White House Responds to Mexican President After She Calls US Ads ‘Discriminatory’

The White House responded to Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum’s remarks regarding a U.S. media campaign being carried out in Mexico to discourage illegal immigration, which she described as “discriminatory.” “The President’s message is clear: individuals who try to enter our country illegally will be found, deported, and will never return to the United States,” White

EPA Issues Emergency Waiver Allowing Sale of Cheaper E15 Gas

The blend contains higher amounts of ethanol than standard unleaded, and its availability had been banned during the summer over smog concerns. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency waiver on Monday allowing for the sale of gasoline that contains higher levels of ethanol during the summer months and signaled that it will

Appeals Court Reinstates Order Barring Trump Admin From Firing CFPB Employees

The appeals court’s three-judge panel issued the ruling in a split decision, with one judge dissenting. A federal appeals court on April 28 lifted its previous order that had allowed the Trump administration to carry out workforce reductions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On April 11, the appeals court partially stayed a preliminary

Manure in Demand as ‘Renewable Natural Gas’

American Biogas Council’s Biogas Americas trade show in Denver highlights advances in nation’s growing $6.5 billion biogas industry. DENVER—Visitors to the American Biogas Council’s annual Biogas Americas trade show at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver might think J. Paul Getty got it backward when the oil tycoon said, “Money is like manure. You have

House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Regulatory Overreach

The House Financial Services Committee holds a hearing on regulatory overreach and its impact on American prosperity at 10 a.m. ET on April 29. Witnesses include Sarah Flowers of the Bank Policy Institute, J. Radcliffe of Community Financial Services Bank, Margaret Tahyar of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, and Graham Steele of Stanf… Original News

Trump to Ease Tariff Impact on US Carmakers, Lutnick Says

Automakers paying tariffs would not be charged other levies, such as those on steel and aluminum. President Donald Trump will ease some levies imposed on foreign auto parts intended for use in U.S.-made vehicles, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Monday. Lutnick stated that Trump was “building an important partnership” with U.S. automakers through a

US Agencies Investigating Harvard Law Review for Alleged Race Discrimination

Assistant secretary for civil rights said that Harvard Law Review’s article selection process ‘appears to pick winners and losers on the basis of race’. Federal officials are investigating Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review over allegations of race-based discrimination in the journal’s operations. The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human