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Trump Administration Backs Off New Attempt to Widen Control of D.C. Police  The New York Times DC reaches legal settlement with Trump administration over federal police takeover  Fox News August 15, 2025: Trump admin agrees to allow DC police chief to remain in charge after court challenge  CNN Who is Terry Cole, Trump’s point man for DC police takeover?  The Hill Judge: D.C. police …

The Trump administration has rescinded an order replacing the District of Columbia’s police chief after an emergency court hearing. Washington DC’s police chief Pamela Smith will retain control of the force after the city sued over US Attorney General Pam Bondi naming the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as the district’s “emergency police commissioner”. The lawsuit asked a …

Demonstrators gathered outside Washington, DC’s, police headquarters on Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the city’s law enforcement. One of the protesters – 29-year-old Katie Garcia – has lived in Washington, DC, since last year, and says she now feels unsafe leaving her house. “I’m in DC Ward 2, and I’ve lived here for about a year, …

A Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle charges via a fast charger in Torrance, Calif., on February 23, 2024. A federal program to fund fast chargers across the U.S. has been on pause for six months, but the Trump administration is now restarting it. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images The Trump …

Trump administration deepens crackdown on solar and wind tax credits  Politico Clean Energy Stocks Have Jumped. Next Week Could Test the Rally.  Barron’s Looming Treasury rule casts pall over future of renewables  E&E News by POLITICO Data center owners urge US Treasury to keep renewable energy subsidy rules  Reuters Homeowners rush to install solar ahead of expiring tax credits  Utility Dive Source link

The Trump administration has reduced funding for climate research, dismissed federal scientists who worked on the National Climate Assessment, and removed past editions of the report from government websites. Now, critics say, it is taking the next step: rewriting the science itself, according to a lawsuit filed this week by environmental groups. As the Environmental Protection Agency moves to revoke …

Trump Administration Eyeing Chips Act Funds for Intel Stake  Bloomberg Intel Jumps As Trump Explores Investment In Bid To Revive US Chip Ambitions  Yahoo Finance CNBC Daily Open: The Trump administration’s mixing business with politics to build a chip empire  CNBC Intel Stock Jumps on Report U.S. Government Could Take Stake in the Chip Maker  Barron’s Intel stock is spiking after a report says …

A mural by artist Tene Smith is seen near the entrance of Chicago Women in Trades, a nonprofit dedicated to training and retaining women in the skilled construction trades is photographed April 1, 2025, at the facility in Chicago. Claire Savage/AP hide caption toggle caption Claire Savage/AP WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions …

National Guard personnel keep watch as travelers arrive at the entrance to Union Station near the Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation’s capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration …

The Trump administration might take an ownership stake in Intel, Bloomberg reported Thursday, an extraordinary step that could boost the chipmaker’s financial position — but might do little to address its deep technological woes. Administration officials hope a cash infusion could help boost Intel’s factory network, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. One goal would be to revive plans for new …