Tag: Biden Administration

A tanker anchored at the oil export terminal in the far eastern port of Kozmino. The U.S. said this week it is hoping to slash Russian energy revenues by 50% by 2030, suggesting its sanctions and oil price cap mechanism will last for years.

Energy and Environment

US aims to halve Russian energy revenue by 2030, top official says

Breanne Deppisch · December 1, 2023 3:44 pm

The U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk. Yields on Treasury bills maturing in early June are soaring amid the historic debt ceiling fight between the Biden White House and Republicans, led by Kevin McCarthy.

Biden administration sets EV tax credit rules meant to cut out China

Breanne Deppisch · December 1, 2023 1:45 pm

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a press briefing at the White House.

White House unveils new press briefing lectern, ‘a blend of modernity and tradition’

Haisten Willis · November 30, 2023 7:30 pm

Energy and Environment

EPA proposes rule to tighten lead pipeline standards

Breanne Deppisch · November 30, 2023 11:00 am

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested for alleged spying, listens to the verdict in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Monday, June 15, 2020.

Paul Whelan assaulted in Russian prison, brother says

Mike Brest · November 29, 2023 4:35 pm

Beltway Confidential

The biorevolution is here, and the US better be prepared to meet it

Sarah Sewall, Tara O'Toole · November 29, 2023 6:00 am

Night falls on the dome of the Capitol, hours after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted as speaker of the House on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Washington.

Senate votes down Biden’s long-stalled Labor Department nominee

Emily Jacobs · November 28, 2023 11:10 pm

Biden administration hosted anti-Israel activist who has celebrated Palestinian terrorists

Gabe Kaminsky · November 28, 2023 5:44 pm

An oil well near Casper, Wyoming. The Biden administration is auctioning off roughly 35,000 acres of land in Wyoming Tuesday, the first in a spate of new oil and gas auctions slated to take place in the shadow of the COP28 summit in Dubai.

Biden administration holds oil and gas lease auctions in Wyoming, angering environmentalists

Breanne Deppisch · November 28, 2023 5:27 pm

Energy and Environment

Car dealers press Biden to ease up on ‘unrealistic’ electric vehicle push

Breanne Deppisch · November 28, 2023 4:34 pm

President Joe Biden gives a speech on protecting American democracy in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 1st.

Beltway Confidential

The Left’s fear of fascism under Trump is the ultimate example of projection

Steve Levy · November 28, 2023 9:42 am

Protesters gather outside the Capitol to voice their dissent with an abortion ruling on Sept. 23 in Phoenix. An Arizona judge ruled the state can enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years.

Supreme Court holds Arizona GOP lawmakers must face deposition in voting lawsuit

Kaelan Deese · November 28, 2023 3:01 am