Robert F Kennedy Jr’s appointment is characteristic of Trump’s hostility to expertise

Evaluating the factors that could give enough Republican senators pause in confirming Trump’s picks.

South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace introduces bill two months before Sarah McBride is to be sworn in

The South Carolina Republican’s resolution comes two weeks after the historic election of Democrat Sarah McBride, a trans woman, to Congress.

Incoming president could change US engagement with IEA Trump team slams peak demand forecasts, net zero advocacy IEA says will work constructively with Trump administration President elect Donald Trum

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., refused to answer a reporter’s question on whether transgender Rep-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., is a man or a woman.

President-elect Trump on Tuesday called for the Senate to stop confirming judges before he is sworn into office, amid a frantic effort from Democrats to confirm President Biden’s nominees. “The Dem…

President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican senators to stop Democrats from confirming any more of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees.

Congresswoman demands disclosure of alleged claims of assault and sexual harassment filed against colleagues

Nancy Mace introduced a resolution to amend the US House of Representatives rules to prevent Sarah McBride from using women-only spaces

Vice President-elect JD Vance will make the rounds with GOP senators later this week to introduce them to former-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s picks to head the…

President-elect’s nominee for attorney general is dogged by sexual misconduct allegations

An interview with congressional expert Sarah Binder, who explains how Trump really can use recess appointments to jam through Matt Gaetz and RFK Jr.—and why it’s so dangerous.

Donald Trump and his allies are floating the idea of major cuts to Medicaid and the food stamp program in order to offset some of the budget deficits created by their desired new round of tax cuts for the rich, reported The Washington Post on Monday. The new tax cuts are a huge priority for Trump and his allies — in particular extending the provisions of a 2017 tax cut bill that are set to expire. The corporate tax cuts in that bill were made permanent, aside from some subsequent tweaks to corporate taxes made under the Biden administration, but the individual income tax cuts are set to run ou…

Republican control in the US will move energy policy away from net zero targets, but President-elect Trump’s full agenda will face political and market opposition according to Wood Mackenzie analysis.

The US is likely in store for lighter standards on emissions regulations, more protectionist trade policies, and removing the US from the Paris Agreement, all of which would shift US policy away from a net-zero trajectory. However, bi-partisan support for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in Congress, competitive economics for renewable power and private sector net zero goals will not derail the energy transition.