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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Court halts green fund clawback In a reversal, a federal appeals court has once again blocked the Trump administration from rescinding billions in climate funds issued under the Biden administration’s signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Alex Brandon, Associated Press The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated...
The word of the day for Senate Democrats Tuesday was “loophole,” as they fumed over a deal they say failed to kill President Trump’s $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund as well as a sweeping order from his attorney general pick that grants him immunity from any government investigation into past conduct. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Sens....
Republicans are looking to flip the Kansas governor's mansion this fall, with Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly unable to run for reelection again. President Trump has endorsed state Senate President Ty Masterson in Tuesday's GOP primary to replace Kelly, who is term limited. Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab and state Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt are...
The Pentagon’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., is reportedly projected to cost another $1.4 billion through the end of President Trump’s second term, according to information the Pentagon provided to Congress. The estimate, given to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), by acting Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst III, covers the period of October 2026...
The funds have been frozen since early in President Trump’s second term.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday pushed back against the blowback he received from President Trump's MAGA allies over comments he made to state governors in an exclusive interview with NewsNation's Ali Bradley. Mullin spoke out about the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Oklahoma City. His...
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
Close to 3 in 4 voters who supported Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election believe that Democrats on Capitol Hill should challenge President Trump more. In The Economist/YouGov poll, 74 percent of Harris voter respondents said that congressional Democrats challenge the president “too little,” while only 2 percent of the same group...
President Trump ordered contractors working on the White House helipad to redo their work, frustrated with its appearance after weeks of construction, according to reports. Trump was dissatisfied with the result of the construction of the helipad, having made it a priority when work began in June, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing two people...
Last week, construction workers had begun to decorate the new South Lawn helipad with a giant presidential seal. By Tuesday, the design was gone.
Ex-Biden official breaks silence on possible Kamala Harris 2028 run MLive.com
Republicans hoped a shove from President Trump would persuade the embattled congressman to drop his re-election bid in the face of abuse allegations. It hasn’t happened.
Iran’s leaders have perplexed several American presidents, perhaps none more than President Trump.
A group of Senate Democrats is pressing the Trump administration for answers about its policies surrounding American AI models following controversial decisions on AI regulations. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Christopher Coons (D-Del.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Monday wrote a letter requesting Trump administration officials to explain "the Administration’s current...
Former White House Communications Director during President Trump’s first term Stephanie Grisham filed a restraining order against Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), following allegations of abuse from his ex-wife. Grisham’s counsel Mark S. Zaid announced on social platform X that they filed for a temporary restraining order against Miller as an ongoing lawsuit continues. The case...
In a reversal, a federal appeals court has once again blocked the Trump administration from rescinding billions in climate funds issued under the Biden administration’s signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated part of a previous preliminary injunction that temporarily bars the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from clawing back billions in “green...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Monday said the Democratic Party should "make room for people with lots of different voices" following the winning streak of candidates on the left who call themselves democratic socialists. Van Hollen, who has taken a more progressive stance on issues in recent years and has become a potential 2028...
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demanding an investigation into President Trump’s meme coin that they worried could be a “rug pull.” “Your agency is responsible for promoting integrity, stability, and fairness in our financial markets, and must investigate this matter further to...
President Trump told Ohio Rep. Max Miller (R) during a phone call that he will face a tough reelection cycle due to the domestic abuse allegations against the lawmaker. Miller told The Wall Street Journal that Trump told him on Monday his prospects for winning reelection were not looking good. “He said he had a...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) unveiled legislation Monday that would bar social media companies from selling expedited access to posts from government officials following the launch of Truth API. President Trump's media company launched the service over the weekend, which gives Wall Street firms advance access to Truth Social's “most market-moving” posts. Warner's bill, called the...
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator, and federal law enforcement officials will give remarks Tuesday morning from Philadelphia on what they call a "significant" healthcare fraud takedown. The Trump administration earlier this year threatened to withhold Medicaid money from all 50 states if they do not show that they...
Buttigieg indicates he may run for president in 2028 Washington Blade
Health experts on Tuesday morning will testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Medicaid, just months after the Trump administration issued a new rule requiring states to implement work requirements before approving residents for the low-income insurance program. The long-anticipated update guides 42 states and the District of Columbia in carrying out the work rules implemented by President Trump's One...
President Trump's tariff policies have faced criticism for failing to reduce the trade deficit, hurting U.S. businesses, and providing insufficient revenue to offset the federal deficit.