Regulations
Trump Interior Nominee Fast-Tracked a ‘Deficient’ Drilling Permit
Oil lobbyists’ answer to regulatory roadblocks is “We’ll call Kate” – as in Kate MacGregor, nominee for the No. 2 job at Department of the Interior.
OMB Touts Money and Time Saved From Regulatory Cuts, Eliminating Busywork
President’s management agenda update highlights 100 “burden-reducing” initiatives.
Trump Signs Orders to Restrict 'Unaccountable Bureaucrats' From Creating 'Backdoor Regulations'
Federal employees are "imposing their private agenda on our citizens," Trump says.
Federal Judge Threatens Education Secretary With Possible Jail Time
Government blames contractors partly for non-compliance with court orders.
Trump Taps Former Corporate Lawyer to Lead Regulatory Rollbacks
Paul Ray has been the acting head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for six months.
Inside the Trump Administration’s Chaotic Dismantling of the Federal Land Agency
Internal records from the Bureau of Land Management contradict what its chief told Congress about a plan to ship 200 D.C.-based career staff out West. The plan would weaken the agency, which stands between federal lands and oil, gas and mineral companies.
Trump Administration Announces Rollback Of Obama-era Methane Regulations
The unwinding of requirements that oil and gas companies tamp down on climate-warming methane leaks has big implications for Texas, the nation's petroleum king.
Some of the Country’s Worst Prisons Have Escaped Justice Department Action
Prisons in Alabama are so bad, the Department of Justice said they violate Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment. We found prisons in Mississippi that may be even worse.
EPA Exceeded Trump’s Deregulatory Expectations
But the agency’s inspector general says officials shortchanged management controls and haven’t been transparent about decision making.
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Improve Federal-State-Local Coordination
Bipartisan bill would create an updated version of a former intergovernmental commission.
How Agency Heads Are Shifting Power Away From Federal Employees and Toward States
Federal officials have had too much discretion to institute their personal policy preferences, administration officials say.
What Feds Should Know About Two Recent Supreme Court Rulings
The Court’s decisions on the non-delegation and deference doctrines has implications for agencies.
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