EPA’s Aaron Szabo Once Helped Write Oil Industry Argument Against Methane Rules — ProPublica

EPA’s Aaron Szabo Once Helped Write Oil Industry Argument Against Methane Rules — ProPublica

The Trump administration official leading an effort to loosen rules on methane pollution was an unnamed author of key industry arguments against those same rules just four years ago when he was an oil and gas lobbyist. Aaron Szabo, an assistant administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, is listed in PDF metadata as the author […]

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Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees trapped in Bangladesh camps : NPR

Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees trapped in Bangladesh camps : NPR

FILE – An aerial view of a Rohingya refugee camp, home to over a million of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority, covers the land in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Nov. 25, 2025. Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP hide caption toggle caption Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP SYDNEY — Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps […]

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Suspension lifted for helicopter pilots who hovered near Kid Rock's home : NPR

Suspension lifted for helicopter pilots who hovered near Kid Rock’s home : NPR

Kid Rock performs during the final day of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Army pilots who hovered two helicopters near Kid Rock’s Tennessee home during a training run while he clapped and saluted have had […]

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Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing : NPR

Trump plans to attend Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing : NPR

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sit in on Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on […]

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Trump tries to create verified voter list with executive order : NPR

Trump tries to create verified voter list with executive order : NPR

An election worker sorts mail-in ballots in Reno, Nev., on Nov. 5, 2024. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP hide caption toggle caption Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP President Trump has escalated his efforts to influence American elections, signing an executive order that the White House says seeks to create a list of confirmed U.S. citizens who are eligible to […]

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Judge rules White House ballroom construction must halt until Congress OK's it : NPR

Judge rules White House ballroom construction must halt until Congress OK’s it : NPR

Viewed from the observation level of the Washington Monument, demolition work continues where the East Wing once stood at the White House on January 05, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Heather Diehl/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Heather Diehl/Getty Images North America U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled Tuesday that construction on President […]

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Trump shares presidential library renderings : NPR

Trump shares presidential library renderings : NPR

A parking lot in Miami is the planned site of Trump’s future presidential library. Daniel Kozin/AP hide caption toggle caption Daniel Kozin/AP President Trump has plans to splash his name across a sky-high presidential library in Florida. And he shared the first look at that vision on social media Monday. A two-minute video of architectural […]

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Supreme Court strikes Colorado ban on conversion therapy : NPR

Supreme Court strikes Colorado ban on conversion therapy : NPR

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on March 4 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy “regulates speech based on viewpoint.” At issue was the practice of an Evangelical Christian, Kaley Chiles, a counselor who wants to provide […]

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