POLITICS

5 Takeaways From Noem’s Confirmation Hearing for Homeland Security Secretary

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the nominee for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, said that if confirmed, she would be ready to protect the country against terrorist threats and carry out President-elect Donald Trump’s mandate from the American people to secure the border. Noem, a two-term Republican governor known for her advocacy for border

The Biden Admin Forced Gas and Coal Plants To Embrace Carbon Capture—Then Privately Told Climate Activists To Fight It

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Last April, the Biden administration finalized environmental rules that effectively force gas and coal plants to adopt carbon capture—an expensive and controversial process in which emissions are stored underground—or risk shutting down. Months later, in November, a senior Biden EPA official told activists to “keep fighting” an ExxonMobil carbon capture project in Texas, the Washington Free

IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel Stepping Down Before Trump Inauguration

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‘The best way to support a successful transition is to depart the IRS on Jan. 20,’ he says. The head of the IRS said he is stepping down just before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. “After significant introspection and consultation with others, I’ve determined the best way to support a successful transition is to depart the