Trump administration’s early-morning media strategy targets “audience of one”

When the Justice Department first notified reporters of an 8:15 a.m. press conference at a nondescript federal office complex in Manassas, Virginia, last month, the agency wouldn’t reveal why, instead alluding to a major pending announcement.  But the agency did release information about the topic in advance to the Fox News Channel, which prepared coverage

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