President-elect Trump is expected to choose Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). A single source from the transition team who asked to be identified as “familiar to the matter” confirmed via phone call that Trump will name RFK Jr. to HHS. The announcement comes just over a week after Trump won back the presidency. Kennedy, who has been a...

A federal appeals court determined that the White House does not have the authority to issue binding environmental regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), upending several decades of the practice. NEPA is a federal law that requires federal agencies to conduct a review of environmental impacts before making any decisions and then issue a “detailed statement” of the environmental review. In a divided decision Tuesday, the...

New York state leaders signaled they’re ready to revisit a costly “congestion pricing” program for Midtown and Lower Manhattan that originally would have charged drivers $15 per entry-day, reportedly in order to implement it before President-elect Trump takes office. Gov. Kathy Hochul halted her long-held plan after initial backlash against state Democrats — but now some in the Empire State are warning Trump may quickly kill their revenue...