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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, from left, Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., talk to reporters about the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act to reform the federal environmental review and permitting process, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The 24 Democrats and one Republican who voted against advancing the Senate permitting bill

Callie Patteson · November 9, 2026 7:10 pm

Lee, Moore Capito, Whitehouse, and Heinrich.

Major bill to cut red tape for energy projects clears Senate hurdle

Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump

Trump says he’ll ‘stand by’ Hegseth as ‘loser’ Massie renews impeachment effort

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) gestures behind a podium that says "impeach Hegseth."

Massie suggests DeSantis as war secretary if Hegseth ousted in impeachment push

Miller, Means, and RFK Jr.

Top MAHA activist tells Trump to partner with Democrats on food reform

This undated photo provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

DHS publicly releases restraining order against Kilmar Abrego Garcia to show ‘history of violence’

Jenny Goldsberry April 16, 2025 3:20 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

RFK Jr. announces studies coming on links between autism and environmental toxins: ‘Remove the taboos’

Emily Hallas April 16, 2025 2:15 pm

Columbia talks tougher after Harvard rejects White House demands

Brady Knox April 16, 2025 1:03 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington.

Trump order requires faster environmental permitting process, ending paper applications

Callie Patteson April 16, 2025 11:41 am

IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley, testifies to a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing with IRS whistleblowers, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Washington.

Trump names Hunter Biden whistleblower Gary Shapley as next acting IRS chief

Emily Hallas April 16, 2025 11:36 am

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), President Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington.

Judge orders Trump EPA to release $20 billion in funding for green groups

Maydeen Merino April 16, 2025 11:16 am

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks as congressional Democrats hold their news conference on the shut down of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Employees and supporters gathered outside USAID after Elon Musk posted on social media that he and President Donald Trump would shut down the agency.

Chris Van Hollen attempts to meet Kilmar Abrego Garcia as Rachel Morin’s mother slams senator

Jenny Goldsberry April 16, 2025 11:12 am

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill.

WATCH LIVE: RFK Jr. addresses rising autism rates as CDC releases new data

Brady Knox April 16, 2025 10:46 am

Los Angeles Times offers AI-generated dissents on opinion pieces

Jenny Goldsberry April 16, 2025 9:03 am

Putin sticking to ‘maximalist’ demands for peace deal in Ukraine, including territory Russia has been unable to take by force

Jamie McIntyre April 16, 2025 7:32 am

Trump eyes new plan to militarize the border: Turn it into a miles-long Army base

Anna Giaritelli April 16, 2025 7:00 am

Congress and courts confront AI’s legal gray areas

Kaelan Deese April 16, 2025 6:00 am