Stripping hundreds of millions of dollars from renewable energy and efficiency initiatives is part of a broader move to undo efforts to wean the United States off fossil fuels.
Category: United States Politics and Government
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The F.C.C. Is Pressuring Companies to Drop D.E.I. It’s Succeeding, Too.
T-Mobile, seeking federal approval for two deals, is the latest company to drop its diversity programs amid scrutiny by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Can ‘Superman’ Fly Above Today’s Polarized Politics?
The director of the reboot, James Gunn, called the superhero from the planet Krypton “an immigrant,” thrusting the summer popcorn movie into an Earthbound culture war.
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How the $1,000 ‘Trump Accounts’ for Newborns Will Work
The payments, part of the new domestic policy law, are for U.S. citizens born this year through 2028. The idea is that the money in the accounts will have many years to grow.
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The Danger of a Stock Market Melt-Up
Traders have repeatedly shrugged off President Trump’s disruptive tariff wars and fiscal policy, pushing U.S. stock prices back into expensive territory, our columnist says.
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How Luggage Maker Eagle Creek Has Survived Trump’s Trade War. So Far.
Eagle Creek’s experience underscores how President Trump’s chaotic approach to tariffs is having a real impact, even before the toughest levies take effect.
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Targeting Brazil, Trump Tests Legal Limit of His Tariff Powers
The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.
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Trump’s Push for Influence Over Fed Decisions May Hobble Next Chair
The president hasn’t named a successor to Jerome H. Powell, but his insistence on someone who will lower interest rates has already raised doubts about their credibility.
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Trump Fuels Fear Among Immigrant Farm Workers in California’s Central Valley
The fertile valley feeds the world. President Trump has thrown farmers and farmworkers there into turmoil, but recently offered them a glimmer of hope.
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Ford Says Battery Plant’s Tax Break Survived Republican Attacks
Slight changes to the big budget bill left the factory’s tax credits intact, according to the carmaker, which will use the batteries to make more affordable electric vehicles.
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Trump Tariffs Aim to Settle Scores With Countries, No Matter How Small
The president’s tariff announcements suggest he has not backed away from his initial strategy, where even minor trading partners will face tariffs.
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Senate Confirms Bryan Bedford to Lead F.A.A.
The agency is under pressure to modernize outdated air traffic control systems that have contributed to a series of outages, near-misses, and deadly accidents in recent months.