Trump administration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments as part of energy push

As part of the Trump administration’s push to expand U.S. energy production, federal officials will review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under previous presidents to protect unique landscapes and cultural resources.

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Trump Administration Considers Halting Congestion Pricing

The New York City tolling program began on Jan. 5 after defying obstacles for decades. A move to stop it would likely touch off a legal battle between the state and federal government.
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Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency

Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.
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The contradictions of Trump’s ‘national energy emergency’

President’s energy policy makes sense only through prism of a culture war
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Trump to declare national emergency on energy

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The Hill - Jan. 21
Trump to declare national energy emergency

On his first day in office, President-elect Trump will issue a national emergency related to energy and also issue executive orders aimed at utilizing U.S. energy and specifically Alaska’s natural ...
The Hill - Jan. 20
Democrats push for release of second part of Jack Smith’s Trump report

Merrick Garland pressed to use final days to release report on president-elect’s retention of classified documents. US politics live – latest updates Democrats are pressing Merrick Garland, ...
The Guardian - Jan. 16
Trump considers declaring national economic emergency to impose tariffs

Move would allow president-elect to implement broad tariffs after threatening Panama, Greenland and Canada. Donald Trump is mulling over the idea to declare a national economic emergency to ...
The Guardian - Jan. 8

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