close Video Trump: US is the number 1 oil, gas producer President Trump on Wednesday signed two executive orders that will make it harder for states to block the construction of oil and gas pipelines and other energy projects due to environmental concerns. Coming on the heels of officials in Washington state and New York using permitting processes to stop new energy projects in recent years – and at the urging of some industry leaders – Trump’s executive order will speed up the construction of oil and gas pipelines across the country. “My action today will cut through the destructive permitting and denials,” Trump said during the signing of the executive orders at the International Union of Operating Engineers International Training and Education Center, a union-run facility in Crosby, Texas. “Under this administration, we’ve ended the war on American energy.” TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DRAMATICALLY EXPANDS OFFSHORE … [Read more...] about Trump signs executive orders making it tougher for states to block pipeline construction
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Prepare for EMP Attack
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday directing the federal government to prepare a coordinated response plan in the event of an electromagnetic pulse attack (EMP). The order described the enormous damage such an attack could cause and noted the U.S. government currently lacks a coherent plan of action for responding to one. The minimal media coverage given to Trump’s order was bizarrely contemptuous, as though he had just issued an order to prepare defenses against flying saucers or flesh-eating zombies. The Washington Post headline was “Trump issued an executive order to prepare for an EMP attack. What is it, and should you worry?” The Post answered its own question with the subhead, “Nah. But the U.S. should get ready for a very similar threat – from the sun.” Other publications dismissed the EMP threat as “mythical” or mere science fiction, even though the phenomenon of electromagnetic energy from a nuclear … [Read more...] about Trump Signs Executive Order to Prepare for EMP Attack
UC Berkeley students attend as President Trump signs executive order to protect free speech on college campuses
Share Tweet Email Politics Share: Share Tweet Email EMBED <> More Videos <iframe width="476" height="267" src="https://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=5211077" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> President Trump's executive order threatens to rescind federal research funding from universities that don't "protect and support" freedom of speech. Share: Share Tweet Email KGO By BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- UC Berkeley received more than $700 million for research in the 2017-2018 school year, more than $400 million was provided by the federal government. President Donald Trump's newly signed executive could remove federal funding for research from universities if they do not support and protect freedom of speech on campus. "Personally I think that the penalties are a little too demanding," Logan Shackleton, a student at UC Berkeley, said. Shackleton's opinion was shared by many students … [Read more...] about UC Berkeley students attend as President Trump signs executive order to protect free speech on college campuses
Trump signs executive order on manufacturing
President Trump is meeting with American manufacturers and signing an executive order on manufacturing at the White House Thursday, an event that follows devastating news regarding Foxconn. Mr. Trump, who pledged to bring back manufacturing jobs and personally helped break ground on the planned $10 billion Foxconn plant in Wisconsin, has yet to personally weigh in on Foxconn's announcement this week that the campus will be a research hub instead of a blue-collar manufacturing center. Foxconn, a major supplier of electronics for Apple, said it still plans to create 13,000 new jobs, but they won't be the manufacturing jobs the president has touted. Mr. Trump and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker promoted the facility as evidence that they were helping bring back manufacturing to middle America and the U.S. The executive order the president is signing directs the head of each department and agency to administer a new program to encourage the recipients of new federal awards to … [Read more...] about Trump signs executive order on manufacturing
Trump signs executive order giving Christmas Eve off to federal employees
close Video President Trump, first lady light National Christmas tree Federal employees were offered an early holiday gift this year from President Trump when he signed an executive order that relieved workers from their duties on Christmas Eve. The decree issued on Tuesday on the White House’s website declared that every executive department and agencies operating within the government “shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Monday.” However, the order did give authority to individuals who run those departments and agencies to have some employees stay on the clock on Dec. 24. VOGUE RIPPED AS ‘UTTER PIECE OF GARBAGE’ FOR ATTACKING MELANIA TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT “The heads of executive departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that certain employees must report for duty on December 24, 2018, … [Read more...] about Trump signs executive order giving Christmas Eve off to federal employees