Carrboro accused Duke, one the nation’s largest utility companies, of ignoring data about climate change while increasing use of fossil fuels.
Category: United States Politics and Government
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Minimum Wage Waiver for Disabled Workers Would End Under Biden Plan
A plan by the Biden administration would end a provision that allowed employers to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage.
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Nursing Home Industry Wants Trump to Rescind Staffing Mandate
A Biden administration rule that imposed minimum rules on nursing levels may not survive, even though many homes lack enough workers to maintain residents’ care.
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Trump’s Cabinet Picks Having a Familiar, Traditional Look
The Trump cabinet is mostly complete — at least until the official nomination and confirmation process — and it is quite a picture.
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Drug Companies Face Hostility as They Hope for Allies Among Trump’s Health Picks
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other candidates for top health posts are at odds with the drug industry, setting the stage for tense battles over regulatory changes.
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Congress Is Poised to Delay Again on Farm Bill, Leaving Families in Limbo
The agriculture and nutrition measure was last updated in 2018 and originally expired two years ago. Farmers fear the Trump administration’s priorities will eclipse theirs next year.
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Inflation concerns loom as Trumponomics revs up
Investors are bracing for the latest data as the president-elect’s economic agenda of cutting immigration and taxes, while raising tariffs takes shape.
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Two Presidents, Two Policies, One Superpower: America in Transition
Even as President Biden brokers a cease-fire in Lebanon, President-elect Donald J. Trump is running his own foreign policy without waiting to be sworn in.
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RFK Jr.’s Ideas on Big Pharma and Food Align With Some of Trump’s Biggest Critics
When it comes to weeding out corporate influence, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ideas often align best with some of Trump’s loudest critics.
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Trump Taps Kevin Hassett to Lead National Economic Council
Mr. Hassett defended Donald Trump’s tax cuts and trade policies in his first administration but has also acknowledged that tariffs can weaken economic growth.
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Tariff Threats Show Trump’s Commitment to Upending Global Trade
The president-elect’s threat to hit Canada, Mexico and China with new tariffs is already rocking business and diplomatic relationships and could topple the trade pacts he signed in his first term.
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Biden Cuts Intel’s Chip Award
The Silicon Valley company will receive less money from the CHIPS Act after winning a $3 billion military contract and changing some of its investment commitments.