Senate Democrats Demand Answers after EPA Drops “Dollar Value” for Lives Saved by Pollution Rules
More than three dozen Democratic senators have opened an inquiry into a major policy change at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that could reshape how the government justifies (and potentially weakens) air-pollution rules. The senators say the agency’s new approach is “particularly troubling” because it abandons a long-standing practice of putting a monetary value on […]
EPA Ends the 2009 Legal Basis for Regulating Greenhouse Gases, Prompting Swift Backlash and Lawsuits
Donald Trump’s administration has revoked the EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” the scientific determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare and that underpinned federal climate rules for more than a decade. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials framed the move as a historic deregulatory step, while critics described it as a major rollback that will […]
Pentagon’s China “Military Support” Roster Pulled From Federal Register Minutes After Release, Raising Questions About Timing and Policy
The United States government abruptly pulled an updated Pentagon list of Chinese companies allegedly tied to China’s military shortly after it appeared online, in a move that surprised both markets and policy watchers. The update to the Defense Department’s so-called “1260H list” was posted to the Federal Register for public inspection and then replaced about […]
Lower Mortgage Rates Improve Affordability, but Path to Deeper Cuts Still Looks Bumpy
A new rate snapshot from Bankrate shows U.S. mortgage borrowing costs edging down again, pushing the market to levels not seen since 2022. In the outlet’s weekly lender survey dated February 11, 2026, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.16%, down from 6.23% the prior week. The decline is modest, but meaningful: for […]
Trump declares US ‘in charge’ of Venezuela and Maduro goes to court
President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States is “in charge” of Venezuela will be underscored Monday when the oil-rich nation’s deposed leader is hauled before a New York court, while his successor offers to cooperate. Leftist strongman Nicolas Maduro, 63, faces narcotrafficking charges along with his wife, who was also seized and taken out […]
Trump unveils deals to lower costs of some weight-loss drugs
US President Donald Trump announced deals Thursday with pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower the prices of some popular weight-loss drugs, in exchange for relief from threatened tariffs. Both companies “have agreed to offer their most popular GLP-1 weight-loss drug,” Trump said at the White House, “at drastic discounts.” “Eli Lilly and […]
Trump’s global tariffs to face challenge before Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the legality of Donald Trump’s unprecedented use of powers for sweeping global tariffs in a case striking at the heart of the president’s economic agenda. Since returning to the White House, Trump has invoked emergency economic powers to impose “reciprocal” tariffs over trade practices […]
Trump tariffs on timber, furniture take effect
US President Donald Trump’s fresh tariffs on imported wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets took effect Tuesday, a development likely to fuel building costs and pile pressure on homebuyers in an already challenging market. The duties were imposed to boost US industries and protect national security, according to the White House, and they broaden a slate […]
Trump allies to control TikTok under new US deal
Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order laying out a proposed deal for a US version of TikTok that would see Chinese ownership reduced to 20 percent and put control in the hands of the president’s allies. At a signing ceremony at the White House, Trump said the US version of the app would […]
Trump urges Microsoft to fire ex-Biden administration official
US President Donald Trump called on Microsoft on Friday to fire its head of global affairs, Lisa Monaco, a former senior official in Democratic administrations. “It is my opinion that Microsoft should immediately terminate the employment of Lisa Monaco,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Since taking office in January, the Republican president […]
