By Tammy Webber, Associated Press The blob on the satellite image is a rainbow of colors. An analyst digitally sharpens it and there, highlighted in red, is the source: a concrete oil pad spewing methane. In the 75,000-square-mile (194-square-kilometer) Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico, the most productive oil and gas region in the […]
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Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say
By Tammy Webber, Associated Press The blob on the satellite image is a rainbow of colors. An analyst digitally sharpens it and there, highlighted in red, is the source: a concrete oil pad spewing methane. In the 75,000-square-mile (194-square-kilometer) Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico, the most productive oil and gas region in the […]
Muskโs dangerous, exaggerated conflation of social media and democracy
By Philip Bumpย ยท The Washington Post (c) 2024 Itโs been apparent for some time that Elon Musk and Donald Trump align on more than politics. Each has a, letโs say, robust sense of his own importance and an apparent need for others to recognize that importance. Both have a large fan base happy to offer […]
Muskโs dangerous, exaggerated conflation of social media and democracy
By Philip Bumpย ยท The Washington Post (c) 2024 Itโs been apparent for some time that Elon Musk and Donald Trump align on more than politics. Each has a, letโs say, robust sense of his own importance and an apparent need for others to recognize that importance. Both have a large fan base happy to offer […]
Government shutdown nears after Trump and Musk kill compromise
By Jacob Bogage, Marianna Sotomayor ยท The Washington Post (c) 2024 The federal government is careening toward a weekend government shutdown deadline as congressional Republicans, egged on by President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk, feud overlegislationto keep agencies open over the Christmas holiday. Republicans on Wednesday rejected a plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) for a […]
Government shutdown nears after Trump and Musk kill compromise
By Jacob Bogage, Marianna Sotomayor ยท The Washington Post (c) 2024 The federal government is careening toward a weekend government shutdown deadline as congressional Republicans, egged on by President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk, feud overlegislationto keep agencies open over the Christmas holiday. Republicans on Wednesday rejected a plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) for a […]
Trump stuns Washington with push to repeal debt ceiling
By Jeff Steinย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump has stunned lawmakers in Washington by calling for the suspension – or outright elimination – of the federal borrowing limit, introducing an explosive new demand into last-minute negotiations over averting a government shutdown this weekend. In social media posts and interviews on Wednesday and Thursday, […]
Trump stuns Washington with push to repeal debt ceiling
By Jeff Steinย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump has stunned lawmakers in Washington by calling for the suspension – or outright elimination – of the federal borrowing limit, introducing an explosive new demand into last-minute negotiations over averting a government shutdown this weekend. In social media posts and interviews on Wednesday and Thursday, […]
Supreme Court to hear challenge to banning TikTok in U.S.
By Ann E. Marimow, Eva Dou ยท The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will quickly take up TikTokโs challenge to a federal law that would shutter the popular platform next month unless the company divests from Chinese ownership. The justices said they would consider whether the law, passed with bipartisan support […]
Supreme Court to hear challenge to banning TikTok in U.S.
By Ann E. Marimow, Eva Dou ยท The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will quickly take up TikTokโs challenge to a federal law that would shutter the popular platform next month unless the company divests from Chinese ownership. The justices said they would consider whether the law, passed with bipartisan support […]

