Latest Lee Zeldin News

The Latest: Trump wants to send immigrants who are in the US illegally to Guantanamo Bay

Jan. 29, 2025 18:09 PM EST

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 immigrants who are living illegally in the United States. People who are in the United States illegally and are accused of theft and violent crimes would have to be...

Senate confirms Zeldin to lead Environmental Protection Agency as Trump vows to cut climate rules

Jan. 29, 2025 16:47 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and...

Senate confirms Lee Zeldin as Environmental Protection Agency head as Trump targets rules meant to slow climate change

Jan. 29, 2025 16:33 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate confirms Lee Zeldin as Environmental Protection Agency head as Trump targets rules meant to slow climate change.

Trump's EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him on climate views

Jan. 29, 2025 15:47 PM EST

Lee Zeldin said Americans deserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy” during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a department likely to play a central role in President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to slash federal regulations...