Tag: Donald Trump administration
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return...
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.
Calls mount to release ethics report as Matt Gaetz’s Attorney General...
Matt Gaetz’s abrupt resignation following his nomination as Attorney General has raised ethical and legal questions. Lawmakers and watchdogs demand answers as concerns mount over Gaetz’s past investigations and his potential confirmation.
‘Harris voters for human rights’ mobilize to defeat Trump and demand...
A coalition of activists advocates for Harris’s election victory while challenging U.S. complicity in the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
Breaking: Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry rejoins board of Dakota Access...
Perry joins a company with a troubled track record when it comes to the law.
Trump’s policies are harming refugees worldwide
His administration’s near-ban on refugee admissions is having a destructive domino effect in front-line countries.
A farewell to arms control?
Let’s hope that the Trump administration proves to be the detour on the path to finally bidding farewell to nuclear arms.
Controversial Keystone XL pipeline gets green light from Trump
"The #KeystoneXL tar sands pipeline was a bad idea from Day One and it remains a terrible idea today."
Why abolishing ICE is good climate policy
The war on terror has unleashed unspeakable cruelty. We must not rely on its institutions to fix the climate crisis.
Bravo, another global Trump triumph! Now grievance is universal
Bravo, Trumpers: you turned a transparently belligerent know-nothing into a wrecking ball presidency.
What mission accomplished? More questions than answers after Syria bombing
Hopefully, policy makers in the future will realize that drawing 'red lines' in terms of conflicts in other countries creates dangers of its own.
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.