Bill overturns coal stream regulation
President Donald Trump has put the brakes on a regulation blocking coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams. before he signed a measure to overturn it.
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At conference of world leaders, McCain blasts Trump’s worldview
Without ever mentioning President Trump by name, Sen. John McCain used a speech in Germany on Friday as an international platform in an apparent blast at his fellow Republican's policies and worldview. At conference of world leaders, McCain blasts Trump's worldview Without ever mentioning President Trump by name, Sen. John McCain used a speech in Germany on Friday as an international platform in an apparent blast at his fellow Republican's policies and worldview.
McCain just systematically dismantled Trump’s worldview
Speaking Sunday at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, U.S. Sen. John McCain criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention in Syria's nearly five-year civil war. "Mr. Putin is not interested in being our partner," said McCain During a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the Republican senator from Arizona delivered a pointed and striking point-by-point takedown of Trump's worldview and brand of nationalism.
Climate doubter Pruitt takes EPA reins
Director of Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt is sworn in by Justice Samuel Alito at the Executive Office in Washington, US February 17, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over the objections of Democrats and environmentalists worried he will gut the agency, as the administration readies executive orders to ease regulation on drillers and miners.
Study: American stress on the rise
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Victoria Demos was working as a therapist in Greenwich Village, N.Y. And even during that fraught and terrifying time, she said, the patients she saw were not experiencing as much anxiety as the ones she's seeing now.
Sunday: Priebus, Graham, Nunes, Cummings
U.S. President Donald Trump hands Chief of Staff Reince Priebus an executive order that directs agencies to ease the burden of Obamacare, after signing it in the Oval Office in Washington, U.S. Jan. 20, 2017. President Trump stepped back into campaign mode this week, once again taking aim at one of his favorite targets: the media.
John Cornyn is no climate denier, but with votes like his, does that even matter?
Back in 2014 when I was still fairly new to Washington as The News' business correspondent, I took part in a call between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas reporters, something the senator, to his credit, does regularly. I came away from that talk disheartened over the issue of climate change, and said so in a blog post that afternoon.
John McCain just systematically dismantled Donald Trump’s…
During a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the Republican senator from Arizona delivered a pointed and striking point-by-point takedown of Trump's worldview and brand of nationalism. McCain didn't mention Trump's name once, but he didn't have to.
AT&T and Time Warner Tell Senators They Won’t Hurt Competition
AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. promised lawmakers who criticized their planned merger that the combined company wouldn't withhold programming from rivals to gain a market advantage. "Restricting distribution of Time Warner content would not only sacrifice revenues, but also damage Time Warner's reputation and relationships in the entertainment industry," the companies told the lawmakers, according to a summary released by AT&T and Time Warner.
Senate confirms Trumpa s EPA pick as White House targets regulation
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over the objections of Democrats and green groups worried he will gut the agency, as the administration readies executive orders to ease regulation on drillers and miners. Senators voted 52-46 to approve Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who Senator John Barrasso, a Republican and the head of the chamber's environment committee, said would reform and modernize the EPA.
W Magazine: I Am an Immigrant
Register to become a member today. You'll get the essential information you need to do your job better, including W Magazine took advantage of the power players congregating in New York for Fashion Week to create this bold statement against Trump's recent travel ban.
Paul Krugman discloses a far scarier possibility than the alleged Trump-Putin axis
Rand Paul summed it up best when he explained: "We'll never even get started with doing the things we need to do, like repealing Obamacare, if we're spending our whole time having Republicans investigate Republicans." There it is in a nutshell.
Kansas lawmakers vote to roll back governor’s deep tax cut
State Sen. Ty Masterson, R- Andover denounces a tax bill the Senate passed Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in Topeka, Kan. State Sen. Ty Masterson, R- Andover denounces a tax bill the Senate passed Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in Topeka, Kan.
The Latest: USDA reposts some online animal welfare records
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reposted some animal welfare records following complaints from animal rights groups and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer . The records posted Friday do not include inspection reports on other animal facilities such as horse and dog breeding centers.
Pruitt Confirmed to Lead EPA, Alarming Environmentalists
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was confirmed as the new administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, in a vote by the Senate Friday. The move is seen by many as a key step by the Trump administration to roll back the Obama administration's rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other sources.
Senate confirms Scott Pruitt to lead EPA
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt today won Senate confirmation to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal agency he repeatedly sued to rein in its reach during the Obama administration. The vote was 52-46 as Republican leaders used their party's narrow Senate majority to push Pruitt's confirmation despite calls from Democrats to delay the vote until requested emails are released next week.
Marco Rubio, relieve our fears about health care: Letters
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee examining ending modern slavery: Building on Success, on Capitol Hill. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee examining ending modern slavery: Building on Success, on Capitol Hill.
A how-to guide for investigating the President
Michael Flynn's sudden resignation has led to calls for a public investigation of President Donald Trump and his advisors. Critics want to know whether they colluded with Russian officials to undermine Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Trump Says Kellogg – In Play’ for Security Adviser Job Harward Rejected
Robert Harward, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, turned down President Donald Trump's offer to become national security adviser, officials said, just days after the resignation of Michael Flynn following revelations he misled administration officials over his contact with Russia.
Scott Pruitt may sound reasonable on TV – but Trump’s EPA …
Trump's pick to safeguard the environment may seem more normal than his boss but he still holds anti-science views With the nonstop drama regarding President Donald Trump's Russia connections hogging the headlines, it's easy to overlook the fact that Senate Republicans are still rubber-stamping the den of crooks and conspiracy theorists Trump is drawing from to stock his Cabinet. Early nominees like Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions, who managed to sneak in before stories about secret phone calls to Russia took over the headlines, encountered some pushback and protest, and were confirmed by narrow party-line votes.