Politics & Policy
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US completes formal withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the historic agreement last year, which committed signing nations to limit greenhouse gas emissions to 1.5 degrees celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels.
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NTSB approves nearly 50 new safety recommendations in probe of deadly DCA plane collision
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said in her opening remarks at a hearing on the deadly plane collision near the Reagan National Airport that it was "deep, underlying systemic failures" that led to the fatal accident.
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Trump pushes Congress to approve year-round sale of ethanol that would benefit American farmers
Thune, who is from South Dakota, confirmed that he is committed to getting the E15 legislation "across the finish line," and said he even spoke to the president about the topic on Tuesday morning.