European Unions risks transatlantic trade war over clean technology laws
The Biden Administration’s $500 billion legislation encouraging new spending in the domestic green energy industries may be the final straw for the EU, which unveiled its Green Deal Industrial plan in response.
Is DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg looking at other political gigs?
While some have speculated that Buttigieg would be aiming for a Senate seat in Michigan, he himself has stated he doesn’t plan on leaving the Biden Administration’s DOT anytime soon.
President Biden points to January’s employment report as proof of economic strength
The GOP is pushing back, stating that rampant inflation and prices of household staples like gasoline and groceries are crippling the country.
DOT Secretary Buttigieg isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, he says
While some have voiced suspicions that the US Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg may run for Senate in Michigan, the secretary himself is vocalizing his intention to remain in the Biden Administration
The White House to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act
President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton will unite at an event this week to spotlight the famous piece of legislation that guaranteed qualified American workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off.
Baltimore’s rail tunnel gets a presidential visit
President Joe Biden was a regular on the Amtrak train from Delaware to Washington D.C. when he served as a U.S. senator.
DOT announces $384.4 million federal funding grant for ferries
And no, not the kind with wings.
Biden’s fighting climate change, one household at a time
Meeting the United States’ goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 will require Americans at home to begin buying more electric cars and installing more solar panels.
U.S. businesses want tariffs on Chinese goods removed
The Biden Administration is considering extending the Trump-era tariffs which account for hundreds of billions of dollars in levies - and some businesses don’t like that.
Dear Federal Reserve… please be gentle!
The job market has been cooling off and inflation seems to be on the decline, signaling that the Federal Reserve may be less inclined to raise interest rates again and again, mirroring the increases of 2022.
The U.S. Treasury Department is nail-biting over federal government borrowing
The imposed “cap” on the federal government’s debt has been increased over and over again over the last sixty years.
All eyes are on DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Being Secretary for the U.S. Department of Transportation may have its perks, but it is not without consequences.
Airlines claims FAA needs more federal funding after nationwide outage
If you’re one of the many unlucky souls who had a delayed or canceled flight last week due to the unprecedented FAA outage, you aren’t alone.
White House releases decarbonization plan for domestic and international transportation sector
The Biden Administration’s Departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency have joined forces to release a blueprint for the transportation sector.
DOT is tackling “unfair cancellation practices” in the aviation industry
Unfair”, by the Department of Transportation’s definition, means “likely to cause substantial injury and the harm is not outweighed by benefits to consumers or competition.
House Republicans are expected to watch Biden Administration policies like hawks this year
Oversight hearings are expected to commence in early 2023 as the GOP caucus analyzes every inch of the legislative record since President Biden took office.
$750 million DOE grant issued to hydrogen technologies for heavy-truck fuel cells
The U.S. Department of Energy must be feeling generous after a commitment of $750 million to assist in lowering the cost of lower the cost of hydrogen technologies for heavy-truck fuel cells, hydrogen delivery, and hydrogen storage.
The Inflation Reduction Act was a big move by the Biden Administration in 2022
But do you actually remember what’s in it?
China’s Covid variants are “fairly unknown” to the U.S., says former FDA commissioner
Scott Gottlieb spoke on CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell: Overtime’ in response to the latest Covid rules laid out by the United States federal government.
U.S. Supply Chains underwent White House intervention in 2022
The Biden Administration has many supporters and many critics - for that we can be certain.
