Killing The Mother Of Environmental Laws
The Trump admin just moved to defang NEPA — the law that lets communities protect themselves from polluters.
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Trump’s Purge vs. Roberts’ Memo
A document written by the chief justice may complicate the DOJ’s new push to get the high court to bless the president’s firings.
Prison CEOs Predict Jackpot Off Immigration Crackdown
On earnings calls, corporate leaders at for-profit detention companies are predicting a jackpot off Trump’s agenda.
Trump Just Canceled Ethics
The president is taking a sledgehammer to the last few remaining vestiges of checks and balances.
Musk Targets His Companies’ Regulators
The billionaire’s push to kill the CFPB followed his social media company’s deal that might have been scrutinized by the agency.
Bondi’s License To Shill
The lobbyist-turned-AG just limited enforcement of anti-corruption laws regulating foreign agents trying to influence U.S. officials.
Trump’s Mar-a-Gaza Dream
Who is behind Trump’s plan to “take over the Gaza Strip” and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East”?
From Watergate to Elon-gate
Musk is trying to shut down the agency probing his company’s equipment — and now workers are pushing back with a longstanding privacy law.