Ramsey Touchberry

Ramsey Touchberry is a Capitol Hill Reporter for The Washington Times focusing on energy and environment. Prior to joining The Times in early 2022, Ramsey covered Congress for Newsweek and was a multimedia reporter at a local NPR and PBS affiliate in Florida. A native of the Sunshine State, Ramsey graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in broadcast and digital journalism. He can be reached at rtouchberry@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Ramsey Touchberry

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, meets with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, right, in Beijing, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. China is willing to work with Washington on reducing global warming as long as its political demands are met, the country's vice president told U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Wednesday. (Zhang Ling/Xinhua via AP)

John Kerry fails to secure climate breakthrough with China; Xi says country not ‘swayed by others’

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White House climate envoy John Kerry emerged Wednesday from his days-long talks with top Chinese officials absent new climate change agreements between the world's two biggest polluters. Published July 19, 2023

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on how the Special Diabetes Program is creating hope for those Living with Type 1 Diabetes, together with other children with Type 1 diabetes, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Sen. Joe Manchin called out for flip-flop on natural gas

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell whacked Sen. Joe Manchin III on Tuesday for what the Kentucky Republican described as a flip-flop by the conservative West Virginia Democrat on gas stoves. Published July 18, 2023

A gas-lit flame burns on a natural gas stove on Jan. 11, 2006. The Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from over-zealous government regulators. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File)

Biden energy official tells GOP lawmakers don’t worry about gas stoves: No authority to ban

A top Department of Energy official in charge of overseeing the agency's efficiency standards was in the hot seat Tuesday as House Republicans put gas stoves back on the front burner. Published July 18, 2023

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, expresses criticism for Interior Secretary Deb Haaland as she testifies on President Joe Biden's budget request for 2024, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Manchin vows not to ‘spoil’ Biden’s reelection with potential third-party run

Sen. Joe Manchin III declined to say Monday whether he plans to launch a third-party presidential campaign, but sought to calm fears among Democrats that he could spell doom for President Biden. Published July 17, 2023

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds reacts after signing a new law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy before speaking at the Family Leadership Summit, Friday, July 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa Gov. Reynolds bristles at being DeSantis’ running mate: ‘I’m busy’

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds does not appear too keen on the idea of being Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' vice presidential running mate, should the White House hopeful win the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Published July 17, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with audience members during a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. DeSantis is cutting campaign staff as he struggles to catch former President Donald Trump in the GOP’s crowded primary contest while facing sudden financial pressure. DeSantis let go fewer than 10 paid staffers late last week. That's according to a DeSantis aide granted anonymity to discuss internal campaign strategy. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

DeSantis says Trump leads in the polls, thanks to indictment ‘sympathy’

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday attributed Donald Trump's dominance in the polls to voters' sympathy over the former president's criminal cases in New York and Florida. Published July 16, 2023

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., waits to speak during a news conference at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, Nov. 7, 2022. Members of Congress are grappling with what to do after the downing of a Chinese balloon and three other aerial objects over American airspace. Senators are investigating how the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was allowed to pass over crucial missile sites. Kelly is a former astronaut. He wants to require weather balloons to carry a radar transponder. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Sen. Mark Kelly ‘concerned’ about damage to Biden reelection by possible third-party candidate

Sen. Mark Kelly expressed concern Sunday that the push for a third-party presidential candidate by the nonpartisan group No Labels could spell disaster for President Biden's reelection odds. Published July 16, 2023

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Trump says judge overseeing classified docs case ‘loves our country,’ amid request to delay

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday praised U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing the case against him for allegedly mishandling classified documents after leaving office. Published July 16, 2023

The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view made through an airplane window in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020. U.S. officials tell The Associated Press the number of reported sexual assaults across the military inched up by about 1% last year, as a sharp decline in Army numbers offset large increases in the other three services. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Sen. Tom Cotton: Taxpayers shouldn’t fund Pentagon’s ‘abortion tourism,’ DEI policies

A key Senate Republican said Sunday that it was President Biden, not congressional conservatives, who was guilty of playing politics with the troops, days after the House pushed through a massive $886 billion Pentagon policy bill containing several policy riders targeting what critics say are "woke" military policies under Mr. Biden. Published July 16, 2023

Former President Donald Trump dances on stage at the Turning Point Action conference, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Trump says running mate, Cabinet members could be GOP primary rivals

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday he's considering his Republican presidential primary opponents as a potential running mate or Cabinet members. Published July 16, 2023

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks to reporters about Hunter Biden Tuesday, June 20, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden's son Hunter will plead guilty to federal tax offenses and avoid a full prosecution on a separate gun charge in a deal with the Justice Department that likely spares him time behind bars. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Rep. Jamie Raskin says Trump is using candidacy ‘as a shield against legal prosecution’

Rep. Jamie Raskin said Sunday he believes Donald Trump is using his presidential campaign to protect himself against legal prosecution. Published July 16, 2023

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, on March 25, 2021, in Washington. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

GOP senator says Democrats, Tuberville need to meet halfway for military promotions to resume

Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska defended on Sunday fellow Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is blocking hundreds of military promotions over the Pentagon paying for out-of-state travel for abortions. Published July 16, 2023

Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a gathering in Manchester, N.H., on June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

Chris Christie says he’d beat Trump in a cage match: ‘I’d kick his ass’

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie says he's ready to beat GOP opponent Donald Trump -- including in the ring. Published July 14, 2023

A Tesla auto charges on May 10, 2023, in Westlake, Calif. All of Ford Motor Co.'s current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations starting in 2024, according to an announcement Thursday, May 25, 2023, by Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) **FILE**

In the hot seat: EV owners warned extreme summer heat could melt travel plans

Electric vehicles meant to help curb climate change are also some of the most susceptible to the very problem they seek to treat: extreme heat. Published July 14, 2023

Julie Su speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing for her to be the Labor Secretary, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Manchin flips against Biden’s nominee for labor secretary because of her ‘progressive background’

President Biden's nominee to become the next Labor Department secretary, Julie Su, was thrust further into jeopardy on Thursday after Sen. Joe Manchin III came out in opposition. Published July 13, 2023

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the U.S. Consulate General after the G-7 ministers' meeting on climate, energy and environment in Sapporo, northern Japan, April 16, 2023. Kerry defended his negotiations with China, and angrily rebuffed what he called a “stupid” lie that he routinely travels by private jet, during a grilling by House Republicans on Thursday, July 13, before he sets out on his next climate mission to Beijing. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

John Kerry brawls with GOP over private jet use, office secrecy

White House climate envoy John Kerry fielded a barrage of criticism and questions Thursday from House Republicans over his office's transparency, his own carbon footprint and his upcoming trip to Beijing as China fails to meet its climate change promises. Published July 13, 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission building is shown in Washington on Aug. 5, 2017. (AP Andrew Harnik, File)

House GOP puts government-backed ESG investing in the spotlight, offers up bills to rein it in

House Republicans on Wednesday kicked off a series of hearings dissecting ESG investing and examining new legislation that would block proposed federal regulations that promote the practice. Published July 12, 2023

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairs a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the health of the electrical power grid, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Manchin to headline New Hampshire event ahead of possible third-party presidential run

Sen. Joe Manchin III will participate in a town hall event Monday hosted by a nonpartisan political group advocating for a third-party presidential candidate, fueling chatter that the conservative West Virginia Democrat may launch a long-shot White House bid as an independent. Published July 12, 2023

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 16, 2023. Hopes were dashed Monday, June 12, for an imminent end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Tuberville has been blocking the nominations to pressure the Defense Department to rescind a policy that reimburses service members who have to travel out of state for abortions and other reproductive care. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Schumer says McConnell must ‘put the pressure’ on Tuberville to drop military promotions blockade

Top Senate Democrats said Tuesday the onus is on Republican leaders to intervene over Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on hundreds of military promotions that continue to languish without Senate approval. Published July 11, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden smiles after signing a guest book during a meeting with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda at the Presidential Palace prior the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Russia's war on Ukraine will top the agenda when NATO leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden reportedly berates staff in private; aides call fury a sign of respect

President Biden portrays himself in public as a mild-mannered, soft-spoken Uncle Joe. In private, his demeanor toward staff becomes louder and shrewish, according to new reporting from Axios. Published July 11, 2023

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