“Scott Pruitt’s EPA and the White House sought to block publication of a federal health study on a nationwide water-contamination crisis, after one Trump administration aide warned it would cause a “public relations nightmare,” newly disclosed emails reveal.” More …
Month: May 2018
Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Like to Talk Before Bedtime
Life inside the bunker of Fox News’ resident Trumplegänger. More …
Trump’s Lawyer Pitched Himself as a Fixer to Novartis and Got Paid $1.2 million
“The curious relationship between one of the world’s biggest drug makers and President Trump’s personal lawyer began early last year when Michael Cohen, a longtime fixer for the president, reached out to Novartis’s then-chief executive officer Joe Jimenez, promising help gaining access to Trump and influential officials in the new administration, according to an employee inside Novartis familiar with the matter.” More …
AT&T Gave Trump’s Lawyer $600,000 to Help Get Its Merger Approved (and Its Taxes Cut)
“AT&T’s $600,000 contract with Cohen stipulated that he would provide ‘advice’ on the telecom company’s proposed merger with Time Warner, which was awaiting the Trump administration’s approval.” More …
Trump White House Cancels NASA Research Verifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions
“The White House has mounted a broad attack on climate science, repeatedly proposing cuts to NASA’s earth science budget, including the Carbon Monitoring System, and cancellations of climate missions such as the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3).” More …
Tax Breaks for Products That Were Once Made in America
“President Trump has vocally opposed companies that relocate overseas. But Congress could soon make it easier on them to import goods.” More …
Republicans are giving raises to striking teachers — and making the middle class pay for them
“Tax hikes in Arizona, Oklahoma, and other states will burden middle- and low-income workers.” More …
Two Leading Bidders for Lucrative Los Alamos Lab Contract Have Checkered Safety Records
“Defense contractor Bechtel and the University of California are in the running even though they have run the lab as partners for the last decade and amassed a record of worker health and safety violations.” More ….
Trump Administration Wants to Train Teens in ‘Hazardous’ Jobs
“The DOL will propose relaxing current rules—known as Hazardous Occupations Orders (HOs)—that prohibit 16- and 17-year-old apprentices and student learners from receiving extended, supervised training in certain dangerous jobs, said the two sources. That includes roofing work, as well as operating chainsaws, and various other power-driven machines that federal law recognizes as too dangerous for youth younger than 18.” More …
Cambridge Analytica dismantled for good? Nope: It just changed its name to Emerdata
“The company formerly known as Cambridge Analytica shocked the media today when it announced an immediate shutdown and liquidation of its business.That ‘shutdown,’ however, may be short-lived as official documents indicate those behind the controversial analytics company will be launching as a new firm with a less-toxic brand.” More …