Robin Bravender
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Seven things to know about Biden’s big oil move
The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil and gas drilling project on public lands in Alaska sparked a backlash from environmentalists amid → Read More
Biden budget speech slams oil profits, ‘MAGA Republicans’
The president made a pitch to the public Thursday to boost spending on policy priorities including climate and clean energy. → Read More
Climate, federal workers loom large in Biden’s $6.8T budget
President Joe Biden’s budget plan would boost funding for climate agencies and clean energy programs. It would also slash fossil fuel subsidies. → Read More
White House poised to fight GOP on fed pay bump
"We value the federal employees," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday as the president prepares to release his budget proposal → Read More
‘We’re going after’ PFAS exposure, Biden tells firefighters
President Joe Biden told firefighters Monday that he’s determined to ensure they don’t get sick from their exposure to “forever chemicals” in their → Read More
Trump storms back onto the energy scene
The ex-president's return to the campaign trail will shift the tone on energy and climate policy. → Read More
How long will Biden's climate Cabinet stick around?
"It wouldn’t be a lot of fun to run an agency if it’s going to be pilloried for the next two years,” said former EPA Administrator William Reilly. → Read More
Meet the Biden energy expert who’s an Oval Office regular
State Department energy expert Amos Hochstein has been an increasingly visible member of Biden world. → Read More
The surprising new climate agency
The bulk of hundreds of billions of dollars of climate and energy spending will be delivered through the IRS. → Read More
Kamala Harris emerges as Team Biden's water warrior
The vice president has become a visible spokesperson on the administration's drought and water infrastructure agenda. → Read More
George Floyd’s brother: ‘Make sure that he is more than another face on a t-shirt’
WASHINGTON — George Floyd’s younger brother, Philonise Floyd, pleaded with lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday to ensure that his brother didn’t die in vain. “I can’t tell you the kind of pain you feel when you watch something like that. When you watch your big brother, who you looked up to your whole entire life … → Read More
Civil rights groups urge Congress to combat police brutality
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of civil rights organizations have urged U.S. congressional leaders to quickly pass legislation to address police killings of black people in the wake of a series of recent deaths that have ignited protests around the country. “In recent weeks, the chronic structural issue of police killings against Black people across our country … → Read More
House passes $3 trillion relief bill that’s been declared ‘dead on arrival’ in Senate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Friday cleared a massive $3 trillion relief bill aimed at blunting the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sweeping legislation, which passed largely along partisan lines by a vote of 208-199, carries a price tag that’s roughly equal to the four previous coronavirus response bills already signed into law. … → Read More
FL's Marco Rubio could be the next Senate Intelligence chairman
WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio could be the next leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is leaving his post as the committee’s chairman after federal agents seized his cellphone Wednesday as part of an insider trading probe. “Sen. Burr contacted me this morning to inform me of his decision … → Read More
Besty DeVos said her husband would halt 'political contributions.' He hasn’t. ⋆
WASHINGTON — In January 2017, a senior Senate Democrat grilled Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s then-nominee to lead the Education Department, on whether she planned to use her family’s vast wealth to influence politics while she was in office. In 1997, DeVos had written of her West Michigan billionaire family’s widespread contributions to conservative causes: … → Read More
From hospital, Justice Ginsburg slams Trump birth control rules
WASHINGTON — Hospitalization for a gallbladder condition didn’t stop U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from assailing Trump administration’s birth control rules on Wednesday. Ginsburg, 87, was hospitalized at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Tuesday night, but was animated as she participated in an oral argument via teleconference surrounding a Trump administration policy that… → Read More
Trump’s critics warn his order to keep meat plants open imperils workers
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators are accusing President Donald Trump of putting workers at risk by ordering meat and poultry processors to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Democrats are asking Trump to amend an executive order he signed last week, which declared meat plants to be “critical infrastructure” and ordered his administration to ensure that they continue … → Read More
U.S. Supreme Court tosses gun case as Kavanaugh urges future debate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday avoided issuing a landmark Second Amendment ruling in a closely watched gun rights case, but set the stage for future legal battles. A divided court ruled that a challenge to New York City gun restrictions was moot because the city had later changed its regulations. The case had been billed … → Read More
Embattled FL lawmakers in Congress stockpile cash ahead of November showdowns
WASHINGTON — Targeted incumbents from Florida’s U.S. congressional delegation were padding their war chests as the election year kicked off. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the landscape for politicians in Florida and across the country as many have been forced to cut back on active fundraising and campaigning. But the most recent campaign finance reports … → Read More
U.S. Congress clears $484 billion relief bill as lawmakers pledge future aid for states
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved nearly $500 billion in additional COVID-19 relief, the bulk of which is aimed at buoying small businesses after loan funding dried up. The House cleared the $484 billion funding bill along bipartisan lines as some lawmakers returned to Washington for the first time since March. The … → Read More