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President Trump's plan is ambitious, from making the nation energy-independent, to developing clean coal technology and devising an energy-and-terrorism security strategy with the Saudi Arabians.

Energy and Environment

Trump will burn Obama’s energy regulations

John Siciliano · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

"I think we've taken a hiatus on Clean Power Plan because a big part of that is going to be obviously driven by a new Supreme Court justice," said Robert Powelson, new president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

Energy and Environment

Climate change is off the table under Trump

John Siciliano · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

Medicaid advocates push back against block grants and the per-capita approach, noting that 56 percent of all federal contributions to states, not just for healthcare, are for Medicaid programs.

GOP could look to per-person funding for Medicaid reform

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

Robert Powelson is the president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Energy and Environment

NARUC chief sees resurgence of states’ rights energy policy under Trump

John Siciliano · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

Currently, 27 states and the District of Columbia allow a computer class to be taken in place of a math or science requirement, but not a foreign language class. (AP Photo)

Lawmaker pushes for Java and Basic to replace Spanish and French

Anna Giaritelli · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

The two government-sponsored enterprises buy home loans from lenders, package them into securities and sell them to investors with a guarantee that they'll make them whole if the loans go bad.

Mortgage industry pushes to free Fannie and Freddie from the federal government

Joseph Lawler · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

If President Trump continues focusing on the F-35 program, it's likely to have a real impact, not only on Lockheed Martin, but also more broadly on the rest of the defense industry. (George Frey/Bloomberg)

The upside to Trump’s dubious claims about defense industry savings

Jacqueline Klimas · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

Emily Benavides is the press secretary for Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Congressional staffer profile: Emily Benavides went from Jeb’s campaign to Capitol Hill

Al Weaver · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

Border walls have a history of doing their jobs

Washington Examiner Staff · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds first learned of the laws' persistence from staffers with Native American heritage who complained to him that it was long past time to scrub the books. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers)

Rounds aims to expunge ‘offensive’ Native American laws

Susan Crabtree · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

Women demonstrate across the street from the New York City residence of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer during the second in a series of "Resist Trump Tuesdays." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Supreme Court fight over Gorsuch puts Schumer in a bind

Susan Ferrechio · February 6, 2017 5:01 am

Treasury and the Justice Department are at the forefront of efforts to combat international cyber crime

Opposition to Trump’s Cabinet picks hurts cyber policy across agencies

Charlie Mitchell · February 6, 2017 5:01 am