By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s repeal of a cornerstone federal climate regulation will immediately free automakers from costly tailpipe emissions standards, but the move could spark lawsuits and force businesses to navigate an uncertain future of multiple state and regional rules. Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized its … Read more
Request: The construction of US President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has been stopped by a federal judge in mid-February 2026. Rating: Rating: False Context: As of this writing, a federal judge has yet to rule on the legal status of the construction project. In a post on social media, Trump declared that the project … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his recent push to seize control of Greenland has unsettled many in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 out of … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for US action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the Republican president to dismantle climate regulations. The rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency revokes a 2009 government … Read more
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan invited the scorn by pointing out that people don’t have the right to disrupt Congress, despite his long record of defending those involved in the January 6, 2021 riots. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee made this remark during Wednesday’s fiery hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi, who faced off … Read more
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require proof of US citizenship in November’s midterm elections, which Democrats said would impose unnecessary burdens on US voters and concentrate electoral power in the hands of President Donald Trump. Lawmakers voted 218-213 to approve the SAVE America … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats took to the Senate floor Wednesday to deliver impassioned speeches denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to impeach a group of lawmakers who last year encouraged members of the U.S. military to resist “illegal orders,” seeing the episode as a grim test for their chamber and the rule of law. “The fact … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — An annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unfolding after President Donald Trump barred Democratic governors from White House events. The National Governors Association said it will no longer hold a formal meeting with Trump when the governors are scheduled to meet in … Read more
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to ban the new $4.6 billion bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario from opening, in his latest salvo against Canada over trade issues. Trump mentioned Canada’s ownership of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, its refusal to stock some US alcoholic … Read more
MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday the fuel situation in Cuba was critical and US attempts to “focus” the island’s economy were causing many difficulties, vowing to act against any kind of military intervention and expressing Moscow’s solidarity with Cuba and Venezuela. Cuba detailed its plans to navigate the growing crisis on … Read more