It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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EPA Seeks to Scrap Rule Protecting Drinking Water for Third of Americans
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army propose ending the clean water rule to hold "substantive re-evaluation" of which rivers, streams, wetlands and other bodies of water should be protected by the federal government.
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Trump Lawyer's Firm Steered Millions In Donations to Family Members
Documents obtained by the Guardian reveal Jay Sekulow approved plans to push poor and jobless people to give to his Christian nonprofit, which then paid big sums to his family.
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Since Trump's Election, 20 States Have Moved to Criminalize Dissent
It's being called the "biggest protest crackdown since the Civil Rights Era."
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Why Are So Many Young Voters Falling for Old Socialists?
Politicians like Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn have carried the left-wing torch in a sort of long-distance relay, skipping generations of centrists like Bill Clinton and Tony Blair, to hand it to today’s under-35s.
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Trump Seeks Sharp Cuts to Housing Aid, Except for Program That Brings Him Millions
Trump’s business empire intersects with government in countless ways, from taxation to permitting to the issuing of patents, but the housing subsidy is one of the clearest examples of the conflicts experts have predicted.
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Over 1,400 U.S. Cities, States and Businesses Vow to Meet Paris Climate Commitments
As soon as Trump announced he was abandoning the Paris climate agreement, mayors and governors started stepping up. Trump may be out, but America isn't, they say.
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D.C. and Maryland Sue Trump Over Foreign Business Dealings
The AGs of Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Monday, accusing him of violating provisions of the Constitution intended to protect against corruption.
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Kansas Republicans End the State’s Failed Tax Reform Experiment
Gov. Sam Brownback's drastic tax cuts enacted five years ago left the state in a fiscal mess, unable to balance its budget and properly fund its public schools – and the governor's Republican colleagues in government finally had enough.
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Why Trump's So-Called Infrastructure Plan Is Good for Wall Street But Bad for America
Trump actually cuts direct federal spending on our crumbling infrastructure by nearly $145 billion over the next decade, forcing state and local governments to shoulder more of the financial burden at a time when they can least afford it.
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Michael Moore Launches TrumpiLeaks Whistleblowing Site
Michael Moore has launched a website that allows whistleblowers to securely leak information about the Trump administration, "in the name of protecting the United States of America from tyranny."
