The Trump administration is revoking a waiver that allows California to set its own vehicle efficiency standards, which are higher than federal requirements. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has already vowed to fight the move in court.

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he was appointing State Department hostage negotiator Robert O’Brien as his new national security adviser.

WASHINGTON—Some House Democrats have kicked off impeachment efforts against President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee held its first impeachment hearing with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. The same day, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., filed an impeachment resolution against Kavanaugh.

WASHINGTON—A congressional act that would protect babies who survive abortion attempts needs just 17 more signatures from lawmakers to advance in the House. Last week, pro-life Republican representatives urged voters to call their representatives and ask them to sign onto the effort if they haven’t already.

“Ask them if they’ve signed the discharge petition, and, if not, why don’t they want it to come up to a vote on the House floor?” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said at a hearing on the bill last week. “We know there are people who have survived abortions.”

Democrats once again took aim at Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Sunday after The New York Times published a new accusation of sexual misconduct against him. In one paragraph of the Times’ essay, adapted from an upcoming book, a former Yale University classmate said he saw Kavanaugh expose himself to a woman at a drunken dorm party and friends forced her to touch him.

Law enforcement officials announced the discovery of 2,246 medically preserved fetal remains at the Illinois home of a deceased abortionist. Ulrich Klopfer, who worked at an abortion center in South Bend, Ind., died earlier this month. His family discovered the remains and contacted the sheriff’s office in Will County, Ill. There’s no evidence he performed abortions at his home, but authorities have opened an investigation. “We are horrified,” said Mike Fichter, the president of Indiana Right to Life.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week it will toss 2015 regulations governing wetlands and small waterways. EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler called the rule an “egregious power grab” that gave the government control of isolated ponds and seasonal streams. He pointed out that 31 states filed complaints against the rule. Environmental groups vowed to challenge the change in court.