Barrasso continues to back Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next head of the Department of Health and Human Services during a Wednesday confirmation

S.D., right, next to from left, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks during a news conference

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.

IEA is under fire from the administration of President Donald Trump for a shift in recent years toward a focus on clean energy policy

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is facing criticism for its shift toward clean energy policies. Former IEA oil market chief Neil Atkinson, along with Mark Mills of the National Center for Energy Analytics,

The International Energy Agency needs to revamp how it writes its annual energy outlook to reflect real-world scenarios, not to bolster its current focus on the global energy transition, according to a report released on Wednesday by the agency's former oil director.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced about 3.5 hours of questioning on topics including his past comments on vaccines and abortion during the first of his two confirmation hearings.

The litany of complaints about the U.S. permitting system could fill volumes — maybe even as much space as the typical environmental impact statement that is often used to stop new projects in

Similar to the Democratic senators who have come out forcefully against Kennedy, Cassidy, in an interview with Fox News earlier this month, said that RFK Jr. is “wrong” about vaccines. But he also said that he did agree with him on some things.

Watch live as RFK Jr. faces questions from senators in his confirmation hearing as President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Trump continues his crackdown on illegal immigration and takes executive action on federal aid and DEI initiatives.

The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.