The Environmental Protection Agency is taking aim at Biden-era regulations for power plants. While environment and public health advocates have sharply criticized the push to end limits on carbon dioxide emissions and roll back standards for mercury and air toxins, the EPA says the regulations are too costly for the industry and are at odds […]
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will visit Kerrville, Texas, on Friday, July 11, following catastrophic flash flooding that began on July 4. The floods have killed at least 120 people and left more than 170 missing, including campers and staff from Camp Mystic, a girls’ summer camp on the Guadalupe River. Trump […]
Canada and the United States brace for a new wave of trade tensions after President Donald Trump threatened a 35% tariff on all Canadian imports. The move, set to take effect Aug. 1, could revive longstanding disputes between the two allies and threatens to disrupt one of the world’s largest trading relationships. Previously, Canadian imports […]
A shooting, tear gas and kids caught in the middle. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at a California cannabis farm, and now the feds are offering big money to find who fired on agents. Plus, President Donald Trump takes aim at Canada. A blunt letter to the prime minister accuses Ottawa of slapping […]
The Trump administration will block migrants living in the country illegally from accessing taxpayer-funded benefits, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday, July 10. The agency said it has officially reversed a previous policy interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). PRWORA was made during […]
Tariffs and trade policy are back in the spotlight as key deadlines loom. Tomato prices could rise as early as next week as a long-standing trade deal between the U.S. Commerce Department and Mexico is set to expire. What deal is expiring? On July 14, the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement is expected to expire. The […]
The investigation into June’s deadly Air India crash reportedly centers on whether the fuel switches on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner functioned properly. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will release a preliminary report on Flight 171’s crash on Friday, July 11. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg have reported that the preliminary findings suggest that […]
Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from her husband, Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, citing “biblical grounds.” The announcement — made Thursday, July 10 — comes as the embattled AG challenges Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in a heated GOP primary, and adds fuel to growing concerns within the party over its […]
It looks like any online fundraiser, remarkable at first glance only for its eye-popping total: $40.2 million. Its purpose, however, is unlike anything ever seen on GoFundMe. An Iranian website claims it is raising money to pay for the assassination of President Donald Trump, reportedly labeled by a group of prominent clerics as an “infidel […]
Federal agents arrested an alleged high-ranking MS-13 gang member on Wednesday, July 9 in Omaha, Nebraska. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said he is wanted in El Salvador and is connected to five murders, among other charges. ICE has not yet released the name of the man accused of murder, who they say is […]
