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Highway slated for desert tortoise habitat draws 16K comments

The Utah Division of Transportation and Washington County proposed building the Northern Corridor that would pass through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, officials said.

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Trump proposes major rollback of environmental oversight

“The United States can’t compete and prosper if a bureaucratic system holds us back from building what we need,” President Trump said at the White House.

House approves limiting Trump’s Iran war powers

A resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to order military action against Iran without congressional approval passed in the House on a nearly party line vote Thursday.

 
‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner, say US officials

Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board.

Pelosi will ‘soon’ send impeachment articles to Senate

”I’m not holding them indefinitely,” The Speaker of the House told reporters at the Capitol. “I’ll send them over when I’m ready. That will probably be soon.”

UK in uproar over Harry and Meghan’s ‘step back’ from royals

The couple’s declaration that they planned to forge a “progressive” new path for royals in the modern world clearly upset senior royals — who apparently weren’t told of the decision in advance.