WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberal lawmakers from Congress and a coalition of like-minded groups rallied outside the White House on Tuesday, voicing frustration at the Democratic president they say has let them down by proposing cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
Former West Virginia state delegate Pat McGeehan announced he would challenge Rep. Shelly Moore Capito for the Republican nomination for Senate, The Hill reports.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before it is unveiled, President Barack Obama's new budget is opening to poor reviews from liberal allies entrenched in their opposition to shaving benefit programs and GOP opponents equally opposed to new tax increases. The double-edged criticism comes even though the plan reprises a framework that once held the promise of a long-sought "grand bargain" for reducing government deficits.
White House climate advisor Heather Zichal will meet with the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition on Thursday to discuss energy and environmental issues, The Hill reports.
The ExxonMobil Corp. political action committee reported to the Federal Election Commission that it made $98,000 in contributions to federal candidates and committees in March, Roll Call reports.
The League of Conservation Voters and the National Wildlife Federation have launched a new advertising campaign to press vulnerable senators to back Environmental Protection Agency administrator nominee Gina McCarthy, The Hill reports.
Former John Kerry campaign staffer Larry Rasky's firm has been hired by Alberta to promote the Keystone XL pipeline, while former White House aide Bill Burton serves environmental groups opposed to the project, Bloomberg reports.
Massachusetts Democratic Senate hopefuls Reps. Stephen Lynch and Ed Markey criticized billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer's influence in the race during their second primary debate. Lynch, the target of Steyer's spending, called him a "bully," The Hill reports.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as it adds fuel to battles over taxes and Social Security, President Barack Obama's budget will reprise lots of smaller bore proposals that have gone nowhere in a gridlocked Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Mary Jo White's nomination as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, making her the first former prosecutor to lead the federal agency that oversees Wall Street.
The Environmental Protection Agency said it would not finish its study of hydraulic fracturing's impact on drinking water until 2016, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., is pressing Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to reject the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg's compromise chemical safety bill because she doesn't think the legislation is strong enough, Roll Call reports.
A draft Environmental Protection Agency report faults Washington state for failures in oversight at the contaminated Hanford Nuclear Reservation, The Associated Press reports.
A group of 21 states urged the Environmental Protection Agency not to allow lawsuit threats to force its hand on regulations for carbon emissions from new power plants, The Hill reports.
The link between natural gas prices and oil prices is increasingly eroding as new supplies of gas are discovered and competition increases, The New York Times reports.
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Republican Gabriel Gomez were increasingly aggressive in the final Massachusetts Senate debate last night, Politico reports.
Duke Energy's selection of Lynn Good for CEO makes her the company's first female CEO and makes Duke the largest energy company led by a woman, Bloomberg reports.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it discovered dangerous levels of radioactivity in the groundwater surrounding the crippled Fukushima plant, Bloomberg reports.
