Tag: Trump administration
Trump’s dismemberment of Bears Ears National Monument: Perspective from Indigenous scholars
How racism, grave robbery, disrespect of tribal sovereignty and Mormon belief in divine rights is driving Utah’s attack on public lands.
ACLU vows to keep fighting as Supreme Court allows Trump’s mostly...
The administration can now fully enforce its new restrictions on travel from eight countries, six of them predominantly Muslim.
Trump shrinks national monuments in largest reduction in history. Here’s how...
The fight will not be easy, but with so much support and on-the-ground activism, hopefully it is a fight that conservationists can win.
Senate advances disastrous new tax bill. Here’s what you need...
“The federal treasury is being looted tonight.”
BREAKING: Michael Flynn taken into custody by FBI, pleads guilty to...
Flynn turned himself into authorities and appeared before a court hearing this morning, where he pleaded guilty.
Trump plans to decimate Bears Ears National Monument this Monday
Trump plans to shrink Bears Ears monument from more than one million acres to 200,000 acres, with similar cuts to the Grand Staircase-Escalante.
Why so many Americans hate Trump’s tax reform
Forget trickle-down economics, the GOP is practicing tinkle-down economics!
Oil exploration in Arctic Ocean approved by Trump administration as ANWR...
"A vote for the Senate tax reform bill is a vote supporting the destruction of America's iconic Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director announces resignation
Richard Cordray has become the latest high-ranking U.S. official to step aside in frustration with the Trump administration.
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Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws
The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.
Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes five-year Arctic oil rule covering polar bear and walrus...
The industry's own estimate counts 123 polar bear harassments and no deaths over the period, while the agency's rule lists how deaths could still occur.