executive orders

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his state will continue to abide by the Paris climate accord regardless of President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the landmark 190-nation agreement to reduce carbon emissions. The Democrat said Thursday that the Republican president's decision is "reckless" and harmful for the nation and the planet...

** Both sides found something to be happy about in a federal judge’s ruling in a class-action lawsuit seeking damages from lost sales and reduced prices resulting from China’s rejection of U.S. corn shipments. A U.S. District Judge in Kansas City rejected the basis for a nationwide class on the plaintiffs’ claim, and narrowed the issues to be considered at a trial in June...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Former Washington state Sen. Don Benton will be staying on at the Environmental Protection Agency as the agency's senior White House adviser. The EPA's acting administrator, Catherine McCabe, announced the news in a video message to employees this week...

SEATTLE (AP) — The president of Seattle University's student government, who was brought into the U.S. illegally as a child, is stepping down from his role in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. Seattle University senior Carlos Rodriguez says President Donald Trump's inauguration, executive orders regarding immigration, the travel ban and the wall on the southern U...