President Donald Trump is allowing coal-fired power plants and other facilities to bypass a range of environmental regulations on grounds that the waivers are needed for national security purposes.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed four proclamations granting two years of regulatory relief from Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency regulations, the White House said.

The move marks a departure from the regime of former chair Lina Khan and former president Joe Biden’s tougher antitrust policies. The January ruling took place shortly before Donald Trump’s second inauguration and was opposed by current chair Andrew Ferguson and commissioner Melissa Holyoak.

Republicans are looking for ways to combat the rising anger over the release of the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which threatens to split the party. As things heat up in the debate on whether the Trump administration should release the complete files of Epstein,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will not recommend a special counsel in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, a White House spokeswoman said Thursday, turning aside calls for further action in an inquiry that has roiled the Justice Department and angered supporters who had been expecting a treasure trove of documents from the case.

Judges and lawmakers have now reversed many of former President Joe Biden's attempts to restrict companies from practices his administration said hurt consumers.

Media watchdogs criticized Joe Biden's rare New York Times interview about autopen signatures on clemency documents, questioning the timing and placement of key admissions in the report.

Former President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times, said that he personally made every clemency and pardon decision during the end of his presidency.