Donald Trump's decision to install Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence caused a delay in the extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Lawmakers had already crafted a bipartisan solution that appeared likely to advance ahead of last week’s deadline. If the president had focused his energies on his ballroom and his golf game, FISA would have remained intact.

The Trump administration is trying to slow down the transition to clean energy sources like solar and wind. The administration has also worked to prop up fossil fuels, including dirty, uneconomic coal. Wind and solar power are making progress despite the headwinds they are facing. Solar, wind and energy storage accounted for more than 90% of new electrical capacity in the last two years.

States are increasingly trying to regulate how artificial intelligence is used. President Trump warned states not to regulate AI, but they are doing just that. The White House wants to prevent state AI laws that are out of step with its regulatory worldview and pass legislation to protect children, intellectual property rights and free speech.

The federal government distributes at least US$1.2 trillion through grants and other kinds of transfers. The OMB proposes revising the rules for awarding those grants. It would give political appointees more power to steer discretionary grants toward projects that match the preferences of whoever is in the White House.

Joe explains why the U.S.-Iran deal fails to meet Trump’s war goals. Joe criticizes Trump's Iran deal for being worse than the Obama Iran deal. Jane Seymour talks about Acting, Aging and Reinvention: "Life Is Never Static".

The U.S. Department of Energy will provide $75 million for building an export terminal in Oakland, California. It's the latest effort by the Trump administration to prop up the country’s coal industry. The project has been beset by controversy since it was proposed more than a decade ago.