A rule published by the Trump administration removed protections for 21 percent of streams and 25 percent of wetlands that otherwise could have received federal protection, new research has found. The protections removed under the 2020 rule amounted to a deregulation of 690,000 stream miles and 35 million wetland acres, according to a paper published in...
The IRS is expecting several hundred thousand taxpayers to use its new online tax filing portal when it launches to the public in March, but officials aren’t putting a limit on the number of people who can use it. The new digital tax filing system known as Direct File was initially characterized by the agency...
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley threw her support behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in his fight with the federal government over border authority, stating the Biden administration's position is "absolutely ridiculous." "Governor Abbott is right: the state of Texas has every right to defend itself and its borders," Haley wrote in a post on X,...
The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday that it has ended its investigation into Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) for pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol complex during a contentious debate over government funding last fall. The panel determined that, because Bowman had already accepted legal responsibility for the episode — and because the House had...
The former chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol praised the prison sentence of a onetime adviser to former President Trump. "Peter Navarro abandoned his oath to the Constitution and abused the public trust while he worked as a trade adviser to former President Trump when, in the...
The average life expectancy in predominantly nonwhite communities along the Houston Ship Channel, the site of largely unregulated petrochemical production, is up to 20 years less than nearby predominantly white communities, according to a report released Thursday by Amnesty International. The 52-mile channel is lined by more than 600 petrochemical plants that operate 24 hours per day,...
The battle for reproductive justice becomes a collective responsibility in this chilling juncture. This fight is not exclusive; everyone, including men, must engage.
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday threw his support behind Gov. Greg Abbott, who is currently feuding with the Biden administration over border security.
House Democrats blasted the impeachment inquiry Thursday after a witness testified he was “unaware" of any involvement President Biden may have had in his son’s business dealings.