Former officials urge Congress to reform permitting
1 outlet (The Hill) is covering this story.
- The Hill reports: “Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Former officials urge Congress to reform permitting A group of economic and natio…”
Read the full coverage
Top political stories right now
Updated Oct 21, 2026, 7:05 PM ET
- Vance tells Republicans to 'stop whining' about controversial Ohio attack ad 8 outlets
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall 8 outlets
- Ohio Sen. Jon Husted says ‘I would not have run’ Ramaswamy ad against Amy Acton 4 outlets
- Putin orders release of jailed American as he meets Trump envoy for Ukraine talks 4 outlets
- U.S. ordering some staff to depart Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes 3 outlets
Related coverage
- Dems float Hegseth’s ouster in lame-duck defense battle 1 outlet
- Trump administration launches national kidney care plan 1 outlet
- Internet races to fend off newly discovered security flaws 1 outlet
- Trump’s growing list of campaign pledges: From the Politics Desk 1 outlet
- Ex-officials from the Trump, Biden and Obama administrations are warning the U.S. is at risk of losing a technological and industrial race with China—unless it adopts a major energy-permitting bill 1 outlet
More top stories from Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Vance tells Republicans to 'stop whining' about controversial Ohio attack ad 10 outlets
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall 8 outlets
- US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets Putin 6 outlets
- George W. Bush’s Brother Neil Bush Breaks G.O.P. Ranks to Vote for James Talarico in Texas 5 outlets
- New York Democrat Brad Lander said he was briefly detained and released by the Israeli military while he was supporting Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank 4 outlets
All political stories from Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Today’s top stories