Tag: Regulations

Who Will Be Trump’s Regulatory Czar?

Adam J. White · November 10, 2016 9:54 pm

Donald Trump has said that in his first 100 days in office, he will begin repealing a host of environmental rules established by the Obama administration. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Greens draw battle lines with Trump

John Siciliano · November 9, 2016 11:26 pm

Congress did not give EPA a blank check to issue environmental regulations with no regard for consequences. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Energy and Environment

Holding the EPA to account

William Kovacs · November 3, 2016 4:01 am

"Right now, the United States is leading the world in the production of oil and natural gas," Kyle Isakower said, and President Obama's new regs could place a damper on that. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Oil industry bracing for 11th-hour Obama regulations

John Siciliano · November 1, 2016 8:28 pm

A White House staffer arranges the pens that President Barack Obama will use to sign bill H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act., Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Washington Secrets

Obama set to break red tape record

Paul Bedard · October 31, 2016 4:50 pm

Liberals aligned with Sens. Elizabeth Warren (above, left) and Bernie Sanders are staking out opposition to Hillary Clinton appointing Wall Street-friendly regulators if she wins the presidency and are preparing to mount resistance to her nominations if necessary. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Liberals prepare to keep Wall Street out of a Clinton administration

Joseph Lawler · October 30, 2016 4:01 am

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency informed Congress and the administration Friday that a former employee had lost two thumb drives worth of files, a possible exposure of agency information that it said rose to the level of a "major information security incident." (iStock Photo)

Bank regulator loses two thumb drives of agency files

Joseph Lawler · October 28, 2016 8:24 pm

Rule requires contractors to report accusations of labor law violations, even if a court hasn't reviewed them. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Court halts Obama contractor blacklist

Sean Higgins · October 25, 2016 6:46 pm

Policy implications of a Democratic Senate majority might be felt most profoundly in committees on the periphery of cybersecurity debates rather than in the homeland security and intelligence panels always at the center of cybersecurity policymaking.

Senate flip would give cyberpolicy a regulatory bent

Charlie Mitchell · October 25, 2016 6:01 pm

"The controls we put in place around trading practices in many cases should apply to U.S. Treasury securities as well as equities, especially where those practices can threaten to destabilize markets or hurt investors," Mary Jo White said. (AP Photo)

SEC head calls for more regulation of markets for Treasury securities

Joseph Lawler · October 24, 2016 9:45 pm

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio recently toured a cigar factory to highlight concerns about new regulations from the Food and Drug Administration regarding cigars. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Beltway Confidential

Marco Rubio highlights problems with new FDA cigar rules

Ashe Schow · October 20, 2016 6:23 pm

The agency didn't issue a warning for six months after it was able to, the watchdog reported. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya File)

Energy and Environment

Watchdog: EPA could have declared Flint emergency six months earlier

Kyle Feldscher · October 20, 2016 5:38 pm