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Trump Administration Repeals US Power Plant Emissions Rules and Presses Lenders on Climate Targets

President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded major federal greenhouse gas limits on coal and natural gas power generation while stepping up pressure on international development banks to abandon a $1.3 trillion global climate finance framework.
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Global AI Stocks Fall After Industry Leaders Call for Pause in Advanced Development
Trump Administration Repeals US Power Plant Emissions Rules and Presses Lenders on Climate Targets
World Bank Cuts Global Growth Forecast to 2.5% as Energy and Geopolitical Shocks Intensify
US Treasury Yields Top 5% for First Time Since 2007 as Oil Surge Revives Inflation Fears
Saudi Arabia Halts East-West Oil Pipeline After Attacks as Houthis Seize Red Sea Islands
Trump Faces Ethics Questions Over $45,000 Cash Gifts to Three Senior Aides
Trump Proposes $5,000 Payments Tied to Republican Midterm Victories
Eighteen Governors Urge Justice Department to Preserve Community-Based Disability Protections
Rubio Seeks $45 Million for Ecuador Security Effort and Designates Los Tiguerones a Terrorist Group
Pentagon Expands Use of Generative AI in Military Software Development
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Move FBI Headquarters to Washington
Twenty States Sue Trump Administration Over Endangered Species Rollbacks
Congress Returns With Defense, AI and Farm Legislation Still Stalled
U.S. Space Force Confirms Deployment of Offensive Space-Control Systems
China Commits to $17 Billion in U.S. Agricultural Purchases as Tariff Talks Advance
EPA Finalizes Repeal of Major Federal Climate and Emissions Rules
House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill to Avert Federal Shutdown
CIA Director John Ratcliffe Set for Larger Role in Russia-Ukraine Negotiations
U.S. and Allies Track Russian Submarines Training to Target Arctic Undersea Cables
Wall Street Falls as Treasury Yield Tops 5% and Tech Leaders Warn on AI Risks
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid for Nationwide Mail-In Ballot Restrictions
Oil Prices Rise Above $105 After Attacks Disrupt Saudi Pipeline Network
White House Criticizes Republicans Over Private Responses to Capitol Unrest
Democratic Lawmakers Press House Speaker to Challenge Trump's Proposed National Mall Monuments
Republican Florida Legislative Nominee Faces Backlash Over Participation in Neo-Nazi March
Federal Judge Sentences North Carolina Man in Cyber Extortion Case Against Major Tech Company
Former U.S. Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Offering Classified Information to Foreign Government
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Trump Faces Ethics Questions Over $45,000 Cash Gifts to Three Senior White House Aides
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U.S. Space Force Confirms Deployment of Offensive Space-Control Systems
Pentagon Expands Generative AI Use in Military Software Development
China Commits to $17 Billion in U.S. Agricultural Purchases as Tariff Talks Advance
Senate Democrats Demand Answers After Iranian Drone Strike Kills Six U.S. Service Members in Kuwait
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Relocate FBI Headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building
EPA Finalizes Repeal of Major Federal Climate Protections
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Trump Administration Repeals U.S. Power-Plant Greenhouse Gas Limits
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