Last week, the Trump administration gutted one of the nation’s bedrock public health, environmental, and climate protection laws — the National Environmental Policy Act. NEPA has long been a target of polluting industries, particularly the fossil fuel industry. It requires federal agencies considering approval of expansions or new operations to …
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Since Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) swept into Washington last month, an anonymous X account called DataRepublican has taken the government demolition crew’s supporters by storm. The account, and its alleged findings of mismanaged government agency spending, has been shared by Musk often, as well as Utah …
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In one of the opening scenes of the award-winning movie There Will Be Blood, Daniel Day-Lewis’ protagonist, Daniel Plainview, stands with his adopted son, little H.W., atop his shoulders, giving the movie’s famous “I’m an oil man” speech. Plainview uses H.W. as a prop to soften his image, describing himself …
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The first meeting of President Donald Trump‘s second-term Cabinet on Wednesday offered ill omens for the health of Americans as well as populations abroad. Although neither appointed to a Cabinet position nor confirmed by the Senate, omnipotent adviser Elon Musk turned up for the occasion in his now-familiar “Tech Support” …
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In Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting of his second term, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the severity of a measles outbreak in South Texas that has already caused the first death attributed to the deadly virus in the U.S. since 2015. During Tuesday’s meeting, Kennedy was asked to …
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The Federal Housing Finance Authority oversees roughly $7.7 trillion — with a T — in mortgage loans belonging to homeowners across the county. It’s in charge of regulating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government entities that form the backbone of the U.S. mortgage market — entities that have been …
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Ed Martin — the D.C. federal attorney who recently referred to himself as “President Trump’s lawyer” — may be expanding his partisan services to other embattled Republicans. Martin declined to sign off on an arrest warrant against MAGA Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), who last week was accused of physically assaulting …
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Days after Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency cut hundreds of jobs at the Federal Aviation Administration — including critical safety roles — his company, SpaceX, has secured a contract with the agency to use Musk’s Starlink satellite internet to help manage U.S. airspace. Yes, it’s a …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Amidst a major lineup overhaul, MSNBC is still one of the most popular news channels on TV, providing extensive coverage of breaking stories and other major events all …
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA — It’s a frigid Friday night in Omaha, and Bernie Sanders has come to this riverside Nebraska city to sound a battlecry for democracy — and rally Americans to fight the rising threats of authoritarianism and billionaire rule. The thin ice floes careening down the Missouri River offer …
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