approval

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s weekly politics newsletter for closely monitoring the horse race between Trump’s approval rating and the Washington, D.C., temperature in Celsius.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026

Over the years, the owners of PS — now Groupe ADP and before that a private equity firm — failed to get the proper city approval for the sales, De Becker’s attorneys have alleged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Mergers involving multinationals typically require regulatory approval across multiple jurisdictions, though most reviews focus primarily on antitrust concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Experts have cast doubt on the legal feasibility of the emergency decree, which is already in force but requires parliamentary approval to remain law.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Then I looked at Mama, who gave her head the tiniest nod of approval.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

But O’Leary is secretive about exactly when passengers might see the aircraft at their gates, largely because that will depend on the FAA’s safety approvals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Waiving such environmental protection requirements would allow approvals to be expedited "to launch rockets, reenter spacecraft, and operate launch and reentry sites," the FAA said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Daera has said a scheme of financial assistance has been developed and the "necessary approvals for the proposal are currently being pursued".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

But the process for getting approved can be complicated, slowing approvals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Lawrence pried the necessary salary and staff approvals from Sproul, and committed himself personally to finding money to build Seaborg’s hot lab and reactor.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik