Tag: federal overreach
Trump’s quiet election push sparks alarms over federal power and the...
A Reuters investigation has revealed a widening federal push into state election systems, with demands for voter records, scrutiny of voting equipment, and revived fraud probes fueling warnings about intimidation, disenfranchisement, and executive overreach.
Trump DOJ sues states to shield fossil fuel companies from climate...
In a sweeping defense of oil and gas corporations, the Trump administration has filed federal lawsuits against four states to block efforts aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change damages—an aggressive action legal experts warn undermines state authority and sets a dangerous precedent.
Trump executive order targets state climate laws, shields fossil fuel industry...
New order directs Justice Department to block enforcement of state climate laws, raising legal questions and stoking fears of fossil fuel immunity.
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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.