Wind and solar energy will no longer receive preferential treatment
The Trump administration is ending preferential treatment for “unreliable” solar and wind energy, and the director of the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment... Read More.
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CA bill would fine stores for theft of their shopping carts
The California Senate and now a key Assembly committee have passed a bill that would allow cities to charge businesses up to $650 for... Read More.
Trump administration officially rejects pandemic-related WHO rules
One day before the deadline, the U.S. government has issued a refusal of new international health regulations that dramatically expand the World Health Organization’s... Read More.
CA files lawsuit over $4B in cancelled high speed rail funds
The California High Speed Rail Authority is suing the Trump administration over cancellation of $4 billion in federal funding for the $36.3 billion... Read More.
Bondi visits Alcatraz; Newsom’s office reacts with skepticism
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s staff expressed skepticism about reopening Alcatraz as a federal prison following U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s visit to the historic... Read More.
Foreign aid groups, NPR respond to GOP-passed $9 billion rescissions package
Republicans have scored another victory for the Trump administration by passing the White House’s rescissions package clawing back $9 billion in foreign aid and... Read More.
DOJ and states back dismissal of Maryland climate lawsuits
A coalition of states, legal scholars, trade groups, and the U.S. Department of Justice is urging Maryland’s highest court to reject attempts by three... Read More.
Third Biden witness invokes Fifth Amendment during House deposition
A third witness in a little over a week has invoked the Fifth Amendment right in a House investigation into former President Joe Biden’s... Read More.
Congress acts to help veterans avoid foreclosure after VA ends relief program
Congress has passed legislation to help veterans avoid foreclosure after the Department of Veterans Affairs ended a mortgage relief program in May without a... Read More.
NPR’s federal funding threatened, but how much is it?
As the U.S. House weighs another vote on Republicans' Rescissions Act of 2025 to cut $9.4 billion in already approved spending, National Public... Read More.
