Tag: Trump administration
How the Trump administration may be skirting its own ethics rules
The hiring of three former lobbyists to work in the White House raises questions about how the Trump administration is enforcing the president’s executive order on ethics.
Trump administration attempting to cut leading climate science agency budget
Deep budget cuts to the NOAA and other climate science agencies could threaten public safety and academic programs.
We must know the truth
This is the worst scandal involving the White House and a foreign power since Iran-Contra. Demand the facts.
Killer presidents
From Duterte to Trump, a new crop of populist leaders are reviving a tried and true method of demonstrating leadership – killing people.
A big day for Trump’s budget pick, Social Security – and...
“We have a president who ran on a set of principles that he would not cut Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid, yet he is nominating someone whose views are very, very different.”
Trump administration sued for suspending protections for endangered bumble bee
This is the third lawsuit NRDC has filed against the Trump administration for its attacks on regulation.
Ten reasons why Elliott Abrams would make a dreadful deputy Secretary...
How much more proof do we need that Elliott Abrams is unfit for public office?
EPA scientists held from attending Alaska summit
The agency’s last-minute change of plans highlighted the concerns of many conference attendees over the future of EPA programs dealing with climate change.
The problem goes way beyond Kellyanne Conway: Trump’s team of TV...
Have we ever had a modern-day press secretary who put so many substantial lies up on the board in just a few short weeks?
(Neo)Conned? The Trump administration’s dangerous mix of old and new
The current President seems ready to repeat the worst mistakes of the past while at the same time steering the United States in dangerous new directions.
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Republicans can’t see the forest for the trees. Trump blocks their vision of the...
Yes, sometimes you can’t see the forest because of the trees. Republicans are so afraid of Trump that they have him on their minds all the time. Let’s call Trump the Trees.
Khanna unveils $12 trillion progressive plan to cut deficit and invest in working families
As Republicans push tax cuts for the wealthy, Rep. Ro Khanna releases a sweeping economic blueprint that targets Pentagon waste, corporate fraud, and billionaire loopholes to fund national priorities.
Trump threatens ‘heavy force’ against peaceful protesters as military parade marks birthday spectacle
As Trump prepares to mark his 79th birthday with a massive military display in Washington, his warnings against “any” protesters draw widespread alarm from rights groups and legal experts.
Timely lessons for keeping people safe in the streets
As Trump looks to increase repression, a new training guide explains how peacekeepers reduce fear and build solidarity.
How the rich get richer: Evade taxation, grease trillion-dollar tax breaks, jack interest rates,...
In class and status-conscious, materialistic America (was it ever otherwise?), scoring net worth is easier than figuring out messy election results.