Democrat Willie Phillips Resigns From Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The move paves the way for President Donald Trump to nominate another member that would give the panel a Republican majority. Willie Phillips, a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) who served as its chairman under the Biden administration, resigned on April 21, the commission said. Phillips, a Democrat, served as FERC’s chairman

White House Denies Reports Trump Considering Cutting China Tariffs

‘When decisions on tariffs are made, they will come directly from the president. Anything else is just pure speculation,’ an official said. WASHINGTON—The White House responded to a report that President Donald Trump is considering a significant reduction in tariffs on Chinese imports to de-escalate the trade war, calling it “pure speculation.” “President Trump has

White House Denies Reports Trump Considering Cutting China Tariffs Unilaterally

‘When decisions on tariffs are made, they will come directly from the president. Anything else is just pure speculation,’ an official said. WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on April 23 that President Donald Trump hasn’t proposed reducing U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports on a unilateral basis, responding to recent speculation that the president is seeking

RFK Jr. Vows Transparency After Firings of Freedom of Information Act Workers

‘We’re going to make it much easier for people to to get the information,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. The Department of Health and Human Services plans to revamp its responses to public records requests to make it easier for people to obtain the information they seek, according to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Hakeem Jeffries to Lead Bipartisan Delegation to Denmark to Discuss Greenland

The visit comes as President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in the United States obtaining Greenland. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Denmark, his office announced on April 22, as President Donald Trump continues to express interest in the United States asserting control over Greenland. The delegation

NIH Director Gives Update on New Project to Find Causes of Autism

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said the project will take longer than Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. initially indicated. The director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on April 22 that the new project to identify the causes of autism will likely involve patient records and outside researchers. “We’d like to … get access

US Can Produce Rare Earths If China Stops Exports–But There’s a Catch

It could take up to five years to develop a domestic supply chain to supplant China’s global monopoly in processing rare earths into materials needed to produce everything from iPhones to F-35 fighter jets. While the United States has most of the 17 rare earth elements and 50 critical minerals underground, it has no industrial