The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to finalize a new rule this month to cover required corporate climate disclosures by public-reporting companies. But the bigger news is that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has announced he will soon sign into law two climate change disclosure bills passed by California’s legislature. These laws will put the...

At the heart of the political events that rocked Washington this week was the notion that Congress, at its most basic function, is responsible for passing individual appropriations bills, and, in essence, a budget.   Not only has Congress failed to do this since the 1990s, but federal policymakers haven’t even really tried. The 1974 Congressional Budget...

Former President Trump chided President Biden over his recent move to allow border wall construction in South Texas, saying he will "await" the incumbent's apology. "Will Joe Biden apologize to me and America for taking so long to get moving, and allowing our country to be flooded with 15 million illegals immigrants, from places unknown,"...

“A man is not immune from prosecution just because a United States attorney happens not to like him.”

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that 26 federal laws were waived to allow border wall construction in Texas, marking the administration's first use of an executive power often used by former President Trump to fund projects along the southern border. The waived laws will help expedite the construction of barriers and roads in Starr County,...

The Chevron deference has become one of the most influential and frequently cited decisions in U.S. administrative law

Although Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), jointly reiterated their support, the damage has already been done.

The House of Representatives is looking for a Speaker.  After Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) dramatic Tuesday ouster, and Rep. Patrick McHenry’s (R-N.C.) installation as acting Speaker, Republican lawmakers on Wednesday appeared no closer to coalescing around a successor.  The House isn’t scheduled to meet again until Tuesday, when official deliberations for the next candidate will...

The ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker is throwing the future of U.S. aid for Ukraine in the air. The assistance had already faced a tough path to passage, as more Republicans have come out in opposition to additional aid. But as the race to replace McCarthy heats up, the road ahead has...

Former Special Forces soldier and Republican congressional candidate Derrick Anderson has received another big name endorsement in his bid to flip a competitive Virginia House seat.