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Environmental groups sue to block Trump’s offshore drilling order
The suit claims Trump has no legal authority to undo protections adopted by President Barack Obama.
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Budget deal garners praise from Democrats, ire of GOP — and a claim of victory by Trump
There’s little doubt conservatives feel betrayed by the budget deal.
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Effort to ban plastic water bottles in national parks would end under budget deal
For the last three years, the bottled water industry has lobbied Congress to help overturn the ban.
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As Trump budget plans fade, Republicans brace for war — with each other
Democrats are elated over the $1.07 trillion budget deal, which reads almost like an Obama administration blueprint.
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Chocolate milk is heading back to school, thanks to Trump and Congress
So are white bread and saltier food.
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Trump tax plan seen turning ‘everyone and their dog’ into an LLC
Call it the Kansas problem.
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Ethics agency to review waivers for Trump appointees
White House officials must comply with the notice, which covers appointees in the administrations of Trump and Barack…
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Trump will face seawall of opposition in California over his drilling order
California has been fortifying fordecades with regulation and legislation to prevent additional drilling along its treasured coast.
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Discovery could rewrite story of when humans first appeared in the Americas
130,000-year-old bones
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Ted Cruz: Use El Chapo’s money to fund border wall
The Texas Republican introduced a bill Tuesday.
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Le Pen, Macron in French presidency runoff as major parties lose
For the first time in modern French political history, both establishment parties were eliminated in the first round.
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Trump tax-plan rollout unlikely to provide many details
Trump outlined his principles and proposed rates during the campaign.
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Status of forests is ‘dire’ across world
Tropical regions are seeing the fastest loss of forests.