Washington — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a rule being made final by the Biden administration. The Environmental Protection Agency rule follows through on a directive from Congress included in the 2022 climate law. The
The judge who presided over President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal trial, Juan Merchan, is expected to issue a ruling Tuesday that could either turn the case on its head or put Trump on a collision course with sentencing. The long-awaited ruling, on whether evidence shown at trial should have been shielded from jurors, due to presidential
Miller, one of Trump’s longest-serving aides, has played a role in many of Trump’s policy proposals, particularly on immigration. Stephen Miller, former senior policy advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, will return to the White House to serve as deputy chief of policy in Trump’s new administration, according to Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance, a Senator
Sen. Rand Paul backed Sen. Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader and Rep. Kat Cammack for House Republican Conference Chair
Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress following a tax fraud conviction, is paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament, according to friends who are raising funds to pay for the ex-lawmaker’s medical care. Grimm, 54, suffered the devastating injury in
Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who admitted he illegally posted sensitive military information to online chat rooms in what prosecutors called one of the “most prolific” and “rare” government leak operations, is set to be sentenced in a Boston courtroom on Tuesday. Teixeira, a 22-year-old Massachusetts native, pleaded guilty in March to six
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to select South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to fill the role of Homeland Security secretary, according to reports on Tuesday.