Fourteen positions that require Senate confirmation are vacant. Six Obama holdovers are still in place.
Environment, Featured Story, Science, The Latest News
EPA Abandons Federal Climate Change Office
The move puts the burden of tackling the climate adaptation squarely on individual states.
Elections, Featured Story
A Political Storm Rolls Out of Kansas
Democrats’ efforts to chip away at the Republican-controlled House of Representatives begin with a special election in the red-state bastion. Four other states have elections coming up.
Breaking News, Civil Rights, Featured Story, Labor
Grabber in Chief Makes It Easier to Harass Women at Work
He revokes Obama’s 2014 order that helped ensure that companies with federal contracts followed labor and civil rights laws.
Budget, Defense, Featured Story
Trump’s Budget: More for the Military, Less for the Rest
He wants a 31% cut for EPA, its smallest budget in 40 years.
Featured Story
Republican ‘Repeal and Scrap It’ Proposal Takes Health Insurance Away From Millions
Congressional Republicans finally unveiled their alternative to Obamacare. It’s a doozy.
Featured Story
The Questions
Were I asking questions at Monday night’s presidential debate, here are some I would pose to Donald Trump, whom I have reported on for the last 28 years: 1. You have talked publicly about running for President for three decades, so presumably you have studied the official job description for President. Please tell us precisely…
Featured Story
Government Hides Information About Inhumane ‘Puppy Mills’
A surprise move by the Department of Agriculture will make it virtually impossible for citizens to learn about the worst pet breeders operating in the country.
Featured Story
How Trump Plans to Slow Our Internet to a Crawl
You thought ‘net neutrality’ was a done deal. Trump’s new FCC chairman wants to let big companies charge more for their content, turning the information superhighway into a toll road.
Featured Story
Get Ready for Higher Electric Bills
Promoting an industry insider to run the agency that oversees power companies, could mean a big boost for utility rates. More coal mining coming, too.