Policies & Impacts

The U.S. State Department does not confirm if agreement on minerals will be extended.

Federal prosecutors have brought a number of criminal cases against Chinese students and professors in recent years.

Lower courts had found a jury could conclude the officer used excessive force against a man participating in a riot following the 2020 death of George Floyd.

Ranchers say their hands are tied as reintroduced wolves—listed as endangered—are feasting on cattle instead of hunting elk and deer.

Limited housing supply and steady demand drove the increase, with New York City registering the biggest annual gain among 20 metros.

The secretary of state said free speech is “a birthright over which foreign governments have no authority.”

Lower courts previously held that the legal challenge to the development was unlikely to succeed.

A federal appeals court previously held that the fees paid to union by non-union airline employees were ‘not coercive.’

Lax licensing rules are allowing potentially unsafe foreign truckers to legally work America’s highways, industry insiders say.

The president said he’s not looking to increase production of shirts, socks, and other clothing items.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) expressed concerns about the bill’s impact on the federal deficit, suggesting there was enough opposition to force changes.

The high court ruled that the relevant federal fraud law does not require the government to suffer financial harm.

The 2024 regulation would have required steep emissions cuts from coal and gas plants using carbon capture technology.

The president can decline to spend money appropriated by Congress, with restrictions. Trump wants to reduce or clear away those restrictions.

The majority funding goes to a group of six states—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

Rubio says the changes will better align the National Security Council with Trump’s agenda, but White House has yet to confirm any details.

The latest rules are ‘pragmatic changes to protect operational security,’ says a Pentagon spokesperson.

Approximately one-third of the world’s richest soil is threatened by chemical pollution and landmine contamination that could permanently scar the region.

Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken, and their city officials, are named in the lawsuit.