The Supreme Court on Monday issued an administrative stay blocking House Democrats' subpoena for President Trump's tax returns until both sides can file the necessary legal papers.
Why it matters: The lower court order compelling Trump's longtime accounting firm Mazars USA to turn over the president's financial records will be delayed until the Supreme Court decides whether to take up Trump's appeal. Trump has requested that the Supreme Court protect his financial records from both House investigators and the Manhattan district attorney's office, which is conducting a criminal investigation.
Forget the campaign trail and Congress. The real debate on climate change is happening in the courtrooms.
The big picture: With federal policy gridlocked, advocates are pushing an ever-growing list of long-shot lawsuits blaming big oil companies and the government for the planet’s hot mess.
Ford unveiled a high-performance electric SUV, the Mustang Mach-E, on Sunday ahead of the LA Auto Show, a sign of its new approach to electrification.
Why it matters: The Mach-E is not a "compliance car," like the lackluster Focus Electric compact it previously sold to meet federal fuel economy standards. Instead, the Mach-E is meant to be fast, fun and exciting, like the iconic Ford Mustang sports coupe.
Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) agreed with Rep. Sean Maloney's (D-N.Y.) call for the State Department to comply with the House impeachment inquiry's subpoena on ABC's "This Week," but only if Democrats agree to bring in the whistleblower to testify.
Forecasts for a mild winter have kept oil prices relatively low, but a cold snap in the Northeast "may drive prices sharply higher for short periods to attract cargoes from further away," Bloomberg reports.
Why it matters: A Philadelphia refinery facility closed earlier this year, leaving only four along the East Coast. Questions over how the Philadelphia supply will be replaced “means we are going to draw stocks heading into the winter and are going to have a fairly tight market,” Robert Campbell, head of oil products research at Energy Aspects, told Bloomberg.
