Politics Jan 21 What’s next for EVs as Trump aims to eliminate Biden-era incentives? By Alexa St. John, Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Nation Jan 08 IRS improved taxpayer services but slow to resolve identity theft, independent watchdog says An independent watchdog finds the IRS has improved its overall taxpayer service through Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act but is slow to resolve certain identity theft cases. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Politics Nov 12 Biden spurred new factories and infrastructure projects. Trump will be in office for the ribbon-cutting Inflation is easing and President Joe Biden's administration has teed-up a ready-made list of infrastructure projects that could go from theoretical to reality over the next several years. But it could be it could be Donald Trump, rather than Biden,… By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Nation Sep 21 Watch 7:14 A look at the economic impact and progress of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act so far In 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest investment in projects to combat climate change in American history. To date, more than 100,000 new jobs have been created in clean energy manufacturing. But such a mammoth… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic
Politics Jul 11 Biden administration awards $1.7 billion in grants for electric vehicle manufacturing in eight states The Energy Department will issue grants totaling $1.7 billion to create or retain thousands of union jobs and support auto-based communities. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Jun 26 Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act aimed to boost renewable energy. Subsidies could help one company reap billions By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press First Solar, the largest domestic maker of solar panels, became perhaps the biggest beneficiary from $1 trillion in environmental spending enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act, which Biden signed into law in 2022. Continue reading
Apr 18 More Americans worried about climate change, but few think Biden’s climate law will help, AP-NORC poll says By Alexa St. John, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Biden points to this climate agenda as a success during his reelection campaign. The poll suggests that although the law has already affected some Americans, it's not widely known and may not be the electoral boost Biden wants. Continue reading
Dec 22 Biden administration unveils hydrogen tax credit in effort to jump start industry By Fatima Hussein, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The Biden administration released its highly anticipated proposal for doling out billions of dollars in tax credits to hydrogen producers Friday, in a massive effort to build out an industry that some hope can be a cleaner alternative to fossil… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:38 Medicare drug price negotiations could save government billions By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings, Laura Santhanam President Biden announced the first batch of drugs designated for Medicare price negotiations that would make them more affordable for older and disabled Americans. But drug manufacturers are attempting to block the effort. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Stacie Dusetzina. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 6:38 Are the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate and clean energy policies working? By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow, Ethan Dodd It’s been one year since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act. Despite its title, this law is the single biggest U.S. investment in addressing climate change and driving a transition to clean energy. William Brangham discussed how the law… Continue watching