtually on Monday amid ongoing unrest and heightened concern for Jewish students’ safety on campus. The school's president, Minouche Shafik, announced the shift to online learning early Monday and instructed faculty and stuff to work remotely if they can do so. “Our preference is that students who do not live...