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Federal agencies spanning the EPA and Energy, Interior and Transportation departments have been working on a broad plan addressing methane, a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

White House puts off climate change announcement

Zack Colman · December 17, 2014 11:39 pm

Would-be presidential candidates seize on Cuba agreement

Would-be presidential candidates seize on Cuba agreement

Rebecca Berg · December 17, 2014 11:35 pm

Democracy for America said 87 percent of its 1 million members backed Warren in an internal vote last week. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce)

Liberal group to spend $250,000 to draft Warren in 2016

Sean Higgins · December 17, 2014 11:31 pm

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee holds a microphone as he speaks Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at REI's flagship store in Seattle. Inslee was at the store to propose a cap-and-trade program to require the state's largest industrial polluters to pay for every ton of carbon they release. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Energy and Environment

Washington governor proposes cap-and-trade

Zack Colman · December 17, 2014 10:08 pm

Could plunging oil prices lead to financial turmoil?

Could plunging oil prices lead to financial turmoil?

Joseph Lawler, Zack Colman · December 17, 2014 10:00 am

White House braces for Putin’s next move

White House braces for Putin’s next move

Brian Hughes · December 17, 2014 10:00 am

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch wants the Obama administration to provide information about a secretive opt-out provision provided to health insurance companies on the federal exchange. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Hatch to push pension reform for public employees

Sean Higgins · December 17, 2014 10:00 am

Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Wyden said this bill leaves "workers, families and businesses wanting." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes tax break package

Joseph Lawler · December 17, 2014 1:27 am

Jeb Bush sends signals to donors, rivals: He’s serious

Jeb Bush sends signals to donors, rivals: He’s serious

Rebecca Berg · December 17, 2014 12:21 am

In this July 28, 2014, Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken speaks at the White House in Washington. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is blocking the confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominee to be America's second-highest ranked diplomat. McCain says Tony Blinken, Obama's deputy national security adviser, is "totally unqualified" to serve as Secretary of State John Kerry's understudy. McCain also criticizing Blinken Thursday for comments he made more than two years ago touting Iraq's security, prosperity and democracy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

National Security

Senate confirms new State Department No. 2

Sean Lengell · December 17, 2014 12:21 am

Barney Frank talks with Elizabeth Warren during a hearing on Capitol Hill on July 22, 2009 in Washington. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty images)

Barney Frank: Warren a force to be reckoned with

Joseph Lawler · December 16, 2014 11:30 pm

Obama blocks drilling in Alaska’s Bristol Bay; Pebble Mine unaffected

Energy and Environment

Obama blocks drilling in Alaska’s Bristol Bay; Pebble Mine unaffected

Zack Colman · December 16, 2014 11:11 pm