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Shapiro’s ‘Lightning Plan’ will put Pennsylvania in the race to power AI

Pointing to the Keystone State’s long history of innovation and abundance of resources, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) rolled out a slate of energy policy proposals he promised would spark the state’s energy sector, create jobs, and lower energy costs for consumers. “Pennsylvania has long been a national energy leader, from Ben Franklin to today. But […]

The growing threat of SJP on college campuses

For Jena and Noor Chanaa, sisters who led George Mason University’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter, calls for intifada were not mere protest slogans. They were exhortations to antisemitic violence.  Law enforcement discovered the Chanaa sisters’ apparently lethal intent after an investigation into acts of antisemitic vandalism on campus led police to search their […]

Will France snatch defeat in Lebanon by re-empowering Hezbollah?

This April will mark the 50th anniversary of the start of Lebanon’s civil war. Palestinians, Israel, Syria, and postrevolutionary Iran played out their own regional Great Game in what was once a placid and cosmopolitan country. Beirut transformed from the Paris of the Middle East to its Mogadishu. The shaky peace of the 1990s allowed a […]

A step forward on legislative permitting reform

After the failure of the Manchin-Barrasso Energy Permitting Reform Act in the last Congress and with the zone flooded by executive action, legislative approaches to permitting reform in a new Congress are also kicking into gear. There has been a groundswell of support for reforms of the National Environmental Policy Act since the Bush administration. […]

The strange, inclusive world of mountain personhood

As told by New Zealand, rivers and forests are legitimate human ancestors. The country’s most recent conferral of personhood adds a mountain to the list and is a good example of the diversity, equity, and inclusion implications that President Donald Trump is trying to avoid. It is an example in principle, that is. Thankfully, the […]

Don’t fall for it — the federal employee ‘buy-out’ plan is a trick

To scare federal workers into resigning, the email conjures threats that likely exceed the administration’s legal authority.

Trump taps Bessent to lead consumer bureau as GOP plots big changes

President Trump has tapped Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). “I look forward to working with the CFPB to advance President Trump’s agenda to lower costs for the American people and accelerate economic growth,” Bessent said in a statement on Monday. Trump designated Bessent as acting...

Live updates: Trump pauses Mexico tariffs; DOGE takes aim at spending, USAID

As President Trump's tariff war with Canada, Mexico and China heats up this week, fallout is expected in the markets and on Capitol Hill. Mexico and the U.S. struck at deal to delay that nation's tariffs for a month, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday. Meanwhile, Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are engaged...

Trump, Mexican president agree to delay tariffs for one month

President Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said they have agreed to delay tariffs by at least one month, following a call between the two leaders Monday. The 25 percent tariffs on Mexico were to be implemented Tuesday. Both Trump and Sheinbaum said Mexico will send 10,000 soldiers to the border with the U.S. who will...

Why were lawmakers only lobbing softballs at Sean Duffy? 

It's DOT's job to look out for consumers and protect the competitiveness of the airline industry. But Sean Duffy exemplifies the revolving door between government and the private sector.

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