From my colleague Christa Marshall @eenews.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

My colleague @mikesoraghan.bsky.social with a great explainer on why the global crude glut complicates the president's plans to "get reimbursed for everything that we spend" in Venezuela. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Reuters is hiring a photojournalist for their DC desk to cover the White House, Capitol Hill, U.S. politics, and government affairs.

A new look at Colorado's 2026 gubernatorial battle for @eenews.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

"But the rabbit-cousin pikas have evolved a delicate metabolic sensibility: Above 76 degrees, their insides start to cook." coloradosun.com/2025/12/04/c...

Federal employees expressed relief tinged with frustration after 43 days of uncertainty as they came to work.E&E News reporters granted civil servants anonymity to speak freely. From my colleagues @eenews.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

My colleagues @timothycama.bsky.social and @corbinhiar.bsky.social spent some time on the (virtual) rooftops of 112 members of Congress: every Senate Republican and 59 House GOP lawmakers who are in leadership or facing tough reelection races. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

And in the meantime, the clock ticks down on the Colorado River negotiations. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Mass layoffs on hold for now @deptofinterior.bsky.social, if shutdown deal moves. From @michaeldoyle10.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Look to the beavers. These fat, fluffy, flat-tailed rodents can tell you a lot.

An update on planned RIFs at Interior subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

We stand together with InsiderUnion and BIUK_Union for journalistic integrity and job security. Join us in telling @axelspringer.bsky.social NO SLOP IN OUR SHOP!

The shutdown has left NOAA's network of cooperative research institutes locked out of federal labs and cut off from federal collaborators. In some cases, it's affecting research aimed at public safety—like toxic algae monitoring in the Great Lakes. My story 🔏 & quick 🧵 www.eenews.net/articles/shu...

From @timothycama.bsky.social on who is funding the White House East Wing demolition: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

New details on looming RIFs at Interior, with my colleagues Scott Streater and @kevinbogardus.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Updated with details on tomorrow's hearing. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Media is worse, journalism is worse, and the stories we tell are worse when we limit the access to telling them to people who can afford to live in the two or three biggest cities in the country.

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

The federal government has shut down. Here's what that means for government services in transportation, food safety, housing, defense and more. Comprehensive breakdown from team @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

"Weather" a govt shutdown, see what we did there? As Tom Frank and I report, forecasting & disaster operations generally continue through shutdowns. (There's even precedent for extreme weather during a lengthy shutdown e.g. TS Karen in 2013.) The bigger issue... 1/2 www.eenews.net/articles/how...

Trump's climate denial tirade at the UN is part of an administration-wide effort to pressure other countries to drop their climate policies and clean energy reliance. Aside from some commitments to buy LNG to avoid tariffs, the pressure campaign is largely ineffective. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

My colleague @chemnick.bsky.social with all the facts subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans Misrepresented Family’s Immigration History

The new #ColoradoRiver "supply driven" proposal — aka "natural flow" — could release between 55 percent and 75 percent of three-year average flows from Lake Powell, per Wyoming officials. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Some NSF-related news from Rebecca Trager at @chemistryworld.com: NSF employees were working on their own version of a dissent declaration, but have since paused the effort after EPA employees faced retaliation for releasing a similar document. www.chemistryworld.com/news/nationa...

Unless grouse migrate into North Dakota from neighboring states, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's home state will be the first one in decades to completely lose its sage grouse population, from my colleague Scott Streater subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Even before it was a completed work of art, Mount Rushmore was considered a closed club. But that has never stopped the applications from rolling in. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

From @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social on the Texas flash floods: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

We’re taking @politico.com to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! bit.ly/PENGuild

Interior reorganization will shift nearly 5,700 employees "Those people are going to have a very difficult time figuring out who they work for and who directs their work," said a former NPS superintendent. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

EPA puts 139 employees on leave who criticized administration From my colleagues @rbravender.bsky.social @kevinbogardus.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

A White House official tells me all preexisting reports will be hosted on the NASA website, "ensuring compliance with statutorily required reporting." According to GCRP archives, NCAs are Highly Influential Scientific Assessments under federal guidelines and required to be digitally accessible.

Nothing quite like ice cream with your bff.

Interior Secretary Burgum said half of NPS employees work in parks. NPS data disagrees. Of roughly 18,600 positions at NPS funded by Congress, 14,954 were located in parks in FY2022, the most recent public data.. From @hroxaner.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Federal employees will be off Thursday in honor of Juneteenth, but don't expect agencies to make a big deal about the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. From @hroxaner.bsky.social and @kevinbogardus.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

A FOIA request shows about 7,500 Interior employees have left via buyouts or early retirement since January. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Trump has quietly nominated veteran Central Arizona Project official Ted Cooke to lead the Bureau of Reclamation. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

The Justice Department has told the president he can abolish monuments. Six have already come under scrutiny at the Interior Department. w/ @hroxaner.bsky.social and Scott Streater @eenews.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Office of Legal Counsel upends 90 year old precedent, clears a path for Trump to erase national monuments subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

News from Boulder on Colorado River Basin negotiations. Interior's Scott Cameron talks timeline, hopes and maybe changing some laws: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...