Climate Changed
Trump Tests Legal Limits by Delaying Dozens of Obama's Rules
- Lost luggage to e-cigarette rules paused by Trump’s agencies
- Moves challenged in lawsuits; one court found approach illegal
Trump’s delays are lasting longer and reaching further -- with targets including protections for student borrowers, standards for e-cigarettes, and an expansion of requirements that airlines report lost luggage.
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It typically takes years for presidents to kill federal regulations they dislike, but Donald Trump has found a shortcut: He’s just putting them on long-term hold.
The Trump administration has stalled more than two dozen Obama-era rules, a legally questionable tactic that sidesteps the cumbersome rulemaking process.