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. […]
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 […]
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...
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...
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...
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.
Ahead of a vote on Tuesday, Senate Finance Committee Democrats said recent financial disclosures from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave them “grave concerns” about whether he should be confirmed as leader of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In a letter to Kennedy dated Sunday, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)...
Senior Democratic strategist James Carville on Friday severely criticized former Vice President Kamala Harris, saying the Democratic Party’s decision to nominate her for president was akin to subbing a "seventh-string quarterback" into a "Super Bowl" election. "You can’t address a problem unless you’re honest about a problem," he said on PBS’s “Firing Line” with Margaret...