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Judge axes Trump guidance restricting green credits

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Judge axes Trump guidance restricting green credits A federal judge over the weekend struck down a Trump administration effort to restrict tax credits for wind and solar energy. © AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File

Trump sends Blanche AG nomination to the Senate

President Trump on Monday formally nominated Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to fill the role permanently, tapping his former personal criminal defense attorney to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ). Blanche, previously the No. 2 at the DOJ, has led the department for

As Trump Attends Knicks Game, Homan Threatens New York City

President Trump’s immigration czar, Tom Homan, is pledging a rapid surge of immigration agents in New York City. Homan told Fox News Monday that he is reviewing plans to rapidly increase ICE activity in the city, deploying “more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen,” claiming that

Trump Finds Fresh Target in Tantrum Over Senate Republicans

President Donald Trump has once again turned his ire onto the Senate parliamentarian, amid his ongoing feud with members of his own party. “Senate Majority Leader John Thune should immediately fire the Parliamentarian, who treats Republicans, and everything that they stand for,

Mike Johnson: California election 'stinks to high heaven'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) asserted that the California primary election “stinks to high heaven,” echoing gripes from President Trump and other Republicans about the integrity of the state’s election system. “They are counting votes weeks after the election,” Johnson said in

RFK Jr. Is Almost Nowhere to Be Found at His Own Job

Despite deadly disease outbreaks , a fractured dynamic among members of his staff, and myriad public health institutions being stripped of funds , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “checked out.” A lengthy New York Times report Sunday describes the extent to which the head of the

Republicans Blame End of Crucial Program DOGE Cut on Biden

Republicans are trying their best to push the blame for the resurgence of the flesh-eating New World screwworm on former President Joe Biden—even though it was their current boss who cut funding for the monitoring program. “Under the last administration with the massive

Judge blocks $100k fee for H-1B visas imposed by Trump

A federal judge on Monday blocked a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications imposed by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin agreed with a group of Democratic-led states that the administration exceeded its authority, and the fee usurped Congress’s power to

US military disable oil tanker violating blockade: Centcom

The U.S. military disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Monday that it said was in violation of the U.S. Navy blockade, according to the U.S. Central Command (Centcom), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East. An F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS Abraham Lincoln, a

Of Course Sam Bankman-Fried Wants a Pardon From Trump

One of the worst cryptocurrency scam artists is trying to get a pardon from President Trump. Sam Bankman-Fried has officially filed with the Justice Department’s Pardon Attorney Office, Bloomberg reports . The co-founder of the cryptocurrency trading site FTX was convicted on

Envisioning expanding access to eye care

Expanding optometrists' scope of practice to include YAG procedures is associated with a substantial increase in their utilization, which improves access to vital eye care, especially in rural areas.

Stephen A. Smith: Trump will ruin 'vibe' at NBA Finals game

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Saturday said President Trump's planned attendance at Monday night’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs will ruin the "vibe." Smith responded to a user on the social platform