Trump to Freeze Obama's Auto Mileage Rules
The Trump administration, taking aim at one of former President Barack Obama’s signature environmental achievements, is proposing to freeze vehicle fuel economy requirements at the 2020 level and unwind California’s authority to limit tailpipe emissions in the state. The Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration jointly proposed on Thursday to cap fuel economy requirements at a fleet average of 37 miles per gallon starting in 2020. Under the Obama plan, the fleetwide fuel economy would have risen gradually to roughly 47 mpg by 2025. They also propose to revoke California’s authority under the Clean Air Act that has allowed the state to ... Read More
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Soldiers’ Remains Return Home To US From North Korea
'Today, our boys are coming home' Vice President Mike Pence welcomed home Wednesday the presumed remains of U.S. soldiers, who fell in the Korean War, as they arrived in Hawaii. The U.S. welcomed the remains, consisting of 55 boxes of as yet unidentified bones and one dog tag, in a solemn dignified carry ceremony, in which each flag covered box was carried off a cargo plane into a military base in Hawaii by one Marine, one airman, one soldier, and one sailor each. Pence spoke at the ceremony, hailing the remains as new hope for the families of the fallen and a sign of ... Read More
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Trump Further Chips Away at Obamacare by Expanding Short-Term Health Plans
The Trump administration moved Wednesday to expand health insurance options and affordability for Americans, with a new rule allowing cheaper new and renewable health insurance plans that consumers can use for up to a year. The Department of Health and Human Services, Labor Department, and Treasury Department released the final rule that allows consumers to buy “short-term, limited duration” health insurance plans that are not subject to the Obamacare requirements. Consumers can have the plans for up to a year, instead of three months under the new rule. The average monthly premium for an individual with a short-term plan in the fourth quarter of 2016 was ... Read More
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Noncitizens across U.S. Find It Easy to Register to Vote
A Russian national or any other noncitizen can easily influence a U.S. election by simply registering to vote in California — just ask Elizaveta Shuvalova. Ms. Shuvalova said she didn’t even know her name was added to the San Francisco voter rolls in 2012, when she was a 21-year-old Russian citizen living legally in the U.S. but ineligible to vote. “I’ve never registered for anything in my entire life,” said Ms. Shuvalova, who became a U.S. citizen early last year. “This is news to me.” ... Read More
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Lawmakers Defuse Trump's Shutdown Threat
Congress is taking big strides to defuse President Trump’s shutdown threat, working to pass as many spending bills as possible before next month’s deadline so most of the government will remain open no matter what Mr. Trump demands on border security. On Wednesday, the Senate cleared a $154 billion package that funds the Food and Drug Administration, the IRS and other programs for 2019. Senators now have passed seven of the 12 bills needed to keep the government open. The House has passed six. Those measures still need to be reconciled in a conference committee, but lawmakers are pushing to have as many as nine bills completed before the ... Read More
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