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Donald Trump

Trump outlines general election pitch in energy speech

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled an "America first" energy plan he said would unleash unfettered production of oil, coal, natural gas and other energy sources to push the United States toward energy independence. But the speech, delivered at the annual Williston Basin

lawsuit

TransCanada sues over Keystone rejection; accuses Obama of exceeding his powers

HOUSTON (AP) — The Canadian company that proposed the Keystone XL oil pipeline filed a lawsuit over the U.S. government's rejection of the project and announced it plans to file a second legal challenge that will seek more than $15 billion in damages. TransCanada filed a federal lawsuit

terrorism

With Keystone and Guantanamo, Obama moves to secure his place in history

WASHINGTON – A frenzy of orders emanating from the White House has political pundits theorizing that President Barack Obama, currently entering his last lap as America's commander-in-chief, is shifting his focus from governing to securing his place in the history books. The latest move occurred last week when the

GOP

Keystone backers look to Obama’s successor to make the call

WASHINGTON (AP) — The company pleading for permission to build the Keystone XL pipeline looked beyond President Barack Obama on Tuesday in apparent hopes a future Republican president would greenlight the project. But the administration signaled it was in no mood to hand off the decision to the winner of the