federal regulations

Food
Trump Taps Fast Food Exec Andy Puzder to Head the Labor Department
Puzder—the guy who oversees the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's franchises—has been an outspoken critic of Obamacare and has argued against raising the minimum wage.
Lauren Messman
12.8.16
Environment
Trump Picked a Guy Who Loves Fossil Fuels to Run the EPA
As Oklahoma's attorney general, Scott Pruitt has spent a lot of time suing the very department he might soon be running.
Lauren Messman
12.7.16
Drugs
Congress Is Finally Getting Behind Medical Marijuana
Last night, when no one was looking, the US House of Representatives did something surprising: It voted to deescalate the war on drugs, passing an amendment that would prohibit the DEA from terrorizing legal medical marijuana businesses.
Grace Wyler
5.30.14