Tag: Trump administration
Tillerson present as Exxon signed major deal with Saudi Arabia during...
“The President's Saudi trip was a bizarre Art of the Deal-esque foreign policy disaster."
Upstate New York Trump voters hit hard in President’s proposed 2018...
Beware the supporter scorned.
Trump’s cruel and deviant budget
Trump’s budget celebrates a cruel and virulent form of individualism – much like Trump himself.
Senators demand investigation into Attorney General Jeff Sessions
“AG Sessions didn’t just decide to recuse himself because he’s a nice guy."
Trump’s new bank regulator: Lawyer who helped banks charge more fees
Keith Noreika helped big banks avoid state laws protecting consumers. As head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, he now has the power to override those state laws.
Trump’s expected pick for top USDA scientist is not a scientist
Sam Clovis likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate change to nutrition.
In a time of madness, Sally Yates is a profile in...
The fired acting attorney general proved this week that there are still a few in Washington who believe in truth and the law.
Senators demand investigation into Trump adviser for possible insider trading
“Icahn made a big bet that the price of renewable fuel credits would drop. Then he advised on policies that made them drop.”
Trump’s plan to dismantle national monuments comes with steep cultural and...
The Trump administration will review the status of The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, one of the country’s most significant cultural sites.
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What makes the MAGA misrule tragedy historic? Total foregone conclusion. Total knowability and avoidability.
Paying the corrupt MAGA piper is now a lead “investment” – with outcomes as predictable (and problematic) as all that voters repressed when empowering the Trump II horror show.
Maryland moves to ban grocery surveillance pricing as algorithmic price discrimination spreads
Maryland’s first-in-the-nation grocery pricing law targets the use of personal data to raise food costs, but consumer advocates warn industry-backed loopholes could limit its impact as algorithmic pricing spreads.
No-bid contracts and taxpayer funds fuel scrutiny of Trump’s White House ballroom
A Republican push to spend $400 million in taxpayer funds on Trump’s White House ballroom is colliding with allegations of inflated no-bid contracts, donor conflicts, and questions over whether a recent security scare is being used to justify a project critics say reflects presidential self-interest over public need.
On infinity: Or how long MAGA clown shows pander to cult derangement
When, pray tell, comes the knockout punch,/ Who and what gobbles Donald’s lunch? Come what, come may, let sleazebags boast:/ No miracle looms—this mob is toast.
Here’s how the World Community of Nations can force Israel to stop genocidal wars
World organizations have declared that Israel is the criminal country of the world. And, therefore, trade with it must be curtailed, and it must happen soon.