President Donald Trump says U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “choked” and “folded like an umbrella” in moving to drop charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Arizona, California and Nevada would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal to stave off a crisis in the river.
The U.S. Interior Department has canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction.
President Donald Trump's administration has worked to stop offshore wind development on the grounds it’s a national security risk since late last year, halting work on major projects and buying back leases.
A federal panel has given preliminary approval to an updated design for a new underground facility to screen visitors to the White House.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new liner, once dubbed “American flag blue” by President Donald Trump, has faded to a color closer to gray.
Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool again as President Donald Trump's problem-plagued effort to renovate the site pushes past his initial July 4 deadline.
President Donald Trump is responding to global outrage over his intervention with FIFA during the World Cup.
A federal filing shows President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses.
President Donald Trump visited the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota on Wednesday.
The deaths of three firefighters in Colorado are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration’s creation of a new federal fire agency and its revival of a previously discredited policy to stomp out all wildfires quickly.
President Donald Trump has won and lost some as the Supreme Court wraps its final week of a term focused on executive power.
President Donald Trump surveyed his construction projects around the nation's capital, suggesting his redevelopment of the East Potomac Golf Links could host major tournaments.
Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the president’s problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continues to roil the capital.
California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state’s central coast.
The Trump administration says it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order that sought to eliminate “inappropriate content” at national museums, parks and landmarks.
A new report by the National Park Service says construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near the Lincoln Memorial could occur 20 hours per day, year-round, as officials push to complete the project within three years.
The U.S. military says it has carried out strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.
Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish.
Federal officials have given final approval for a controversial segment of the Dakota Access oil pipeline that crosses the Missouri River.
President Donald Trump says it’s “fantastic” that a key federal agency approved the design for the triumphal arch he wants to build at an entrance to the nation’s capital.
President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans along the Potomac River.
President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.
President Donald Trump is withdrawing his nomination of a hospitality company executive to lead the National Park Service.
The Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
A federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down some of the Trump administration’s orders slowing down the development of clean energy.
A federal commission has approved the design concept for the Triumphal Arch that President Donald Trump wants to build at an entrance to the nation's capital.
The Trump administration said Friday it is rejoining two agencies that were split up in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
Trump administration officials are exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act.
A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment.
The Trump administration’s $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel tactic against the industry that supporters see as creative, but opponents see as foolish and extreme.
The Department of Interior says a French energy company has agreed to give up two U.S. offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel projects instead.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a public-private partnership with SoftBank and AEP Ohio to develop a massive artificial intelligence data center and power complex at a former uranium enrichment site in southern Ohio.
The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies for new drug approvals.
Conservation and historical organizations are suing the Trump administration over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks.
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the president to roll back climate regulations.
Congressional Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of trying to hijack plans to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and using the nonprofit National Park Foundation to solicit money from private donors for some of the president’s pet projects.
A Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs.
Outraged critics are accusing President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park.
British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America.
The Trump administration is suspending leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction on the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified by the Pentagon.
A new lawsuit seeks to overturn the recent approval of an exploratory drilling program in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations — this time in California, officials say.
Oil companies have offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico in the first offshore lease sale in the region since 2023.
Florida’s Republican-dominated congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to drop a plan that would allow new oil drilling off the state’s coast.
A $100-per-person charge for foreigners entering Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and other popular national parks is stoking apprehension among some tourist-oriented businesses.
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular U.S. parks.
President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live.
One of California’s worst oil spills occurred off the Santa Barbara coast in 2015, when a corroded pipeline burst.
President Donald Trump on Monday ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals.
The National Park Service under President Donald Trump is looking to reshape what it tells Americans about their history.
The Trump administration said it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants.
A group of former national park superintendents is calling on the Trump administration to close the parks to visitors in case of a government shutdown.
Grand Canyon National Park will soon reopen portions of the North Rim to public access in the aftermath of a wildfire that destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of structures.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following Israel's attack on Hamas operatives in Qatar that has upended efforts to broker an end to the conflict.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to cancel a public land management rule that sought to put conservation on equal footing with industry.
Two teenagers have been arrested on murder charges in the killing of a congressional intern who was struck by stray bullets during a shooting in the nation’s capital.
Rhode Island, Connecticut and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states are suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project.
The Transportation Department has canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, where the Palestinians previously have been represented.
The Trump administration has halted construction on a nearly complete wind farm off Rhode Island and Connecticut, citing national security concerns.
Historically dry and windy conditions are making it harder for crews to contain a wildfire burning along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
An appeals court in Washington turned down The Associated Press' request for immediate reinstatement into covering smaller presidential events like meetings with reporters in the Oval Office and Air Force One.
A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy.
All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
President Donald Trump says he plans to place tariffs of over 10% on smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean.
The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge.
Attorneys general from more than 20 states have filed a federal lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in cuts made by the Trump administration that would fund everything from crime prevention to food security.
A federal judge in Massachusetts said Wednesday he plans to deny a motion by the Trump administration to dismiss a lawsuit over its blocking of wind energy projects, siding with a coalition of state attorneys general.
President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining that the Biden administration imposed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota.
President Donald Trump’s plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane season is likely to put more responsibilities on states to provide services following increasingly frequent and expensive climate disasters, experts say.
Top Trump administration officials on Tuesday headlined an energy conference led by the state’s Republican governor.
The head of the U.S. Energy Department says President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska’s 800-mile pipeline system and build a massive natural gas export project as its twin.
President Donald Trump faces the challenge of convincing Republican senators, global investors, voters and even Elon Musk that he won’t bury the federal government in debt with his multitrillion-dollar tax-break package.
The Trump administration is sending three Cabinet members to Alaska this week as it pursues oil drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reinvigorating a natural gas project that’s languished for years.
National Public Radio and three local stations filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, arguing that an executive order aimed at cutting federal funding for the organization is illegal.
A Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has been tasked with overhauling the federal agency that manages vast tracts of public lands.
President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to speed up the development of nuclear power and grant the energy secretary authority to approve advanced reactor designs and projects.
President Donald Trump is threatening a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well as a 25% tariff on smartphones unless the products are made in America.
The Wichita Tribe and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California filed a lawsuit Thursday saying the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for boarding schools where generations of Native children were systematically abused.
President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency.
Attorneys say U.S. immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan despite a court order on removals to third countries.
The Republican-led House has passed a bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.
House Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package that would authorize the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah.
President Donald Trump wants to tap into “beautiful, clean coal" to help meet the electricity demands of what he bills as a new dawn of manufacturing and technological advancement in the United States.