Tag: President Trump

The Trump administration has announced new regulations that will change how scientists test the safety of chemicals. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has ordered a total ban starting in 15 years of animal testing on products…

Isolationists and ultra-conservatives thought they had scored a victory last week when President Trump initially agreed to cut U.S. foreign aid. Though the proposed $4 billion is less than one-tenth of one percent of the…

Oh, for the good old days, when crowds at Trump campaign events merely chanted calls for the imprisonment of a political adversary. “Send her back!” invokes the kind of rallies you really don’t want to…

As a journalist, I always bow in appreciation to the July 4 holiday in that it means I live in a country that cherishes democracy and protects our freedom of speech. As an American, I…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Major automobile manufacturers urged the Trump administration and California on Thursday to restart negotiations over vehicle mileage standards to prevent a lengthy legal battle, warning that moving ahead with two sets…

You know we’re in trouble when President Donald Trump looks like the adult in the White House. Starting on May 5, Trump’s hawkish national security adviser, John Bolton, dramatically escalated pressure on Iran — dispatching…

President Trump often cites the stock market as proof of his economic-policy success, so let’s hope he was watching the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday. The Dow fell 2.38%, and the Nasdaq and Russell…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller should not testify before Congress, abandoning his previous declaration that he would leave that decision to his attorney general. Escalating tensions with…

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free. — Emma Lazarus, “The New Colussus”   Opportunities in Roswell, N.M., last week led me to ask what folks within a 100…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump eased up on his threats to close the southern border as officials across his administration explored half-measures that might satisfy the president’s urge for action, like stopping only foot…