The administration is working with the Pakistani government and companies to keep chemicals from being used to make bombs.

Six Senate Democrats from Western states called Monday upon financial regulators to broaden forthcoming Dodd-Frank Act regulations to encompass a larger segment of energy markets.

In a letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler, the lawmakers say proposed Dodd-Frank rules designed to increase oversight of the swaps market are insufficient.

Two key rules within ObamaCare are set to be published this week in the Federal Register.

A proposed rule intended to cut pollution from automobiles is to be published Tuesday in the Federal Register, nearly two months after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) detailed the draft regulations. 

A bunch of committees and panels will hold meetings in upcoming weeks. Below are the public meetings that will be announced in Tuesday's Federal Register:

The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a June 4 meeting to discuss truck accidents.

New rules and proposals will be published on Tuesday in the Federal Register. Here are the main ones:

Animals, plants and fish:
The Department of Agriculture wants to update the rules for how it seizes endangered plants and animals improperly imported into the country. 

A pair of unions representing roughly 20,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees contends the policy changes required Senate legislation would weaken public safety, according to The New York Times.

The 844-page legislation would direct agencies to enact a raft of new regulations and new layers of bureaucracy, RegWatch reported upon the bill's introduction last month.

High-speed trading has become a major challenge for financial regulators, according to FOX Business.

The long-simmering fight over genetically modified food has flared up in Washington, where new rules are under consideration, RegWatch reports.

In Southern California, regulators are eyeing a crack down on beach fires, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Across the pond, the British Government is considering whether to embark on an effort to reduce the burden of excessive or unnecessary regulation, according to MoneyMarketing.

The Obama administration and Congress are weighing the safety of technological advances that seem ripped from science fiction.

Congressional Republicans charge the Environmental Protection Agency gives preference to environmental groups on information requests.