For nearly two decades, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated greenhouse gas emissions by treating carbon dioxide (CO2) as a pollutant. The current administration is working to change this policy.

During the night of January 2, 2026, U.S. Special Forces captured Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife Cilia Adela Flores from a military base in Venezuela. They were flown to New York City and indicted for narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine. This brief addresses important questions on this operation.

In the U.S. House of Representatives, the majority party (currently Republicans) controls the legislative agenda, meaning they can determine which proposals come up for debate and a vote. There is one exception: a discharge petition.