Tag: Trump administration
EPA reportedly helped Paris agreement opponents place op-eds in newspapers
Conservative op-eds argued wrongly that China and India are not taking action.
DeVos budget robs from poor kids to fund schools that discriminate
What Trump and DeVos are proposing in this budget is not only to take resources away from students, but to turn around and give more money to schools that would potentially discriminate against them.
Tillerson present as Exxon signed major deal with Saudi Arabia during...
“The President's Saudi trip was a bizarre Art of the Deal-esque foreign policy disaster."
Upstate New York Trump voters hit hard in President’s proposed 2018...
Beware the supporter scorned.
Trump’s cruel and deviant budget
Trump’s budget celebrates a cruel and virulent form of individualism – much like Trump himself.
Senators demand investigation into Attorney General Jeff Sessions
“AG Sessions didn’t just decide to recuse himself because he’s a nice guy."
Trump’s new bank regulator: Lawyer who helped banks charge more fees
Keith Noreika helped big banks avoid state laws protecting consumers. As head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, he now has the power to override those state laws.
Trump’s expected pick for top USDA scientist is not a scientist
Sam Clovis likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate change to nutrition.
In a time of madness, Sally Yates is a profile in...
The fired acting attorney general proved this week that there are still a few in Washington who believe in truth and the law.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
Billionaire emissions outpace lifetime footprints of average individuals, new report shows
The report examines how the super-rich’s use of luxury transportation and investments in polluting industries exacerbate the climate crisis.