Trump's second term is worse than his first term. The original Trump was committed to fossil fuels and eliminating environmental protections. New Trump is dedicated to wiping out policies that were long accepted as part of the fabric of environmental law. Future generations will pay a serious price for Trump's destructive practices.
The Trump administration will pay Duke Energy $129 million to abandon its plans to build an offshore wind farm off North Carolina. It's the fourth such deal struck by the administration to throttle the development of offshore wind power. In March, the Republican administration agreed to pay foreign company almost $1 billion in American taxpayer money to abandon two wind farm projects.
The Trump administration announced sweeping new banking rules aimed at cracking down on lending to illegal immigrants. The rules require lenders to consider that illegal immigrants without legal work authorization may pose "elevated credit risk" The new rules make immigration enforcement part of ordinary bank lending decisions. Regulators said banks may identify signs of credit weakness in loans to borrowers without work authorization even when payments remain current. Banks could demand larger down payments and charge higher rates.
The Trump administration published the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions last week. The agenda details all the proposed rules and rescissions under consideration by the current administration. It also includes a new policy on corporate poultry processors, who are among Trump's largest political donors. Pilgrim's Pride, the nation's second-largest poultry processor, donated $5 million to President Trump's 2025 inauguration. Ronald Cameron, the owner and chairman of Mountaire Farms, the fourth-largest processor, has donated $1 million to MAGA Inc, Trump's main Super PAC, and $2 million to Preserve America. In February 2024, an Agriculture Department rule required poultry processors to provide more
Funding for most of the federal government will lapse on October 1 if appropriations bills are not approved. Republicans will get the lion’s share of blame for an Election Day shutdown. The weeks ahead may offer the GOP its final chance to impose Donald Trump’ s legislative agenda before he leaves office in 2029.
Apple is taking on OpenAI in court. Apple accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware. It's the latest fallout between the two companies as their business relationship has turned from a partnership into a legal battle. How is the US tech industry regulated?
After a slow winter and fall, EV sales rebounded in the second quarter of 2026. Automakers posted their best numbers since the elimination of the federal EV tax credit last year. Tesla accounted for roughly half of all EV sales in the US, driven almost exclusively by the Model 3 and the Model Y. Toyota and Subaru also saw growth in sales year over year.
Trump's second term is worse than his first term. The original Trump was committed to fossil fuels and eliminating environmental protections. New Trump is dedicated to wiping out policies that were long accepted as part of the fabric of environmental law. Future generations will pay a serious price for Trump's destructive practices.
The Trump administration will pay Duke Energy $129 million to abandon its plans to build an offshore wind farm off North Carolina. It's the fourth such deal struck by the administration to throttle the development of offshore wind power. In March, the Republican administration agreed to pay foreign company almost $1 billion in American taxpayer money to abandon two wind farm projects.
The Trump administration announced sweeping new banking rules aimed at cracking down on lending to illegal immigrants. The rules require lenders to consider that illegal immigrants without legal work authorization may pose "elevated credit risk" The new rules make immigration enforcement part of ordinary bank lending decisions. Regulators said banks may identify signs of credit weakness in loans to borrowers without work authorization even when payments remain current. Banks could demand larger down payments and charge higher rates.
The Trump administration published the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions last week. The agenda details all the proposed rules and rescissions under consideration by the current administration. It also includes a new policy on corporate poultry processors, who are among Trump's largest political donors. Pilgrim's Pride, the nation's second-largest poultry processor, donated $5 million to President Trump's 2025 inauguration. Ronald Cameron, the owner and chairman of Mountaire Farms, the fourth-largest processor, has donated $1 million to MAGA Inc, Trump's main Super PAC, and $2 million to Preserve America. In February 2024, an Agriculture Department rule required poultry processors to provide more
Funding for most of the federal government will lapse on October 1 if appropriations bills are not approved. Republicans will get the lion’s share of blame for an Election Day shutdown. The weeks ahead may offer the GOP its final chance to impose Donald Trump’ s legislative agenda before he leaves office in 2029.
Apple is taking on OpenAI in court. Apple accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware. It's the latest fallout between the two companies as their business relationship has turned from a partnership into a legal battle. How is the US tech industry regulated?
After a slow winter and fall, EV sales rebounded in the second quarter of 2026. Automakers posted their best numbers since the elimination of the federal EV tax credit last year. Tesla accounted for roughly half of all EV sales in the US, driven almost exclusively by the Model 3 and the Model Y. Toyota and Subaru also saw growth in sales year over year.