Transportation Secretary Duffy Acts to Revoke Emission Rules

The official is also taking steps to end several policies within the Department of Transportation. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said on Jan. 29 that his department is taking action to remove stringent fossil fuel emission standards passed by the Biden administration. In December 2023, the Department of Transport’s Federal Highway Administration finalized a rule

Minister Joly Says Trump Holds the Cards on Tariffs After Rubio Meeting

Canadian officials are making a diplomatic push in Washington to avoid U.S. tariffs but ultimately they remain in the dark about U.S. President Donald Trump’s intentions, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Joly held a first meeting with Rubio in his new capacity on Jan. 29.

Day 2 of RFK Jr. confirmation hearings kick off in Senate

Cassidy, the Republican chairman who spent 30 years as a doctor, pressed Kennedy repeatedly to answer whether he will “unequivocally” reassure Americans that the measles and Hepatitis B vaccines don’t cause autism, cutting Kennedy off when he wasn’t satisfied by the nominee’s answer Cassidy spent years vaccinating children against hepatitis B to prevent serious disease