West Virginia court declines to answer whether opioids distribution can cause public nuisance
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Supreme Court on Monday declined to answer a federal court’s question in an appeal in a landmark lawsuit over whether the distribution of opioids can cause a public nuisance. The 3-2
US House Republicans seek to kill EV tax credit, loan program
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday proposed killing the electric vehicle tax credit and repealing fuel efficiency rules designed to prod automakers into building more zero-emission vehicles as part
Colorado top court allows Boulder to sue Exxon, Suncor over climate change
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Colorado’s highest court on Monday rejected efforts by Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Boulder seeking to hold the fossil fuel companies responsible for climate change.
House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay
Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify and deport people illegally in U.S.
A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S. In a win
Software update keeps Newark airport radar online but network concerns and flight limits remain
A new software update prevented a third radar outage in the last two weeks at New Jersey’s busy Newark airport when a telecommunications line failed again over the weekend, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday. At a
House GOP reveals Trump’s tax breaks for tips, overtime and car loans in bill, but costs run high
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans revealed the sweeping tax provisions for President Donald Trump’s big bill Monday, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with reductions to Medicaid and other programs used
Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration. Democrat Pritzker, who
Trump’s plan to accept free Air Force One replacement from Qatar raises ethical and security worries
WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. “I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer,” the Republican told reporters on
What’s next with Trump’s trade war truce with China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s agreement with China to temporarily slash tariffs for 90 days offered the world a bit of welcome relief. But what persists is a sense of uncertainty and the possibility that some
