Tag: Washington D.C.

Energy and Environment

Zeldin moves to undo Biden ‘Green New Deal’ and EV rules with sweeping deregulation

Callie Patteson, Maydeen Merino · March 12, 2025 3:13 pm

The Utah Dugway Proving Ground was inspected by the CDC,Â and lawmakers hope the documents will shed light on the shipments' safety lapses.

Senate Republicans push CDC reform

Gabrielle M. Etzel · March 12, 2025 3:00 pm

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters after a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington.

Senate Democrats punt GOP plan to avert shutdown in favor of 30-day stopgap

Samantha-Jo Roth · March 12, 2025 2:47 pm

President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico appear to be yielding results.

Tariffs based on tendentious history could be political malpractice

Michael Barone · March 12, 2025 2:46 pm

Here are the early contenders to fill Democrat Jeanne Shaheen’s Senate seat in 2026

Annabella Rosciglione · March 12, 2025 2:34 pm

In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal Reserve officials were convinced last month that the U.S. economy and job growth had slowed as COVID-19 cases surged across the country. They noted that the economy's outlook is heavily dependent on the course of the virus.

Court filing sows doubt on Fed’s claim they had ‘no contact’ with DOGE

Emily Hallas · March 12, 2025 2:13 pm

Doug Collins, secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, appears at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, at the Capitol in Washington.

Veterans Affairs Secretary confronts reporter publishing ‘unconfirmed hearsay’

Jenny Goldsberry · March 12, 2025 1:34 pm

Jamie Raskin invites DC to rejoin Maryland to save the city from the ‘thumb of MAGA colonialism’

Jack Birle · March 12, 2025 1:14 pm

Russia rules out NATO peacekeepers in ceasefire negotiations

Timothy Nerozzi, Mike Brest · March 12, 2025 1:07 pm

Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon says she's removing bureaucracy from the agency.

Democrats blast Education Department firings while GOP praises cuts

Haisten Willis · March 12, 2025 12:57 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) watches after a joint session of Congress confirmed the Electoral College votes, affirming President Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Mike Johnson ‘fully in support’ of eliminating Education Department

Jenny Goldsberry · March 12, 2025 11:59 am

Canada announced a slew of new tariffs on U.S. imports Wednesday, amid an escalating trade war with President Donald Trump.

Canada retaliates with tariffs worth $21 billion amid trade war with Trump

Christian Datoc · March 12, 2025 11:06 am