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The president has mocked global warming as a "hoax," but his administration avoided testing that claim in court as it targeted the endangerment finding.

EPA has chucked the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions drive climate change, drawing promises of lawsuits from environmentalists and Democrats.

The move discards a scientific determination that empowered the government to limit climate pollution.

The Senate minority leader is introducing a bill to direct a GAO investigation of the Trump administration's handling of Venezuelan oil proceeds.

The Treasury license allows companies to rehabilitate their existing oil equipment in Venezuela, much of which have fallen into disrepair.

With its plans to revoke the endangerment finding, the administration is gambling that the Supreme Court will allow it to completely avoid regulating the nation's top greenhouse gas sources.

Energy affordability is expected to play a role in the midterm elections this year.

A draft pact, obtained by POLITICO, seeks to help ensure data centers do not raise household electricity prices, strain water resources or undermine grid reliability.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is scheduled to be the highest-level Trump administration official to set foot in Venezuela since Nicolás Maduro's capture.

Some federal contractors are feeling the squeeze after the president slashed support for climate programs and other research efforts.