Obama Administration

Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal has expressed concern over the delay in the federal case against former President Donald Trump related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. What Happened: As reported by The Hill, Katyal voiced his apprehension on Sunday regarding...

Republican legislators have long resisted the Affordable Care Act and fought for its repeal, but this week, the Trump Administration and House Republicans seemed to initiate a retreat. CSR Payment Concerns In May 2016, the party won a lawsuit blocking the Obama Administration from issuing “...

The Obama Administration has announced that the so-called Paris Agreement is officially set to go into effect next month. The global climate change agreement, which has now been adopted by 73 countries accounting for 56.8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, has set a long-term goal of...

Next week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to reveal the final version of new regulations that will significantly reduce carbon emissions in the United States. The regulations are part of the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan and represent an important part of the...

Following recent high profile hack attacks, the Obama administration announced Tuesday, February 10, the creation of a new agency to deal specifically with the growing cybersecurity threat. Tim Cook, CEO at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), has been invited to speak at the White House on the issue....

It seems the recent upbeat results and raise in dividends by General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) were not enough to satisfy some shareholders.  It was revealed on Tuesday, February 10, that four hedge funds have combined their powers to fight for a seat in the company’s board and push...

Another major accident involving a train carrying crude oil from North Dakota is drawing attention to the vulnerabilities of transporting oil by rail. Officials are still trying to determine what caused a 90-car train, reportedly carrying 2.7 million gallons of crude oil, to derail and explode...

Legendary investor Warren Buffett has always counseled to "Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful." Investors have certainly been "fearful" of the coal sector. The exchange traded fund for coal, Market Vectors Coal (NYSE: KOL), is off nearly 20 percent for the...

On Saturday, the Obama Administration did what most people familiar with the case believed it wouldn’t: It reversed the ruling of the ITC to ban the sale and import of older model Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones and iPads in the United States. On June 4 of this year, the International Trade...

On Monday, the ITC ruling against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will go into effect -- unless the White House overturns the ruling. If history is any guide, the chances of that happening are exceedingly slim. The issue involves a ruling against Apple where Samsung (OTC: SSDIY) successfully argued that...

Few consumers are aware that it is technically illegal to unlock an Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, a Samsung Galaxy S III or any other cellular device. The problem started last year when the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress failed to provide a key exemption to cellular devices (which it...

Moody's Investor Service said yesterday it may downgrade U.S. government debt if Congress is unable to reduce the federal deficit. Should negotiations lead to policies that stabilize, and then reduce, the federal debt-to-GDP ratio, the rating will likely stay as it is. If those negotiations fail,...