Utility companies looking to add every possible electron to the electric grid will not have the full backing of the Trump administration, as Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States needs reliable energy, not wind and solar power. Utility trade groups, large tech firms, and major manufacturers, as well as Republican and Democratic lawmakers, have called for […]

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Missouri alleging Starbucks‘s diversity, equity, and inclusion policies violated federal and state law, finding state officials’ claims were too broad to proceed in court. U.S. District Judge John Ross, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, granted the coffee giant’s request to toss the lawsuit after finding […]

Welcome to the latest issue of Washington Secrets, where we will be rooting for Sam Darnold, the pride of New York, as no one calls him, in the Super Bowl. Today we have our weekly report cards, with John Zogby trailing his new poll with more trouble for Donald Trump, and we take a look […]

Florida will administer all driver’s license exams exclusively in English, months after officials expressed outrage over a deadly trucking incident involving a driver they said couldn’t read or speak the language.  The Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles instituted the new policy effective Friday, ending practices that allowed drivers the option of taking exams in […]