An Indiana community bet on carbon capture. Trump is blocking it.
The administration’s cancellation of the $500 million grant for machinery to trap and bury the plant’s greenhouse gas left the staunchly Republican community stunned.
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Federal judge orders search shakeup, not breakup, in Google monopoly case
The Justice Department’s antitrust chief, Gail Slater, hailed the decision as a “major win for the American people,” even though the agency didn’t get everything it sought.
ICE’s arrest of police officer raise questions about E-Verify
About 23 states, including Indiana, require E-Verify for at least some public and/or private employers.
Trump floats an unusual Republican National Convention before the midterms
President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the Republican Party host a national convention before next year’s midterm elections, an unusual move that Democrats are also considering.
Trump fires member of Surface Transportation Board ahead of huge rail merger decision
The board is set to consider Union Pacific’s $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern in the next two years before deciding whether to approve the nation’s first transcontinental railroad.
Federal Reserve official sues Trump over attempt to fire her
The case could become a turning point for the 112-year old Federal Reserve, which was designed by Congress to be insulated from day-to-day political influence.
Will Trump’s interest in reclassifying marijuana push Indiana toward legalization?
Some advocates say state lawmakers would be more likely to approve marijuana for medical use if it is federally reclassified as a less dangerous Schedule III drug.
CDC director ousted weeks into job
Susan Monarez isn’t “aligned with” President Donald Trump’s agenda and refused to resign as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, so the White House terminated her, spokesman Kush Desai said Wednesday night.
Trump’s 50% tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases take effect
The Indian government estimates the tariffs will impact $48.2 billion worth of exports.
Senator warns of ‘Power 2’ owning college sports if NCAA-backed SCORE Act becomes law
Sen. Maria Cantwell warned of a two-tier college sports system with haves and have-nots if a proposed bill to regulate the industry passes without changes.
Supreme Court clears way for nearly $800M in cuts to NIH grants
Groups that filed the lawsuit to block the cuts said they represented “an unprecedented disruption to ongoing research” and threatened to undermine the NIH’s stature as a worldwide leader for diagnosing and treating illness.
Trump administration plans to vet all 55M foreigners with U.S. visas
“Continuous vetting” by the State Department marks a significant expansion of ongoing efforts to clamp down on alleged abuses in the legal immigration system.
Trump administration vying to own 10% stake in Intel after SoftBank’s $2B bet
The unusual deal that would deepen the Trump administration’s financial ties with major computer chip manufacturers.
Indiana stood to get $130M for solar projects. The EPA canceled the program.
Nonprofit organizations in Indiana have spent two years preparing and were about to start putting up panels when EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced via social media that the program is being shut down.
US producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher
U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month, signaling that the president’s sweeping import taxes are pushing costs up and that higher prices for consumers may be on the way.
Indiana House Democrats assemble with Texas colleagues against partisan gerrymandering efforts
The groups met on the same day national nonpartisan election advocates softened their uniform opposition to gerrymandering, saying they recognized the “wide-reaching crisis in our democracy.”
Social Security’s 90th anniversary marked by funding threats, privatization talk
Trump and other Republicans have said they will not cut Social Security benefits, yet the program remains far from the sound economic system that FDR envisioned 90 years ago.
Appeals court says Trump officials can withhold billions in foreign aid
The panel majority, which included judges appointed by Republicans George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump, found international aid groups did not have standing to bring a lawsuit.
Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs and inflation data faces shower of criticism
E.J. Antoni’s selection threatens to bring a new level of politicization to what has long been a nonpartisan agency widely accepted as a producer of reliable measures of the nation’s economic health
US national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports
The national debt eclipsed $37 trillion years sooner than pre-pandemic projections.