In one of his final acts at the Environmental Protection Agency, outgoing EPA administrator Scott Pruitt quietly gifted a pollution loophole to diesel freight truck manufacturers who had lobbied the administration to allow them to continue making trucks relying on old engines with fewer environmental safeguards. Pruitt submitted his resignation on Thursday after months of controversy over […]
The Trump administration is freezing a critical Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance payment program that discourages insurers from cherry picking healthier enrollees by compensating them for sicker ones. The move could rattle insurance companies at the very moment when they’re deciding whether to continue selling ACA plans and setting premiums for 2019. It’s not immediately […]
On his first trip to Pyongyang following what was billed by the Trump administration as a triumphant summit last month with Kim Jong Un, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sounded fairly upbeat, saying “progress” had been made in talks to get North Korea to give up its nuclear arsenal. North Korea apparently didn’t get the memo. […]
A growing number of states are moving to ban conversion therapy — dubious, often shame-based methods to persuade kids to change their sexual orientation or gender identity — but Maine’s governor isn’t interested in joining the trend. Gov. Paul LePage (R) on Friday became the first governor in the nation to veto such a ban, after […]
The Trump administration does not intend to reunite all migrant families they’ve separated and might place some kids in foster homes, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee (D) said following a conference call with administration officials. Inslee was part of a conference call with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar last week, who provided […]
Amid mounting allegations that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) ignored widespread allegations of sexual abuse at Ohio State, Jordan took to Fox News on Friday evening to defend himself — and to attack the former wrestlers who allege he turned a blind eye to the abuse they suffered. At least six former Ohio State wrestlers say […]
As any resident will tell you, New Yorkers love nothing more than complaining about the millions of non-English speaking citizens who make up the bulk of the city’s working class and service economy sector. That is why a several pro-Trump groups are set to descend on Trump Tower in Manhattan for a “Speak English Please!” […]
