Tag: Regulations

Fenn should totally ignore the health and safety fetishists. (Luis Sanchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Safety hawks are trying to ruin the coolest, all-American treasure hunt there is

Tom Rogan · June 21, 2017 7:02 pm

James Clinger could also excite conservatives seeking to limit the government's ability to rescue banks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump bank regulatory pick liked by banks

Joseph Lawler · June 19, 2017 11:53 pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a Senate panel that, if he were king for a day, he would repeal all of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Trump plan gives more power to one regulator: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

Joseph Lawler · June 19, 2017 4:01 am

Clinger would first be nominated to be a member of the FDIC, and then to replace current chairman, Martin Gruenberg, when his five-year term runs out in November. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump selects former House GOP staffer for top bank regulator

Joseph Lawler · June 16, 2017 11:51 pm

Trump is placing a priority on trimming the "dense thicket of rules, regulations and red tape" that developers face. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Beltway Confidential

On infrastructure, Trump is using a machete to cut through red tape and regulations

Christine Harbin · June 15, 2017 5:17 pm

The Bureau of Land Management will announce it will postpone methane rules until January because of litigation and an administration review. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Energy and Environment

Interior to delay Obama fracking rules

John Siciliano · June 14, 2017 7:42 pm

"If we don't get these additional sanctions at the UN, as I mentioned over the weekend, I have an executive order prepared, that's ready to go to the president that will authorize to stop doing trade and put sanctions on anybody that does trade with North Korea," Mnuchin said Wednesday to reporters. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Treasury report will focus on community bank relief, Mnuchin says

Joseph Lawler · June 12, 2017 5:31 pm

"We are seeking additional time to review the program, so that we can fully evaluate the public comments raised by multiple petitioners and consider other issues that may benefit from additional public input," said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. (Giorgio Benvenuti/ANSA via AP)

Energy and Environment

EPA slams brakes on Obama chemical safety rules

John Siciliano · June 12, 2017 5:12 pm

Our lackluster economy needs a healthy retail industry, which is a big chunk of the nation's economic activity. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

OpEd: Congress picks free markets over stuffing big banks’ coffers

Chuck Bell · June 10, 2017 12:00 pm

President Trump's tweets about the travel ban may factor into how the Supreme Court would interpret the effort. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals mentioned the tweets in its opinion preserving the blockade of the ban. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

Trump to create council to punish agencies for delaying projects

John Siciliano · June 9, 2017 10:15 pm

Dodd-Frank Reform in the House Helps the GOP in the Senate

Benjamin Parker · June 9, 2017 6:45 pm

Cutting the Red Tape

Andrew Egger · June 9, 2017 6:25 pm