The Justice Department has demanded the identities of every worker who staffed the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., according to court records, escalating an ongoing federal investigation of the 2020 vote in Georgia’s most populous county that relies on false and debunked claims. The demand targets employees of Fulton County elections as well as…
The Trump administration has directed national recreation areas, seashores, wildlife refuges and other public lands to immediately lift dozens of restrictions on hunting and trapping, internal Interior Department documents show. The order, which takes effect on Monday, applies to some 76 federal lands that allow hunting but have rules to protect habitats or people. Curecanti…
The federal government is suing Minnesota to try to stop that state’s own lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, the American Petroleum Institute, Koch Industries and its subsidiary, Flint Hills Resources. The state accused the industry players of violating Minnesota consumer protection laws by misleading the public about the dangers of climate change. That lawsuit, filed six…
Setting low-grade fires, known as prescribed burns, can help clear out overgrown brush and dead material that fuels more extreme wildfires. In 2025, controlled burning fell by almost half under the Trump administration. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images With wildfires already burning and drought persisting across much of the U.S.,…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The Trump administration is seeking to fast-track $8.6bn of arms sales to allies in the Middle East to fortify them against attack from Tehran during the US-Israeli war against Iran. Secretary of State…
The Trump administration has taken a novel approach as it looks for ways to issue new tariffs to replace the levies invalidated by the Supreme Court. It began a new trade investigation in March that targets 59 countries and the European Union with potential tariffs unless they pass laws that ban imports of goods made…
Even a glance at Shy’tyra Burton’s life reveals her need for the sort of federal government assistance that helps disabled Americans stay in their homes. Born two months prematurely into a poor family in Philadelphia, unable to breathe or swallow without tubes and largely confined to medical facilities until age 4, Burton was diagnosed with…
A trade group representing low-cost airlines said Monday that it is asking the Trump administration for $2.5 billion to offset some of the cost of fuel, which has surged because of the war with Iran. The request comes as jet fuel prices have climbed to about $4.10 a gallon in North America at the end…
The Trump administration will pay energy companies hundreds of millions of dollars to abandon their plans to build two wind farms off the U.S. coast, the Interior Department said Monday, in a repeat of a tactic the government used to cancel other offshore wind leases last month. The firms will forfeit their leases in federal…
For more than a half-century, a prestigious scientific arm of the federal government did groundbreaking research aimed at saving American lives. It studied fertility, asthma, wildfires, drinking water, climate change and myriad other health threats. In just one year, it has been almost completely dismantled. One scientist, a doctor and expert in lung health, has…
