Feb 5, 2018 - Politics & Policy

House Intel committee votes to send Dems' memo for Trump's approval

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

The House Intelligence Committee has voted unanimously to release the Democratic response to a contentious Republican memo, which alleged FBI bias against President Trump and abuse of government surveillance powers, per Reuters. The committee previously voted not to release the Dems' memo.

What’s next: The White House will have five days to decide whether the document should be released, with Trump's decision potentially further inflaming partisan tensions over the FISA memo and the Russia probe.

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Bob Herman

26 mins ago - Health

The pandemic hasn't hampered the health care industry

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/Axios

The economy has been tanking. Coronavirus infections and deaths have been rising. And the health care industry is as rich as ever.

The big picture: Second-quarter results are still pouring in, but so far, a vast majority of health care companies are reporting profits that many people assumed would not have been possible as the pandemic raged on.

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Amy Harder

26 mins ago - Energy & Environment

Column / Harder Line

How climate and business woes are sinking a natural-gas project

Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios

The Trump administration recently touted its approval of America’s first terminal on the West Coast to export liquefied natural gas. There’s just one problem: it probably won’t be built.

Why it matters: The project in southern Oregon faces political and business hurdles serious enough that those who are following it say it will be shelved. Its problems embody the struggles facing a once-promising sector that's now struggling under the weight of the pandemic and more.

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Rebecca Falconer

Updated 59 mins ago - Science

Isaias strengthens as it crawls toward the Carolinas

A wave crashes ashore as Tropical Storm Isaias passes through Jetty Park in Fort Pierce, Florida, on Sunday. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to reach the Carolinas late Monday at "near hurricane strength," the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

The latest: Isaias was 65 miles northeast of Cape Canaveral with winds increasing to 70 mph, the NHC said in a 2 a.m. update. Storm surge warnings and hurricane watches were in effect for North and South Carolina and Rhode Island. Tropical storm watches were in effect for Florida, Long Island and Delaware.