“George W. Bush ate cake while New Orleans drowned – now Trump is making him seem statesmanlike by comparison.” More …
Month: September 2017
Trump Immigration Plan to Cost 4.6 million Jobs, Ivy League Study Finds
“President Trump is endorsing an immigration plan that will hurt job growth and the U.S. economy overall, according to two recent studies.” More …
Hurricane Harvey Wasn’t Just Bad Weather. It Was Bad City Planning.
“Houston exulted in sprawling, hands-off growth. That’s no way to prepare for natural catastrophes.” More …
Team Trump Turns to Rove Playbook to Juice 2018 GOP Turnout
“Republicans are considering putting hot-button initiatives on the ballot to excite the base when little else currently is.” More …
Lifting the Veil on Another Batch of Shadowy Trump Appointees
“The administration continues to quietly hire political staffers — more than 1,000 so far, many of them regulating industries they previously worked for — but we’ve uncovered more identities. ‘The swamp continues,’ says a Trump campaign official who is now a lobbyist.” More …
Trump Administration’s Effect on National Parks
“It’s been a hard summer for our public lands.” More …
Trump Administration Halts Pollution Controls at Utah Coal Plants: Send in the Haze
“An appeals court granted a request Monday from President Donald Trump’s administration to halt a plan for new pollution controls at Utah’s oldest coal-fired power plants aimed at reducing haze near national parks. The development marks a reversal for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which last year under Barack Obama unveiled the rules and defended itself in a lawsuit brought by Utah and Rocky Mountain Power.” More …
How Donald Trump Lied to Conceal His Moscow Business Partner
“Donald Trump has told many lies and falsehoods. He’s lied about the Russia scandal. He’s lied about his ties to organized crime. Perhaps he’s lied so much that freshly excavated prevarications don’t register greatly. Yet recent news reports revealing that Trump was pursuing a huge development deal in Moscow in late 2015 and early 2016 show that during the campaign Trump committed a tremendous act of deception. ” More …
Interactive Timeline: Everything We Know About Russia and President Trump
Explore this updated, comprehensive Trump-Russia Timeline — or select one of the central players in the Trump-Russia saga to see what’s known about them. More …
Mike Flynn’s Son Is Subject of Federal Russia Probe
“Michael G. Flynn, the son of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, is a subject of the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election and possible collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign, according to four current and former government officials.” More …