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Yellen says isolationism 'made America and the world worse off' in speech to global finance leaders
Read full article: Yellen says isolationism 'made America and the world worse off' in speech to global finance leadersTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden administration rejected isolationism, offering a barely veiled criticism of former President Donald Trumpโs policies two weeks before the U.S. election.
Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states
Read full article: Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground statesKamala Harris and Donald Trump are both seeking support from Arab American voters as they campaign in Michigan, trying to lock down support in a battleground state that could decide the presidential race.
US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding
Read full article: US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons fundingThe Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza within the next 30 days or it could risk losing access to U.S. weapons funding.
Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden effort to ease voter registration
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden effort to ease voter registrationThe Supreme Court has turned away a challenge from Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania to a Biden administration executive order that is intended to boost voter registration.
Trump warns he'll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programs
Read full article: Trump warns he'll expel migrants under key Biden immigration programsFormer President Donald Trump is warning that he would kick out hundreds of thousands of people who entered the country under two key Biden administration programs if heโs reelected.
Evacuation order remains in effect for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurred
Read full article: Evacuation order remains in effect for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurredAn evacuation order remains in effect for residents in an Ohio community as crews work at the scene of a dangerous chemical leak.
The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It's another sign of foreign meddling
Read full article: The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It's another sign of foreign meddlingFrom Iranian hacking to Russian influence campaigns, the 2024 presidential campaign is encountering a spate of efforts by foreign adversaries to weaken faith in the outcome and potentially alter the results.
US cites Egypt's help in Gaza as Washington sends full military aid despite human rights concerns
Read full article: US cites Egypt's help in Gaza as Washington sends full military aid despite human rights concernsThe Biden administration is sending Egypt its full $1.3 billion allocation of military aid.
Treasury proposes rule to prevent large corporations from evading income taxes
Read full article: Treasury proposes rule to prevent large corporations from evading income taxesThe Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would require the largest U.S. companies to pay at least 15% of their profits in taxes.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court denies a request to reconsider Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit dismissal
Read full article: The Oklahoma Supreme Court denies a request to reconsider Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit dismissalThe Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the two known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere
Read full article: Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhereTexas is suing to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to get an abortion where it is legal.
Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be 'historic mistake' for states like North Carolina
Read full article: Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be 'historic mistake' for states like North CarolinaTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warns voters in the battleground state of North Carolina that they could lose jobs if Republicans weaken a signature Biden administration law that encourages investments in manufacturing and clean energy.
Biden restarts immigration program for 4 countries with more vetting for sponsors
Read full article: Biden restarts immigration program for 4 countries with more vetting for sponsorsThe Biden administration is restarting an immigration program that allows migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to come to the United States.
Biden promised to clean up heavily polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he did
Read full article: Biden promised to clean up heavily polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he didJust a week after taking office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order prioritizing environmental justice.
Your audience is filled with Republicans. The Democratic convention is underway. How to cover it?
Read full article: Your audience is filled with Republicans. The Democratic convention is underway. How to cover it?The Democratic convention presents Fox News Channel with a delicate challenge โ how to cover a party suddenly enthused about its election chances when much of its audience has a different political view.
15 states sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
Read full article: 15 states sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverageFifteen states have sued the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Actโs health insurance.
What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act that just passed the Senate
Read full article: What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act that just passed the SenateThe last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 โ before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before todayโs oldest teenagers were born.
Biden administration cancels another $1.2 billion in student loans for public service workers
Read full article: Biden administration cancels another $1.2 billion in student loans for public service workersThe Biden administration is cancelling an additional $1.2 billion in student loans for borrowers who work in public service through changes to an existing forgiveness program.
Former Trump defense secretary urges Biden to do more to stop Iran's threats on officials
Read full article: Former Trump defense secretary urges Biden to do more to stop Iran's threats on officialsFormer Defense Secretary Mark Esper says it was time for the Biden administration โto do better than just playing defenseโ to Iranian threats on Trump administration officials.
Appeals court refuses to lift order blocking rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students
Read full article: Appeals court refuses to lift order blocking rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ+ studentsA federal appeals court has refused to lift a judgeโs order temporarily blocking the Biden administrationโs new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students.
Judge refuses to extend timeframe for Georgia's new Medicaid plan, only one with work requirement
Read full article: Judge refuses to extend timeframe for Georgia's new Medicaid plan, only one with work requirementA federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an extension to Georgiaโs year-old Medicaid plan, which is the only one in the country that has a work requirement for recipients of the publicly funded health coverage for low-income people.
House backs bills to roll back energy efficiency standards for refrigerators, dishwashers
Read full article: House backs bills to roll back energy efficiency standards for refrigerators, dishwashersHouse Republicans have approved two bills rolling back Energy Department efficiency standards for home refrigerators and dishwashers.
In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
Read full article: In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortionsThe Biden administration is telling emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant womanโs health.
Projects to improve road safety in 3 Michigan cities receive federal grant funding
Read full article: Projects to improve road safety in 3 Michigan cities receive federal grant fundingThe U.S. Department of Transportation announced $66.9 million in funding from the Biden administrationโs Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program for three Michigan cities, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Wednesday.
Attorneys say Biden administrationโs new safety standards for migrant children in custody not enough
Read full article: Attorneys say Biden administrationโs new safety standards for migrant children in custody not enoughAttorneys for migrant children who arrived to the United States on their own say the Biden administrationโs new rules are not enough to ensure their safety while they are in U.S. custody and should not replace a decades-old agreement that requires court oversight.
TikTok accuses federal agency of 'political demagoguery' in legal challenge against potential US ban
Read full article: TikTok accuses federal agency of 'political demagoguery' in legal challenge against potential US banTikTok on Thursday disclosed a letter the company sent to the government in April accusing the federal agency that once held the platformโs future in its hands of โpolitical demagoguery.โ.
US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region's Native tribes
Read full article: US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region's Native tribesThe U.S. government has acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes.
Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
Read full article: Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in GazaSecretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administrationโs strongest public criticism yet of Israelโs conduct of the war in Gaza.
A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don't qualify for asylum
Read full article: A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don't qualify for asylumA new Biden administration rule aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border, enabling it to quickly reject a limited group of people believed to have committed serious crimes or who have terrorist links.
US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plant
Read full article: US's largest public utility ignores warnings in moving forward with new natural gas plantThe nationโs largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesnโt comply with federal law.
Biden administration weighing measures to help Palestinians bring family from region
Read full article: Biden administration weighing measures to help Palestinians bring family from regionThe Biden administration is weighing measures to help Palestinians living in the United States who want to bring family from the war-torn region.
New era for pot regulation leaves old problem: Many cannabis companies can't find a bank
Read full article: New era for pot regulation leaves old problem: Many cannabis companies can't find a bankThe Biden administrationโs move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous but still controlled drug was hailed as a monumental step in reshaping national policy.
Morning 4: Lawsuit brought against suspected drunk driver, bar in deadly Michigan birthday party crash
Read full article: Morning 4: Lawsuit brought against suspected drunk driver, bar in deadly Michigan birthday party crashMorning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
TikTok may be banned in the US. Here's what happened when India did it
Read full article: TikTok may be banned in the US. Here's what happened when India did itThe hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature.
Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
Read full article: Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbersThe Supreme Court has agreed to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that was struck down by lower courts.
US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights
Read full article: US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flightsThe Biden administration says it has sent about 50 Haitians back to their country, marking its first deportation flight in months to the Caribbean nation struggling under surging gang violence.
Senate advances renewal of key US surveillance program as detractors seek changes
Read full article: Senate advances renewal of key US surveillance program as detractors seek changesThe Senate has advanced legislation that would reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance tool as lawmakers and the Biden administration rushed to tamp down fresh concerns about the program violating Americansโ civil liberties.
Republican AGs attack Biden's EPA for pursuing environmental discrimination cases
Read full article: Republican AGs attack Biden's EPA for pursuing environmental discrimination casesTwenty-three Republican attorneys general are attacking the Biden administration's stated goal of pursuing environmental justice.
More Republican states sue to block Bidenโs student loan repayment plan
Read full article: More Republican states sue to block Bidenโs student loan repayment planAnother group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administrationโs new student loan repayment plan, which offers a faster path to cancellation and has been used to forgive loans for more than 150,000 borrowers.
Will China flood the globe with EVs, green tech? What's behind latest US-China trade fight
Read full article: Will China flood the globe with EVs, green tech? What's behind latest US-China trade fightChinaโs burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight.
US will push China to change policy that threatens American jobs, Treasury Secretary Yellen says
Read full article: US will push China to change policy that threatens American jobs, Treasury Secretary Yellen saysTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the Biden administration will push China to change an industrial policy that poses a threat to U.S. jobs.
Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden's student loan repayment plan
Read full article: Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden's student loan repayment planA group of Republican-led states is suing the Biden administration to block a new student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers.
Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands
Read full article: Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public landsThe Biden administration has issued a final rule aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on federal and tribal lands, its latest action to crack down on emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming.
'They messed it up': Biden's backing for Haiti's unpopular leader digs US into deeper policy hole
Read full article: 'They messed it up': Biden's backing for Haiti's unpopular leader digs US into deeper policy holeWhen Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry filled the void left by the assassination of the countryโs president in 2021, he did so over the protest of wide segments of the population but with the full-throated support of the Biden administration.
Michigan congresswomen demand longterm ceasefire after 104 Palestinians seeking aid are killed
Read full article: Michigan congresswomen demand longterm ceasefire after 104 Palestinians seeking aid are killedOfficials in Gaza say at least 104 people have been killed Thursday as aid trucks entered the city.
Michigan voters embrace early voting option with over 1M ballots cast ahead of primary election
Read full article: Michigan voters embrace early voting option with over 1M ballots cast ahead of primary electionAhead of the primary, more than one million ballots have been cast in Michigan, according to Michigan's Secretary of State.
White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic' deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest
Read full article: White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic' deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific NorthwestThe Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington have signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest.
Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements
Read full article: Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlementsThe Biden administration has restored a U.S. legal finding dating back nearly 50 years that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are โillegitimateโ under international law.
Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass
Read full article: Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle PassTexas is expanding its grasp of a border city that has become the focus of a political struggle between the state and federal government.
The House has impeached the Homeland Security secretary. Here's what you should know and what's next
Read full article: The House has impeached the Homeland Security secretary. Here's what you should know and what's nextThe Republican-controlled House has impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administrationโs handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips
Read full article: Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chipsThe Biden administration is announcing an investment of $5 billion in a public-private consortium aimed at supporting research and development in advanced computer chips.
Community leaders share what happened inside private meetings with top White House advisors in Dearborn
Read full article: Community leaders share what happened inside private meetings with top White House advisors in DearbornCommunity leaders and Palestinian Americans share what happened inside private meetings Thursday with top White House advisors in Dearborn.
The GOP-controlled House fails to impeach the homeland security secretary. What could come next?
Read full article: The GOP-controlled House fails to impeach the homeland security secretary. What could come next?The House has failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administrationโs handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.
US rolls out visa restriction policy on people who abuse spyware to target journalists, activists
Read full article: US rolls out visa restriction policy on people who abuse spyware to target journalists, activistsThe Biden administration is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware.
Las Vegas-to-California high-speed electric rail project gets OK for $2.5B more in bonds
Read full article: Las Vegas-to-California high-speed electric rail project gets OK for $2.5B more in bondsA proposed high-speed passenger train between Las Vegas and Southern California has gotten another boost.
White House apologizes to former 2024 candidate Asa Hutchinson as Biden courts anti-Trump GOP
Read full article: White House apologizes to former 2024 candidate Asa Hutchinson as Biden courts anti-Trump GOPThe White House has apologized to former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson for a Democratic National Committee statement a day earlier that mocked the end of his long-shot 2024 bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
Air Force Two carrying VP Harris diverted to DC-area airport after encountering 'wind shear'
Read full article: Air Force Two carrying VP Harris diverted to DC-area airport after encountering 'wind shear'Vice President Kamala Harrisโ aircraft has been forced to divert to a Washington-area airport after encountering stormy weather as she returned from a trip to Georgia.
Trump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters 'hostages'
Read full article: Trump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters 'hostages'Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Iowa and spent time there marking the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol by casting the migrant surge on the Southern border as the โrealโ insurrection.
Biden withholds $2M from student loan servicers after companies bungled billing statements
Read full article: Biden withholds $2M from student loan servicers after companies bungled billing statementsThe Biden administration is docking more than $2 million in payments to student loan servicers that failed to send billing statements on time after the end of a coronavirus pandemic payment freeze.
US again renews protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top aide over Iran threats
Read full article: US again renews protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top aide over Iran threatsThe Biden administration has once again renewed taxpayer-funded protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and one of his top aides, who have been the target of persistent threats from Iran.
US announces new sanctions on Russia's weapons suppliers as Zelenskyy visits Washington
Read full article: US announces new sanctions on Russia's weapons suppliers as Zelenskyy visits WashingtonThe Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new economic and diplomatic sanctions as the U.S. targets third-country contributors that are equipping Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine.
Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico
Read full article: Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from MexicoA federal appeals court has ruled that Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico.
Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland
Read full article: Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to MarylandA federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose the site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest from the bureauโs director.
Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden administration plan
Read full article: Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden administration planThe Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed the strongest overhaul of lead in drinking water rules in more than three decades.
Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid
Read full article: Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aidRepublican demands to stop the flow of migrants at the Mexico-U.S. border have left Congress scrambling.
A key US spy tool will lapse at year's end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal
Read full article: A key US spy tool will lapse at year's end unless Congress and the White House can cut a dealFBI Director Christopher Wray is making a fresh push to Congress to authorize a spy program that Biden administration says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks.
Lease of Gulf waters delayed by whale protection debate must continue, court rules
Read full article: Lease of Gulf waters delayed by whale protection debate must continue, court rulesA federal appeals court has ordered the Biden administration to carry on with an auction of oil and gas drilling leases for Gulf of Mexico waters in 37 days โ rejecting arguments by environmentalists.
Biden administration guidance on abortion to save mother's life argued at appeals court
Read full article: Biden administration guidance on abortion to save mother's life argued at appeals courtThe Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to uphold health care guidance issued last year that says hospitals must provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy.
The Biden administration says colleges must fight 'alarming rise' in antisemitism and Islamophobia
Read full article: The Biden administration says colleges must fight 'alarming rise' in antisemitism and IslamophobiaThe Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate action to stop antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses, citing an โalarming riseโ in threats and harassment.
Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say
Read full article: Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers sayFlight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months.
The Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts
Read full article: The Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media postsThe Supreme Court says it will indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
The Supreme Court orders makers of gun parts to comply with rules on ghost guns
Read full article: The Supreme Court orders makers of gun parts to comply with rules on ghost gunsThe Supreme Court has ordered two internet sellers of gun parts to comply with a Biden administration regulation aimed at ghost guns, firearms that are difficult to trace because they lack serial numbers.
US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution
Read full article: US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollutionUnited States domestic oil production has hit an all-time high last week, contrasting with efforts to slice heat-trapping carbon emissions by the Biden administration and world leaders.
The Republican field is blaming Joe Biden for dealing with Iran after Hamas' attack on Israel
Read full article: The Republican field is blaming Joe Biden for dealing with Iran after Hamas' attack on IsraelFormer President Donald Trump and other GOP contenders tried to lay blame on the Biden administration after Hamas militants launched the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare the country at war.
The Biden administration is expected to keep cap on refugees admitted to the US at 125,000
Read full article: The Biden administration is expected to keep cap on refugees admitted to the US at 125,000The Biden administration is expected to keep the cap on refugees admitted to the United States at 125,000 for the next fiscal year, which begins Sunday.
New rules aim to make foster care with family easier, provide protection for LGBTQ+ children
Read full article: New rules aim to make foster care with family easier, provide protection for LGBTQ+ childrenThe Biden administration is moving to make it easier for caregivers to take in family members in the foster care system, requiring states to provide them with the same financial support that any other foster home would receive.
Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species
Read full article: Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale speciesThe Biden administration is appealing a federal judge's order requiring the Interior Department to expand next weekโs scheduled sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres.
Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction
Read full article: Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroductionThe Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years.
As mayors, governors scramble to care for more migrants, a look at what's behind the numbers
Read full article: As mayors, governors scramble to care for more migrants, a look at what's behind the numbersMigrants have always come to the U.S., but the immigration system now seems strained nationwide more than ever.
The US says Egypt's human rights picture hasn't improved, but it's withholding less aid regardless
Read full article: The US says Egypt's human rights picture hasn't improved, but it's withholding less aid regardlessThe Biden administration will withhold less military aid from Egypt over its human rights abuses this year.
Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways
Read full article: Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterwaysStates and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration.
Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic Refuge
Read full article: Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic RefugeThe Biden administration has canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaskaโs Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, overturning sales held in the Trump administrationโs waning days and angering Republicans.