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When President Ronald Reagan left the White House in January 1989, EPA was less than two decades old, and many laws and regulations now central to its mission had yet to be put on paper.

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Melania Trump has spent fewer than 14 days at the White House during husband Donald Trump's second term as president, a new ...

On Friday, the White House released the administration's budget request for 2026. It proposed cuts across the federal government totaling $163 billion. The DOJ is one agency facing steep cuts.