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Biden's climate change measure promises future land leases for oil companies

By Matthew Brown, Michael Phillis, Associated Press

The legislation mandates several oil and gas lease sales. It also locks renewables and fossil fuel together for 10 years. So if the Biden administration wants solar and wind, it must first offer new oil and gas leases.

New climate law signed by Biden to slice carbon pollution 40 percent, study says

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The first official federal calculations of the new spending package that President Biden signed this week show it will slice America's carbon pollution by more than 1 billion tons by the end of the decade.

Ruling clears Joe Biden's 2021 pause on new oil, gas leases

By Kevin McGill, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

A judge's order that forced the Biden administration to resume sales of oil and gas leases on federal land and waters has been lifted by a federal appeals court.

News Wrap: DOJ opposes releasing affidavit supporting search of Trump's home

In our news wrap Tuesday, former President Trump called for the release of an affidavit supporting the search of his Florida estate, but the Justice Department said that would impair its investigation. Also, first lady Jill Biden tests positive for…

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How Congress overcame deep differences to pass major legislation

By Lisa Desjardins

President Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act into law. The massive economic, climate and health care package comes after more than a year of negotiations among Democrats in Congress and the White House and caps off a…

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WATCH: Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act affecting health, climate and the economy

By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

It's the “final piece” of the president's pared-down domestic agenda as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters ahead of midterm elections.

Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, experiencing 'mild symptoms'

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina when she began experiencing symptoms on Monday.

WNBA star Brittney Griner appeals her Russian prison sentence for cannabis

By Jim Heintz, Associated Press

Russian news agencies reported that lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal of her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession.

Gas prices dip under $4 a gallon for the first time in 5 months

By Associated Press

U.S. gas prices have dipped under $4 a gallon for the first time in more than five months.

WATCH: Biden signs PACT Act, expanding health care for veterans exposed to toxins

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

President Joe Biden will sign veterans health care legislation on Wednesday that ends a long battle to expand benefits for people who served near burn pits.