Interior Department Halts $1.5 Billion Offshore Wind Project Off Rhode Island

Turbines at Orsted’s offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, on Sept. 4, 2023. Tom Little/Reuters The U.S. Department of the Interior on Aug. 22 directed Danish company Orsted to halt all construction on Revolution Wind, the offshore wind farm off Rhode Island that is nearing completion. In a letter, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to dozens of “sanctuary” cities

How sanctuary policies impact ICE arrests How sanctuary policies impact ICE arrests 02:36 A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding to dozens of “sanctuary” cities and counties — covering several of the largest cities in the U.S. The judge had previously ruled in April that it was unconstitutional

House Committee Launches Probe Into California’s High-Speed Rail

California’s High Speed Rail Project announced the completion of a section of bridgework in Madera County in May 2023, the project’s first major milestone. California High Speed Rail Authority California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project is under investigation by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The probe, launched Aug. 19, will focus on

Furniture Tariff Investigation Underway, Details Coming Within 50 Days: Trump

Children’s furniture is displayed in a showroom in New York on May 29, 2019. Mike Segar/Reuters President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration is considering tariffs on furniture imports, with an investigation underway and a report expected within 50 days. “This will bring the Furniture Business back to North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, and