Opponents vow to challenge Interior Department approval of Bull Mountains’ expansion without completing court-ordered environmental review, public hearings. Montana’s only underground coal mine will be allowed to increase its production nearly tenfold under emergency permitting procedures that bypass completion of a court-ordered environmental impact statement. Under the accelerated plan green-lighted on June 6 by the
A senior Trump administration official confirmed the development on June 9. The Trump administration activated 700 active-duty U.S. Marines from the Camp Pendleton base in California to Los Angeles in the midst of immigration protests and riots in the city, said military officials. U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) said in a statement on June 9 that
David Huerta is the president of the SEIU of California. Some Democratic elected officials and organized labor groups have rallied to his defense. WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has criminally charged David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) of California, for allegedly conspiring to obstruct an immigration-related detention in Los Angeles. On June
The signatories of the declaration include a director at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. More than 100 National Institutes of Health (NIH) employees on June 9 released a declaration that calls on the agency’s director to roll back terminations of grants and the firings of workers. Alexander Grinberg, a director at
The House Rules Committee holds a meeting at 4 p.m. ET on June 9 on the following bills: H.R. 884—To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 H.R. 2056—District of Columbia
The House Rules Committee holds a meeting at 4 p.m. ET on June 9 on the following bills: H.R. 884—To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 H.R. 2056—District of Columbia
The head of Social Security indicated that he will continue to work with DOGE after Elon Musk’s departure from the White House. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) indicated that it is still working to make changes in federal agencies, including cutting government credit card accounts. A program that was introduced earlier this year has