Donald TrumpJohn’s selection to lead the EPA struggled to answer straightforward questions about the science. At his confirmation hearing Thursday, former Rep. Lee Zeldin faced scrutiny over his limited environmental experience. For one senator, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, this took the form of a pop science quiz — asking, as he put it, “simple basic questions…
Law enforcement has confirmed that a Tesla Cyber truck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on New Year’s Day. One person died inside the Cybertruck, and seven minor injuries were reported, according to Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill. As described in a briefing by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department Thursday…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul Signing landmark climate legislation The law took effect last week, illustrating how states can continue to hold polluters accountable even as President-elect Donald Trump rolls back environmental protections. New York Climate Change Superfund Act It will require the largest multinational oil and gas companies to contribute to a fund that…
Donald Trump is getting a rude awakening that his grip on the GOP isn’t absolute. Over the past 48 hours, 38 House Republicans rejected the stopgap spending bill that the president-elect publicly threw his weight behind after tanking Speaker Mike Johnson’s original proposal to keep the federal government running past Friday. Their defiance came even…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A week after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Elon Musk said his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries.” The following week, the billionaire responded to a report that he might fund challengers to GOP House members who don’t support Trump’s nominees. “How else? There is no other…
The return of Donald Trump to the White House could bring changes to global trade, with proposed tariffs raising alarms across markets and sparking urgent questions about the future of economic relations between the US, UK and EU. At the heart of these concerns is Trump’s pledge to introduce universal tariffs of 10% to 20%…
Elon Musk is tearing into the F-35, the most expensive weapons program in history and a favorite of his new best friend, President-elect Donald Trump. In a series of posts on X, the world’s richest man and proponent of driverless cars targeted the tri-service fighter jet program while coming out in favor of uncrewed aircraft….
At 6:52 p.m. on Friday, President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice for Treasury secretary. Minutes later, he tapped a director for the Office of Management and Budget. Then came his picks for Labor secretary, deputy national security adviser and surgeon general. The evening flurry lasted just over an hour, and in that time Trump announced…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A good-governance group is warning of severe consequences if President-elect Donald Trump continues to steer clear of formal transition planning with the Biden administration — inaction that it says is already limiting the federal government’s ability to provide security clearances and briefings to the incoming administration. Without the planning, says Max Stier,…
