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Biden administration moves to restrict oil and gas leases on 13m acres in Alaska

Published: 10:34 AM
EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals

Published: 10:20 AM

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US resumes deportation flights to Haiti despite continuing bloodshed

Critics condemn ‘reckless and cruel’ expulsions and say deportees likely to be targeted by armed gangs who control much of country

Published: 6:34 PM
US accused of failing to act on reports of abuse by Israeli forces

Panel urged denial of Israel funds because of serious human rights violations but state department has not yet acted, report says

Published: 3:46 PM

US reimposes sanctions on Venezuela as hope for democracy crumbles

Relief had been granted after president Nicolás Maduro promised to hold free and fair elections this year

Published: 6:06 PM
Biden to triple taxes on Chinese steel and block Japanese takeover of US Steel

President touted plan during speech on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, where union support could prove crucial

Published: 5:51 PM

Iran launches drone and missile strike against Israel as Biden rushes back to White House

US president convenes top advisers as US and Jordanian forces help Israel intercept barrage

Published: 8:13 PM

Joe Biden will cancel $7.4bn in student debt for 277,000 borrowers

Announcement is latest in series of debt cancellations as president addresses key issue for young voters ahead of November election

Published: 6:11 PM
Oil and gas firms must pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden rule

Rule adds stronger requirements for cleaning up wells but does not ban leasing on public lands, as called for by environmentalists

Published: 1:46 PM

Biden vows ‘ironclad’ US commitment to Israel amid fears of Iran attack

US president and allied officials fear ‘significant’ strike within days in retaliation for Israeli bombing of consular building in Damascus

Published: 4:46 PM
Xavier Becerra reportedly mulls cabinet exit to run for California governor

US health and human services secretary said to have had private conversations about desire to succeed Gavin Newsom

Published: 4:11 PM
US imposes first-ever limits on levels of toxic PFAS in drinking water

EPA takes action for first time in 27 years against ‘forever chemicals’ feared to be contaminating water for over 200 million

Published: 7:41 AM
‘No way’: US labor watchdog refuses to bow to SpaceX, Amazon and Starbucks

The NLRB general counsel has accused US’s largest corporations of creating distractions to cover their law-breaking

Published: 6:00 AM

Biden announces new plan to cancel student loans for 30m borrowers

Plan targets borrowers who accrued high level of interest on debt and those who have been in repayment for at least 20 years

Published: 3:57 PM

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