House Panel to Scrutinize Biden Administration Energy Spending
Congress
House Panel to Scrutinize Biden Administration Energy Spending
2025-02-24 20:35:20
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing on Wednesday to scrutinize the Biden administration’s spending to advance its energy and environmental policies. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday in... Read More

Buttigieg Urges Local Officials to Focus on the ‘Politics of the Everyday’
Political News
Buttigieg Urges Local Officials to Focus on the ‘Politics of the Everyday’
2024-11-23 19:49:18
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON —Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made something of a spiritual homecoming on Thursday, delivering what could be interpreted as valedictory remarks to a group that played a critical role in his rise in American politics. “The moments I remember best... Read More

AOC, Espaillat Advocate for Ecuadorian Migrants on Capitol Hill
Immigration
AOC, Espaillat Advocate for Ecuadorian Migrants on Capitol Hill
2024-11-20 18:46:28
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to extend temporary residency protections for Ecuadorian migrants ahead of the arrival of the incoming Trump administration. The mechanism for doing so is called... Read More

Administration Invests Nearly $2B to Bolster Grid Against Extreme Weather
Energy
Administration Invests Nearly $2B to Bolster Grid Against Extreme Weather
2024-10-21 21:39:49
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is investing nearly $2 billion in 38 projects intended to both protect the U.S. power grid against extreme weather and expand its capacity to meet surging demand. The new tranche of funding comes less than... Read More

US Slaps New Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Israel
International
US Slaps New Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Israel
2024-10-14 21:49:08
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration slapped Iran’s oil and petrochemical sectors with a new round of stiff sanctions in response to the country’s Oct. 1 attack against Israel. According to the Treasury Department, which announced the sanctions on Friday, the... Read More

Millions in Funding Available to Address Women’s Mental Health Concerns
Mental Health
Millions in Funding Available to Address Women’s Mental Health Concerns
2024-07-20 18:48:15
by Kailynn Bannon

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is making $27.5 million in funding available to help community-based organizations better assist women dealing with behavioral or substance abuse issues. The funding opportunities are being administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human... Read More

New Rules Bolster Reproductive Health Care Privacy Under HIPAA
Women's Issues
New Rules Bolster Reproductive Health Care Privacy Under HIPAA
2024-04-22 20:48:13
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is bolstering existing HIPAA health care privacy rules to provide added protection to women lawfully exercising their right to terminate a pregnancy. The rules will also extend to a woman’s family members and doctors. The... Read More

Treasury Department Imposes New Sanctions on Iran
Treasury
Treasury Department Imposes New Sanctions on Iran
2024-04-18 15:44:07
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on Iran on Thursday in response to its unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel this past weekend. The sanctions, which were imposed in coordination with the United Kingdom, target Iran’s... Read More

Administration Promoting ‘Responsible’ Clean Energy Projects on Public Lands
Renewable Energy
Administration Promoting ‘Responsible’ Clean Energy Projects on Public Lands
2024-04-11 21:20:11
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration on Thursday unveiled the latest steps it is taking to promote responsible clean energy development on public lands while continuing to nudge the nation closer to the president’s goal of creating a carbon-free energy sector... Read More

Biden Administration Approves Seventh Offshore Wind Project
Renewable Energy
Biden Administration Approves Seventh Offshore Wind Project
2024-03-26 19:25:15
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday approved the construction of the Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm, a project off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, that proponents say will eventually power 320,000 homes. The project is the seventh commercial-scale... Read More

Federal Judge Tosses PhRMA Suit on Medicare Price Negotiations
Prescription Drugs
Federal Judge Tosses PhRMA Suit on Medicare Price Negotiations
2024-02-13 15:19:20
by Dan McCue

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Monday dismissed a PhRMA lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s new Medicare drug price negotiation program, a major win for the White House, though at least eight other challenges to the initiative... Read More

Justices Lift Restrictions on Biden Admin Contacts With Social Media Companies
Supreme Court
Justices Lift Restrictions on Biden Admin Contacts With Social Media Companies
2023-10-23 15:37:45
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday lifted a pair of lower court rulings that barred the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies while litigation over the government’s effort to thwart misinformation online winds its way through... Read More

Supreme Court Revives Biden Ghost Gun Restrictions
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Revives Biden Ghost Gun Restrictions
2023-08-08 18:12:53
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday revived the Biden administration’s restrictions on so-called “ghost guns,” temporarily allowing the government to require makers of the untraceable weapons kits to conduct background checks and add serial numbers to their products.... Read More

First-Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Gulf to Be Held This Summer
Renewable Energy
First-Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Gulf to Be Held This Summer
2023-07-24 17:10:56
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will hold the first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 29. According to the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the areas to be auctioned have the potential... Read More

Appeals Court Stays Order Limiting Feds Contact With Social Media Firms
Social Media
Appeals Court Stays Order Limiting Feds Contact With Social Media Firms
2023-07-14 20:30:11
by Dan McCue

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court on Friday afternoon stayed until further notice a lower court ruling that dramatically curbed the Biden administration’s ability to talk to social media companies due to free speech concerns. The decision by the... Read More

Students Prepare for High Court Decision on Student Loan Debt
Education
Students Prepare for High Court Decision on Student Loan Debt
2023-06-23 19:43:22
by Jacquelyn Burrer

WASHINGTON — As the Supreme Court’s term comes to a close, people with high student loan debt are eagerly awaiting the justices’ decision on the Biden administration’s proposed loan forgiveness program.  The case, Biden v. Nebraska, is an appeal from... Read More

Administration Seeks Applications for $47M in Funding Aimed at Advancing Hydrogen Research
Renewable Energy
Administration Seeks Applications for $47M in Funding Aimed at Advancing Hydrogen Research
2023-01-30 20:20:49
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is making a total $47 million in funding available to accelerate the research, development and demonstration of affordable clean hydrogen technologies. The funding will be administered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel... Read More

Chief Justice Keeps Title 42 in Place at Border for Now
Immigration
Chief Justice Keeps Title 42 in Place at Border for Now
2022-12-20 16:52:54
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday issued a temporary order granting a request from Republican officials in 19 states to block the Biden administration from letting Title 42 expire at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday. The order was cheered... Read More

Auction  of California Offshore Wind Leases Draws $757M in Winning Bids
Renewable Energy
Auction of California Offshore Wind Leases Draws $757M in Winning Bids
2022-12-12 17:45:16
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — California’s first auction of offshore wind development rights received more than $757 million in winning bids, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced. In all, roughly 373,268 acres were earmarked for wind farm development, with the sites... Read More

Federal Judge Stays Title 42 Ruling to Give Administration Time to Adjust
Immigration
Federal Judge Stays Title 42 Ruling to Give Administration Time to Adjust
2022-11-17 21:39:55
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday granted the Biden administration’s request for a stay of his earlier order, striking down the controversial Title 42, a Trump-era immigration policy that has since allowed authorities to expel more than 2.4 million... Read More

Federal Judge Orders End to Student Debt Relief Plan
Education
Federal Judge Orders End to Student Debt Relief Plan
2022-11-11 21:43:09
by Tom Ramstack

DALLAS, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s plan to wipe out as much as $20,000 in student debt for millions of borrowers. He said the plan exceeds the authority of the president without... Read More

Biden Administration Offers Climate Grants as New Report Makes Drastic Prediction
Climate
Biden Administration Offers Climate Grants as New Report Makes Drastic Prediction
2022-11-09 21:08:21
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Climate change is creating harm to the United States that is 68% worse than most of the rest of the world, according to a federal report announced this week. “The things Americans value most are at risk,” a... Read More

Administration Takes New Steps to Improve Nursing Home Quality
Health
Administration Takes New Steps to Improve Nursing Home Quality
2022-10-21 17:09:58
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking new steps to increase accountability of bad actors in the nursing home industry, improve the quality of nursing homes and make them safer. The new initiatives follow up on President Joe Biden’s promise... Read More

Biden Administration Makes Millions Available to Expand Mental Health Care
Mental Health
Biden Administration Makes Millions Available to Expand Mental Health Care
2022-10-18 21:52:38
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Tuesday it will award millions of dollars in grants to expand all-hours mental health and substance abuse care in more communities around the country. The new funding opportunity was authorized by the Bipartisan Safer... Read More

Administration Releases ‘Flight Plan’ for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Aviation
Administration Releases ‘Flight Plan’ for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
2022-09-26 15:45:15
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has released a “flight plan” for how a number of federal departments and agencies will work together to create new technologies that will boost the production of sustainable aviation fuel on a commercial scale. Dubbed... Read More

Biden Administration Wants to Expand Weapons of Mass Destruction Detection
Homeland Security
Biden Administration Wants to Expand Weapons of Mass Destruction Detection
2022-07-19 20:33:16
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — While military analysts discussed in the media the risks Russia will use weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine, a Senate committee on Tuesday considered whether the United States was prepared for such an attack. The federal government established... Read More

Biden Administration to Restore and Expand Title IX Protections
Education
Biden Administration to Restore and Expand Title IX Protections
2022-07-07 15:45:17
by Eden Metzger

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to reinstate Title IX regulations tossed by the Trump White House in 2020, restoring crucial protections for students who have been victims of sexual assault, sexual harassement or sex-based discrimination. In an announcement coinciding... Read More

Environmentalists’ Lawsuit Tries to Block Federal Oil and Gas Drilling Leases
Litigation
Environmentalists’ Lawsuit Tries to Block Federal Oil and Gas Drilling Leases
2022-06-17 20:07:38
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — An environmentalists’ lawsuit filed this week in Washington, D.C., seeks to block the Biden administration from giving oil companies more than 3,500 permits to drill on federal lands.  The coalition of environmental groups says Biden has not considered... Read More

Future of DACA Is Unclear on Its 10th Anniversary 
Immigration
Future of DACA Is Unclear on Its 10th Anniversary 
2022-06-15 21:59:08
by Natalie McCormick

WASHINGTON — Ten years ago in a Rose Garden ceremony on June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama unveiled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects undocumented adolescents from deportation and provides them with a work permit. It was,... Read More

Biden Administration Sets Out Rules for Creating Network of EV Charging Stations
Transportation
Biden Administration Sets Out Rules for Creating Network of EV Charging Stations
2022-06-12 14:01:15
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Electric vehicle charging stations built with federal dollars should be located no further than 50 miles apart along the nation’s interstates, and within one mile of an exit from any highway, under new rules proposed by the Biden... Read More

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