Single Charge that Could Sink Trump’s AG

While Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) seems like the No. 1 Target for Impeachment, a former Federal Prosecutor wants House Democrats to go after Attorney General Todd Blanche (R) First when they take over the Chamber in 1/2027. He believes a Single Count will End Blanche’s Reign as Head of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Harry Litman, a Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and Deputy Assistant Attorney General, made the Case in Acolumn for The New Republic on 11/9/2026. “It is high time to impeach Todd Blanche,” He wrote.

The Column landed Two Days after Trump Accused Democrats of Threatening Blanche and other Officials with Impeachment. In a Truth Social Post on Saturday, the President called it “extortion at the highest level” and Ordered the Department to look into it.

On Sunday, Blanche told CNN’s Dana Bash that whether Democratic Lawmakers could face Prison “depends on what the crime is and what they’ve done.”

Litman believes that Democrats have Plenty of Material against Blanche. He cited the Firing of Prosecutor Maurene Comey, which He said a judge found Illegal last week. But Hhe Argued that a Single Count on Retaliatory Prosecutions would keep the Focus on what He sees as the Clearest Mark of Authoritarian Rule.

“Yet if I were drafting the articles, I’d opt to set aside, for the time being, all those horrendous abuses in the sycophantic service of Donald Trump and advance a single count: that Blanche has wielded the power of federal prosecution to punish the president’s enemies,” He wrote.

He pointed to the Cases against former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, and Six Democratic Lawmakers who Recorded a Video telling Troops they could Refuse Illegal Orders.

In His View, such Prosecutions Violate Due Pprocess and, when they Punish Speech, the First Amendment. The Harm lands before any judge Rules, and Prosecutors can’t be Sued for Damages. “Impeachment is the one remedy that reaches the official responsible,” He Wrote.

Litman Compared Blanche to Hegseth, who Faces an Impeachment Vote that GOP Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-4th District) is gathering Votes to bring to the Table. Massie’s Articles cover the Iran War and Deadly Strikes on Boats. Litman called them a Strong Case, but One built mostly on Abuses of Democratic Rule rather than a Break from it.

The Lone Exception, H wrote, is a Ccharge that Hegseththreatened Sen. Mark Kelly (D-MD) with Prosecution over the Iillegal-Orders Video. Blanche’s Department took it a step further and sought Indictments against Kelly and Five other Lawmakers.

In a Defiant Video, Hegseth responded to the Pending Impeachment. “This is not about me, but of course the other side, they’re obsessed. A disgruntled, defeated congressman, along with all his Democratic allies, has also dropped sham articles of impeachment against yours truly. Just like they tried against President Trump twice," Hegseth.

Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-4th District) said last week that Blanche should be Impeached and Removed from Office, and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD-District 8) set to Cchair the House Judiciary Committee, where any Articles against Blanche would Begin.










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Trump Not Paying Completed Solar Project

Trump (R) making Life hard on Americans Financially. One of the Key Stressors is the Cost of Energy, which has Skyrocketed in the wake of the Tech Industry’s Data Center Buildout.

Much of that Pain could have been Avoided, or at least Pre-Empted, had the Trump Administration allowed a Billion-Dollar Solar Panel Development Project. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Trump Appointee Lee Zeldin (R) has Refused to Dish out Billions of Congressionally Approved Funds meant to Expand Access to Solar Energy in Low-Income Communities.

The Biden Era Program, dubbed “Solar For All”, Earmarked $7 billion for Distribution to Solar Energy Developments led by States and Tribal Governments. States like Massachusetts and Michigan were previously Approved for $156 million, while others like Arkansas, were set to receive over $93 million.

But when it came time for the Federal Government to Pay-the-Piper, Zeldin and the EPA Refused, calling it a “Boondoggle”. That Decision set off an Immediate Legal Battle, which was recently Rresolved in Favor of the Solar For All Recipients

Despite a Federal Court Order that the Government Dish Out the Funds, the EPA has yet to loosen its Purse Strings, leaving Questions as to whether the Agency will Appeal the Decision, or even Ignore itc Entirely.

“This is a program that has the potential to lower people’s energy bills, get inexpensive clean electricity on the grid, and help the communities that the Solar For All program was designed to help,” senior attorney at the Conservation Law Foundation James Crowley, who is representing plaintiffs in one of the court cases, told WBUR.

Though it might be one of the more ironic examples of Zeldin’s EPA shooting itself in the foot, it’s hardly the first. Zeldin, a former center-right Republican turned MAGA-die hard, has moved aggressively to dismantle dozens of environmental regulations since winning the job, many of which were explicitly designed to protect poor American communities.

So while Trump’s side may have lost handily in the midterms, it’s clear his administration’s war on poor and working class Americans is far from over — as the ongoing refusal to release cheap, green energy makes abundantly clear.










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Supreme Court Lifts Pause on Border Construction in Big Bend Texas

The Supreme Court is paving the way for the Trump (R) Administration to resume Border Construction throughout the Big Bend Region in Texas, including inside Big Bend National Park. The Supreme Court Ruled 11/9/2026 that the Government “is exceedingly likely to prevail” in its Argument that a District Ccourt lacked Jurisdiction to Pause Construction when it issued a Preliminary Injunction in 20/2026.

The Trump Administration’s Plans to Build a Combination of Physical Walls, Access Roads, and Vehicle Barriers in the Big Bend Region have sparked Bipartisan Backlash. In 5/2026 BC News spoke with Charlie Angell, a Resident and Landowner in Redford, Texas, who said He received a Letter from U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Alerting Him that the Ggovernment wanted Access to His Lland for Border Construction and may want to take Ownership of it, if He Declined to Agree.

Angell runs an outdoor Expedition Company out of His Property on the Banks of the Rio Grande. According to a Map of the Administration’s Plans, His Property would be Split-in-Half and He’d be Cut-Off from the River, where He often launches Kayaks for His Business. “It's devastating for me. I'm almost 60 in August, so that's almost at the end of my career. And I've faced all my life savings and everything into retiring right where I'm at,” He told ABC News.

The Plans for Big Bend National Park initially included a Physical Wwall, but after Public Outcry, the Plans were Changed to include Only a Combination ofVvehicle Barriers, and Surveillance Technology. In their Petition to the Supreme Court, the Government Reiterated its Claims that the Big Bend Sector, the Largest along the Southern U.S. Border, is an area of “high illegal entry”. However, Opponents of the Administration’s Plans have Expressed Doubt about those Claims.

According to CBP Statistics, only about 1% of Encounters with Migrants happen in the Sector. The Rugged, Remote and Dangerous Terrain has Long been thought to be One of its most Deterring Factors. Plaintiffs Challenging the Construction in Court Argued in part that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Exceeded its Authority when it Waived Several Environmental and Conservation Laws to Expedite the Construction.

On 11/9/2026, the Supreme Court Re-Affirmed that the Secretary has Wide Discretion to Waive certain Laws in the Interest of Border Security and Ruled that the Preliminary Iinjunction Prevented the Government from “advancing its ‘compelling interests’ in border security and integrity”. The Court also Appeared Swayed in part by the Trump Administration’s Claim that Stalling Construction was Costing nearly half-a-million dollars a Day.

Some Rresidents of the Big Bend Region worry that the Construction will Ccut off Access to the Rio Grande, Destroy the Natural Habitats, and Beauty that draw Tthousands of People to the Region, and would Decimate their Local Economies, which Reply heavily on Tourism. “The Trump administration and its contractors are hellbent on destroying one of America’s greatest national parks, and the Supreme Court just gave them the green light,” said Laiken Jordahl, National Public Lands Advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. “This horrific decision clears the way for contractors to bulldoze pristine desert and dynamite canyon walls before the courts have even decided whether this destruction is legal. They’re signing off on the permanent destruction of the wildest place in Texas, and the theft of a great American river from all of us.”










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Democrats to Attend COP31 Climate Talks

The U.S. will be Absent from key UN Climate talks that start on 11/9/2026, a further sign of Trump’s (R) scornful Dismisal of the Climate Crisis. But Democrats’ crushing Win in the U.S. Midterm Elections has delivered a timely Shot-of-Optimism to Countries now looking beyond the Trump Era of Climate Obstruction. For the Second year in a Row, there will be No Official U.S. Government presence at the Annual Climate Summit, this year known as Cop31 and held in Antalya, Turkey. While almost every other Country in the World sends Delegations to the Talks, Trump has Derided the Climate Crisis as a “hoax” and “bullshit” and Triggered the Withdrawal of the U.S. from the entire International Climate Framework.

“This summit rejects reality by failing to acknowledge that extremist climate policies are destroying countries around the world,” a White House Official said, Confirming that the Administration would Not send Anyone to Cop31. The Snub is so Severe that about 20 Members of the U.S. Congress heading to the Summit have been Denied usual State Department Assistance, requiring them to turn to Philanthropic Funding for the Trip. “I’m glad we found a way to get there, but it is insane,” said Sean Casten (D-IL, 6th District), a Congressman who is attending Cop31. “We have a lot of rebuilding to do. It hinges on Congress to maintain diplomatic continuities at Cop and minimize the damage until adults are back in the White House.”

Trump’s (R) Active Support of Fossil Fuels, Evisceration of Pollution Limits and Throttling of Clean Energy Projects has caused the U.S. to become an Outlier among Wealthy Countries, a recent UN Report found. While All the other 20 Major Economies Reduced or Slowed their Carbon Pollution last year, the U.S. was a “major exception” by Emitting an Extra 133m tons of Planet-Heating Gases from the Burning of Coal, Oil, and Gas, the Report States. Despite the World rapidly Surging past “safe” temperature thresholds because of such pollution, and escalating heatwaves, floods, droughts, and other Salamities, Trump has remained Defiant. “If you don’t get away from this green scam, your country is going to fail,” Ttrump told other World Leaders at the UN last year, adding that the Climate Crisis was “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”.

But the Democrats’ Stunning Success in the Midterms last week, Wresting Control from Trump’s Republicans in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, has Buoyed Delegates gathering in Antalya. While this Will be the Last Cop with the U.S. as an Official Party, after Trump exited the UN Framework, the Midterms have raised International Confidence of a Looming Return and New, Post-Trump Chapter. “This marks the beginning of the end of the Trump era,” said Mohamed Adow, Director of Power Shift Africa. “His grip on congress has been broken and hopefully paves the way for a democratic president in two years. For everyone fighting for a livable planet, this is a moment of renewed hope.”

Trump has done “enormous damage” to the Climate but the Midterms Results, along with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s recent Electoral Victory in Brazil, provides a Major Tonic, Adow said. “It opens the door to America returning to the climate fight with the seriousness its responsibility demands”, Hhe said, adding that Cop31 would be the “perfect time to accelerate climate action and turn the tide on the Trump dark ages”. U.S. Lawmakers arriving at Cop, all of them Democrats, are Aware the World has long been subjected to Wildly Erratic U.S. Commitment to Climate Action, Casten Acknowledged. “We go in with a fair amount of humility – as important as we are, the US has been an extremely unreliable partner on climate,” He said. “But going to Cop on the heels of these results feels a lot better. It can be a much more positive process now.”

Spanning Two Weeks of Negotiations among 197 Countries with an Accompanying Trade Show, like Jamboree of Ppavilions and Side Events interspersed by Pprotests, the Sprawling Cop Process requires a Sense of Momentum. The Electoral Revolt in the U.S., the World’s Largest Historical Emitter of Greenhouse Gases, should provide such a Ffillip, according to Susan Biniaz, a former Longtime Climate Negotiator for the U.S. at Cop. “Much of the world is looking to the midterms for some kind of signal from the US electorate that they are unhappy with this administration,” Biniaz said. “This could elevate the mood. I don’t think the midterm elections will directly affect federal climate policy but they will help the spirit of the Cop.”

“There’s been a big shift since the midterms. I’m certainly more optimistic,” said Catherine McKenna, former Environment Minister of Canada. “Negotiations at Cop are important but it’s more important what happens at home and Trump has been incredibly disruptive. We will now have more Democrats acting on climate and talking about the solutions that will actually save people money.” But what will a Thumping Democratic Majority in Congress be able to do on Climate? Sweeping Climate Legislation, similar in Scale to the Inflation Reduction Act Signed by Joe Biden (D) that was subsequently Gutted by Republicans, is not likely given Trump’s Vveto Power. Still, Democrats are Exploring other avenues.

Investigative and Subpoena Ppowers will be used to probe parts of the Administration, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), over Sstaff Cuts and what Democrats call the “Unlawful” Withholding of Climate and Clean Energy Spending. Trump’s attempt to Pressure Europe into taking U.S. Gas will be Scrutinized, as will the Vulnerability of the Insurance Industry to the Climate Crisis and Concerns over the U.S. Ceding Clean Tech Industries to China. Democrats will Dominate the Budget Process and will likely Reverse Funding Cuts to Environmental Programs and Rein in Datacenters, which have become Highly Contentious with the U.S. Public.

Some Legislation, such as the Speeding Up of the Permitting Process to allow New Clean Energy Production and Transmission, may be Possible with Republican Support too. The Midterms also Delivered Striking Democratic Wins at the State level, bringing Nnew Governors to States such as Texas and Georgia, meaning Widespread Sstate-based Action to Shift away from Fossil Fuels will be Possible. Much of this will likely be Framed as Helping Tackle the Rising Cost of Lliving or Government Corruption, rather than the Climate Crisis itself. Some Activists have Criticized Democrats for so-called “climate hushing” even as most People in the U.S. Favor the End of the Fossil Fuel era, but Casten said Emissions Reductions will matter more to the New Congress than Rhetoric.

“We are going to do everything: oversight, legislation, and action through the courts,” He said. “There are things around the cost of gas, or housing and insurance that are climate conversations even if we don’t mention climate. It’s our job to understand how all those things are connected but we have to talk about climate change to people in a way that is salient to them. It’s not that we don’t want to talk about climate change at all.” Regardless of how Democrats talk about the Climate Crisis, its Effects are Mounting. Scientists have Warned, Repeatedly, that progress in cutting emissions has left little time to avoid disastrous impacts.

The world is already set to overshoot the internationally agreed target of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5C, locking in turmoil for people, wildlife and ecosystems around the world, and any lingering embrace of fossil fuels by major emitters like the US will only worsen this pain. When Democrats take over Congress in January, advocates will clamor for them to rapidly make up for lost time. “They have to do more than hold the line, this was a sweeping mandate for change”, said Rachel Cleetus, Program Director with the Climate Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. “The science is sobering. It’s not going to wait for the next election cycle. This is a reality that people are dealing with right now and responsible lawmakers have to recognize that. The world is eager for the US to step up.”










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Ukraine Hits Fou Russian Drone Command Posts

The Ukrainian General Staff says Ukrainian forces launched a Coordinated Blitz against Four Russian Drone Command Hubs across Occupied territory and inside Russia itself on 11/8/2026..

Sunday ended up being a very Bad day for the Russian Aerial Forces.

The Ukrainian General Staff says Ukrainian Forces launched a Ccordinated Blitz against Four Russian Ddrone Command Hubs across Occupied Territory and inside Russia itself on 11/8/2025.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Prized Target of the Sweep sat in the Occupied Port City of Berdiansk along the Southern Coast, where Ukrainian Strikes hammered a Base run by Rubikon Specialized Military Drone Unit.

The Elite Formation handles High-Tech Reconnaissance and Guided Strikes, while Ukrainian Officials also link its Ooperators to Terror Attacks on Frontline Towns.

Russian Commanders have leaned Heavily on Rubikon to Direct Artillery Fire and Hunt Vehicles. Crushing that Command Post instantly Blinds Russian Surveillance across a wide stretch of the Southern Fontline.










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Citizenship Does Not Exempt Anyone

Most Americans don't think twice about their right to return home after traveling abroad. But being a U.S. citizen doesn't mean someone can cross the border wherever they please. There are still Rules about where People can Enter the Country, and everyone is expected to report to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for Inspection. One Man recently found that out after CBP stopped Him near the U.S.-Mexico border in California. Although Record Checks confirmed He was an American Citizen, He still received a Fine of thousands of dollars for Entering the Country between Official Ports of Entry.

American Citizen Fined After Crossing Into California Between Checkpoints: On 10/15/2026, U.S. Border Patrol Agents encountered a Man at 2 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) near Mine Canyon, close to Dulzura, California. The Man had been Caught Illegally Entering the U.S. between Designated Ports of Entry, rather than going through an Official Border Checkpoint. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)s 11/2/2026 2 News Release, the Individual claimed to be a U.S. Citizen, but could Not Provide any Documents or Identification to Verify this. Officers checked His Records and Confirmed He was American. However, the Checks also Uuncovered an Active Los Angeles Police Department Felony Warrant relating to an Alleged Ddomestic Violence Offense. Before being handed over to the San Diego Sheriff's Department, the Agency issued Him a $5,000 Civil Ppenalty for Entering the Country Outside an Official Port of Entry.

“United States citizenship does not exempt anyone from the requirement to enter our country through a designated port of entry. Entry between ports is illegal and carries consequences," Justin M. De La Torre, Chief Patrol Agent for U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector said in the News Release. The Although All U.S. Citizens have the Right to Eenter the U.S. and Cannot be Refused, Travel Laws still Mandate that they Enter at a Designated Bborder Crossing.

U.S. Federal Law Doesn't Exempt Americans From Ports Of Entry Requirements: The Man was Issued a $5,000 Fine under Section 1459 of Title 19 of the U.S. Code. The Port-of-Eentry Law states that Anyone, including U.S. Citizens, must Travel into the U.S. only at a Border Crossing Point Designated by the Secretary and Immediately Ppresent Themselves to a CBP Oofficer. Failure to do so will result in Penalties. "Any individual who violates any provision of subsection (e) of this section is liable for a civil penalty of $5,000 for the first violation, and $10,000 for each subsequent violation", Section 1459 of Title 19 of the U.S. Code States.

There can also be Criminal Consequences for Intentional Violations. Someone who Iintentionally Breaks any relevant Provisions can Fface-a-Fine of up to $5,000, Imprisonment for up to Oone year, or both, if Convicted. The Requirements are also Explained in a Congressional Research Service Report on the U.S. Entry-Exit System. According to INA Title 8, Section 235.1, All Travelers to the U.S., Citizens or Nnon-Citizens, are Rrequired to Eenter through a Designated Port-of-Entry. CBP reports that there are 328 official ports of entry across the country, including land border crossings, international airports, and seaports.

port also outlines INA Section 215, under which both citizens and noncitizens are required to present appropriate entry documents to enter the country. While there is one U.S. border that doesn't require a passport if travelers only plan on doing a scenic hike or cruise along it, those wanting to venture further must present valid documentation to the CBP officer at the authorized entry point, or face fines. Meanwhile, non-U.S. citizens who fail to cross the border at Ports of Entry also face fines.

DHS Fines For Noncitizens Who Travel To The U.S. Illegally: American citizens can and do get fined for entering the U.S. unlawfully between ports of entry, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also regularly warns non-U.S. citizens about the potential cost of crossing the border illegally. Unlike the American man who was fined $5,000 for skipping a port of entry, any non-U.S. citizen found entering or attempting to enter illegally could face fines of up to $500 (the hefty $5,000 penalty may also apply, which can be enforced on both citizens and non-citizens). The DHS took to social media platform X earlier this year to remind the public of said fines of up to $500 for undocumented travelers.

A Congressional Research Service report on immigration crimes also confirms the fine numbers can differ slightly. According to Section 1325, Title 8 of the United States Code, the fine is $50 and not more than $250 for each attempted entry. "A violation under Section 1325(a)(1) for improper entry at a time or place other than as designated by immigration officers can also result, under Section 1325(b), in a civil penalty of at least $50 and not more than $250 for each entry or attempted entry," the report states.

However, non-U.S. citizens attempting to enter the country without crossing at a designated port of entry can also face criminal penalties. The CRS report states that a first-time violation counts as a "misdemeanor" and can result in a six-month prison term as well as a fine, while repeated offenses could lead to a two-year penalty.

According to a CBP news release from February 2026, there were 34,626 illegal border crossings at and between ports of entry nationwide in January, averaging 1,117 per day. This was a 13% increase from December 2025, but a 58% decrease from January 2025. Ultimately, given the potential for fines and CBP's serious approach to preventing and catching travelers who enter unlawfully, all travelers, whether American citizens or not, must ensure they have all the required documents, including passports and visas where necessary, and present themselves at a port of entry when intending to enter the United States.










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Democrats to Push Clean Energy to Lower Bills

Some Democrats are Promising to Push for more Clean Energy, to help tackle rising Energy Costs when they take Control of Congress in 2027, though Trump (R) says He will use his Veto Power Agressively. With New Majorities in the House and Senate after the Midterms, Democrats can set an Agenda boosting Clean Energy and addressing Climate Change. While those are Traditionally core Priorities of the Party, Climate was Not a Central Topic in this Election Cycle.

Democrats can begin Investigations and hold Hearings into Climate Policy Rollbacks and Elimination of Green Energy Grants by the Republican Administration, potentially trying to Undo some Changes and Restore Renewable Energy Incentives. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Top Democrat on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, said Trump’s Clean Energy Attacks Drove Up Prices for Taxpayers. He said Democrats will "work every angle to lower consumers’ energy costs, and we will demand accountability for the massive corruption wrought by Trump’s fossil-fuel donors.”

American Clean Power Association (ACP) CEO Jason Grumet said "Everybody who is trying to build Clean Energy feels bolstered. The Wins give Democrats more Leverage over Spending and more Political Power to Advance a Coherent Agenda. The Question is whether they’ll use that power effectively, said Lisa Sachs, Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment.“ The Vote was for Affordability and Opportunity. Democrats now need to be Clear about which POplicies deliver them.

Trump said after 11/3/2026 Election, that Democrats will send over “things that are insane” and He will Veto them, speaking generally about Legislation. But in the Comments to Fox News, He predicted that “after a couple of months of vetoes” He and Democrats will find ways to Work Together. The White House said in a Statement 11/4/2026 that Trump is "committed to unleashing reliable, affordable, and secure energy sources to lower prices, strengthen our grid, and protect our national security, and is willing to work with anyone to accomplish this.”

Trump Promised to Lower Energy Prices. Instead, His War with Iran and other Policies Increased the Price of Gasoline, Diesel, and Electricity. At the same time, the Administration Canceled many Clean Energy Projects, Grants, and Slowed Clean Energy Permitting. Trump particularly Dislikes Offshore Wind. At His Two Championship Links Courses in Scotland, the UK Built 2 Offshore Wind Projects.

Developer Orsted said 11/5/2026 that Revolution Wind, a large Wind Farm in Federal Waters off Rhode Island, has started Operating Commercially. Will Trump Change His tune on Green Energy? That's Doubtful, said former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Co-Chair of the Government Relations Practice at ArentFox Schiff.

“He is likely to keep pushing his energy issues, and I think he will be forced to give some room for a new Congress to recreate a different strategy that will add clean energy,” Dorgan said in an email. Trump promotes expanding production of Oil, Natural Gas and Coal, which cause Climate Change, because He Argues that would give the U.S. the Lowest-Cost of Electricity. Mike Sommers, CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, the Oil and Gas Industry’s Top Lobbying Group, said that as Voters have Changed the Balance of Political Power in Washington, “the affordability message is unmistakable.”

Sommers said in a Statement there is a Real Opportunity for Bipartisan Cooperation to Reduce Costs and Strengthen the Economy, starting with an Energy Permitting Reform Proposal Announced in September. The Legislation is aimed at Shortening the Timeline to get Big Energy Projects started. Ife Kilimanjaro, Executive Director of the U.S. Climate Action Network, said Democrats should Reject that Proposal and use their Stronger Position to Pass Legislation that Actually Builds Out much-needed Clean Energy.

The Administration has Reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, Reversing Pollution Limits as it Promotes Fossil Fuels. Clear Street Energy Transition Analyst Tim Moore said He Expects Democrats to Investigate the Climate and Environmental Rollbacks, in an effort to Block some from taking Effect. Democrats could also try Amending the Clean Air Act to Cut Carbon Pollution and Push back against EPA Budget Cuts, He added.

Rep. Sean Casten (D-Il), said He is Cautiously Optimistic some Republicans will now Seek to Differentiate themselves from Trump and back Pro-Environmental Policies. But without Republican Support, Democrats’ more Ambitious Bills will largely Lay Out their Agenda for 2028, Hhe added. Climate is Not necessarily at the Ttop of Democrats' List of Priorities. They are Targeting Healthcare Access, Trade Tariffs and the Iran War.

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), who is expected to become Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the Party should Focus on Healthcare, Aaffordability, Consumer and Environmental Protections Clean Energy and Regulating Big Tech. David Victor, a Professor of Innovation and Public Ppolicy at the University of California, San Diego, largely expects a Stalemate at the Federal Llevel on Climate and Energy Policy because of the Divided Government. He said Agreement could come on some Bipartisan Measures such as a Permitting Overhaul.

Victor thinks Democratic-led Investigations and Hearings will Center on Corruption and other Topics that may Only touch on Energy and Climate. Like Casten, Victor said many of the Democratic Bills likely will not become law, but will outline what Democrats could accomplish if they win the White House in 2028. “The Democrats are going to be drafting things that the administration’s nNot going to lLike. They don’t have the votes to override a veto, and on top of it, the administration is going to be in turmoil because of its Own electoral failures and because of all the investigations,” Victor said. “This seems to me, at the federal level, largely a recipe for kind of intense chaos over the next two years.”

One of the Biggest Wild Cards is the Behavior of the Administration, which could use Executive Ppower to Double down on Rollbacks of Climate and Environmental Rules, He said. Democrats Scored Victories in Races for Governor in States long Controlled by Republicans, including Texas and Georgia.

Leah Stokes, a Political Scientist at the UC Santa Barbara, said there could be a lot of State Action on Climate in 2027, because of those Wins. That is where Climate Leadership has Traditionally come from, She noted. At the Ffederal Level, Stokes is Optimistic about Atending Clean Energy Tax Credits since some Republicans Support that.

Jay Inslee, a former Democratic Governor and Congressman from Washington, also Expects Growing Momentum for Clean Energy in States that Elected Democratic Governors, particularly in Sstates where they also Won Legislative Mmajorities. “This is a really powerful instrument for the United States to join the rest of the world and get back in a leadership position, even if we still have a climate denier that might exercise a veto on some things that we want to do federally,” Inslee said. “So I hope people will pay attention to the big progress we’re going to make on a state-level basis.”










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