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2 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Valerie Yurk

WASHINGTON — The Government Accountability Office said Thursday that the Transportation Department’s pause on funding for a Biden administration electric-vehicle charging program is illegal under the 1974 law restricting a president’s ability to block or “impound” money appropriated by Congress. The determination is the GAO’s first slap on the Trump administration’s wrist for its impoundment of congressionally approved funds.

2 weeks ago | arcamax.com | David Jordan |Valerie Yurk

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed a joint resolution that would bar California from enforcing vehicle emissions standards that effectively phase out the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035. In a 51-44 vote, the Senate passed a joint resolution that would nullify the waiver issued by the EPA during the final weeks of the Biden administration. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., joined all Republicans in backing the joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act.

2 weeks ago | arcamax.com | Valerie Yurk

WASHINGTON — The Government Accountability Office said Thursday that the Transportation Department’s pause on funding for a Biden administration electric-vehicle charging program is illegal under the 1974 law restricting a president’s ability to block or “impound” money appropriated by Congress. The determination is the GAO’s first slap on the Trump administration’s wrist for its impoundment of congressionally approved funds.

4 weeks ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Valerie Yurk

WASHINGTON — House Energy-Water Appropriations Chair Chuck Fleischmann told Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday that he wanted to see more money in fiscal 2026 for the Office of Science, a sharp contrast to the administration’s request for a cut of more than $1 billion. In Wright’s debut in the House on Wednesday to defend the Trump administration’s energy budget, he encountered resistance from even some Republicans about cuts to nuclear and science programs.