What does this role do? Advises on climate and environmental issues and enforces environmental laws. Here's what happened at the hearing Zeldin declined to say how the Trump administration might try to change or roll back environmental regulations ...

Lee Zeldin has an ambitious agenda for the Environmental Protection Agency, even beyond undoing years of damage from President Joe Biden and various states — but he’ll be consulting lawyers

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run.

Declaring climate change “real,” former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin faced questions Thursday ... The guy is smart as a whip,” South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said.

MSU has stopped its diversity, equity and inclusion programs and shut down the Office of Inclusive Engagement in accordance with Trump’s executive order. ( Springfield News-Leader) Cotton trailers can currently travel 40 mph but the bill proposes raising it to 65 mph to decrease the time spent between Missouri roads and market. ( Missourinet)

Here's what happened at the hearing Zeldin declined to say how the Trump administration might try to change or roll back environmental regulations, including a rule limiting automobile tailpipe ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary in a dramatic late-night vote. Republicans pushed back questions about Hegseth's qualifications amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

Energy nominees advance, Trump to press OPEC, and Trump talks FEMA WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! Congress is inching closer to confirming the rest of President Do

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.

Laken Riley Act: President Trump signed his first bill into law, and it closely tracked his agenda on immigration. The bill directs the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — of specific crimes if they are in the country illegally. Read more ›