Tag: Donald Trump
Reality, not foes, undermines Trump’s legitimacy
Trump’s opening gambit focuses public attention not on real policy or legislation (still a great void) but whether this chief executive is simply an impulsive, erratic narcissist – or much worse, so unstable he could dislodge current, fragile power balances, here and abroad.
Five groups of Americans who’ll get shafted under Trump’s hiring freeze
This freeze is a bad idea, but there will be more where this came from.
Ebell: Purge necessary at EPA to rid ‘scientists who believe the...
Ebell believes the EPA has been staffed with scientists who “believe the global-warming alarmist agenda.”
Donald Trump’s $100-million men
For us, another day, another dollar. For them, another day, another fortune.
Two major pipeline spills reported same week Trump advances KXL, DAPL
America's 2.5 million miles pipelines “suffer hundreds of leaks and ruptures every year, costing lives and money.”
It’s not just the clown, it’s the rest of the parade
The leader is just the clown at the head of a parade that has gotten a lot longer and its mood a lot uglier.
A special loophole for Trump’s millionaire cabinet
Trump's millionaire cabinet nominees could avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars worth of stock.
Trump’s Mexico border wall could be Trojan horse for increasing U.S....
The proposal has split the oil refining and oil-producing sectors.
Sanctuary city mayors stand in defiance against Trump’s orders
On the same day that Peña Nieto cancelled his meeting with Trump, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists advanced the Doomsday Clock to 2-and-a-half minutes to midnight.
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.