Request for Energy employees working on climate change a not authorizeda by Trump team

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team said Thursday that a survey sent to the Energy Department asking for the names of people who had work on climate change was "not authorized." "The questionnaire was not authorized or part of our standard protocol," Trump spokesman Sean Spicer said .

Orlando, Florida, USA – October 28, 2016: President Barack Obama…

According to multiple sources, President Barack Obama will designate 1.4 to 1.9 million acres in San Juan County as the Bears Ears National Monument next week. Sutherland Institute condemns this blatant abuse of executive power and calls on Congress and President-elect Donald Trump to commit to rescind this national monument designation and allow local voices to be heard.

Donald Trump Invites Tech CEOs to New York for a Tech Summita

Some of Silicon Valley's biggest names are expected to head to Trump Tower day to meet with the president-elect. The head honchos meeting with Trump today as part of his "tech summit" include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Alphabet CEO Larry Page, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Oracle CEO Safra Catz.

The world of Rex Tillerson: Appraising Trump’s pick for secretary of state

In a statement, Donald Trump praised Rex Tillerson, 64, as "among the most accomplished business leaders and international dealmakers in the world." In a statement, Donald Trump praised Rex Tillerson, 64, as "among the most accomplished business leaders and international dealmakers in the world."

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Despite all of the over-the-top emotional turmoil over the election of Donald Trump for U.S. president, the 2016 Republican Party platform provided an early insight into the Trump agenda; the GOP appears to embrace climate and energy realism here in the USA. H. Sterling Burnett of the Heartland Institute is an outspoken critic of the Obama administration's climate change-driven energy policy.

In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some see nuke risk

In this May 9, 2016 file photo, Russian soldiers march during the Victory Day military parade marking 71 years after the victory in WWII in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. It's not quite Cold War II, but the collapse of U.S. military relations with Russia could prove to be one of the most consequential aspects of President Barack Obama's national security legacy while presenting an early test of Donald Trump's hope for friendly ties to Moscow.

Obama to press Trump to preserve Cuba detente, says White House

U.S. President Barack Obama will make his case directly to President-elect Donald Trump not to derail the recent U.S.-Cuba detente, the White House said on Dec. 13, insisting that "turning back the clock" would be damaging to American interests and the Cuban people. Ben Rhodes, Obama's deputy national security adviser, said the outgoing administration hopes to persuade the incoming Trump administration to preserve Obama's policy of engagement despite the president-elect's threat to roll back the opening with the communist-ruled island.

Trump taps former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head Energy Department he once vowed to abolish

President-elect Donald Trump picked Rick Perry to head the Energy Department on Wednesday, seeking to put the former Texas governor in control of an agency whose name he forgot during a presidential debate even as he vowed to abolish it. Perry, who ran for president in the past two election cycles, is likely to shift the department away from renewable energy and toward fossil fuels, whose production he championed while serving as governor for 14 years.

How Fast Could GOP Congress Get Obamacare Repeal To Trump’s Desk?

House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is part of the Republican leadership working to repeal the Affordable Care Act as quickly as possible in January. Republicans in Congress are so eager to repeal the Affordable Care Act that some have vowed to get a bill to President-elect Donald Trump's desk on the day he takes the oath of office.

Official: 4 dead in Alabama after vehicle goes off dock

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U.N. environment chief concerned at climate science skeptics among Trump picks

Erik Solheim, executive director of the UN Environment Programme , speaks during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia December 14, 2016. Erik Solheim, executive director of the UN Environment Programme , speaks during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia December 14, 2016.

Trump’s Tillerson Pick Gives Keystone XL a Friend in D.C.

President-elect Donald Trump's plan to put a supporter of the Keystone XL pipeline into a crucial decision-making position may give the controversial pipeline a leg up. If approved as Secretary of State, Exxon Mobil Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson would be in a position to approve the pipeline's presidential permit, a requirement for energy projects that cross an international border.

Trump’s Cabinet picks unexpectedly putting Senate GOP in bind

Then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears at a campaign roundtable event in Manchester, N.H., on Oct. 28. WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans had hoped that Donald Trump's Cabinet selections could give them a leg up in the 2018 midterm races.