Brandi Buchman
Six EPA heads dating back to Reagan call for sweeping agency overhaul
Representing Republican and Democratic administrations dating back to the Reagan years, a half-dozen former Environmental Protection Agency heads issued a call Wednesday for an agency overhaul in 2021.
Federal parks get massive shore-up from Trump, but need billions more
President Donald Trump signed legislation Tuesday that pumps billions into long-neglected national parks and props up a decades-old fund with revenue generated from offshore oil and gas drilling.
Behind in the polls, Trump openly ponders delaying election
Ratcheting up his attacks on mail-in voting, President Donald Trump pondered openly on Thursday about delaying the November election many polls show him destined to lose.
Three years later, Trump tackles an old promise to lower drug prices
Paying lip service to an issue often trumpeted by his campaign, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Friday aimed at driving down drug prices, with little chance of enforcement before Election Day.
Trump curbs key law protecting the environment from industry
President Donald Trump announced significant changes Wednesday to a longstanding law that forces the government to pump the brakes on projects at risk of hurting the environment.
Senate Democrats block GOP police reform bill
Senate Democrats blocked a controversial Republican police reform bill from being debated Wednesday, asserting it lacked the meaningful measures to stamp out police brutality disproportionately leveled at black Americans.
Mnuchin touts economic recovery as experts predict deep burn from COVID-19
Telling senators that the federal lending program for small businesses facing coronavirus-related financial difficulty has overcome an admittedly shaky rollout, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin predicted Wednesday that the economy is poised to rebound with gusto.
Democrats push sweeping police-reform legislation
Nearly two weeks of national protests ignited by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody prompted Democrats in Congress on Monday to take what they call legislative first steps at police reform.
Trump faces censure after breaking up peaceful protest for photo op
Senate Democrats called Tuesday for formal condemnation of President Donald Trump, following his order to use chemical irritants and rubber bullets on Americans peaceably protesting the police killing of George Floyd.
Trump tells cities to “dominate” in unrest over Floyd killing
As protests rage across the United States over the Memorial Day police killing of George Floyd, President Donald Trump advised governors to step up enforcement and quash the movement.