Immigrant Child Dies In US Custody, Nielsen Blames Family
A 7-year-old girl died in custody of the U.S. government. Kirstjen Nielsen made it her priority to blame the child’s family.
How Trump And DeVos Encourage Education Ripoffs
The suppressed fee gouging report was made by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or CFPB.
Geologic Agency Unable To Determine Whether Huge Outpouring Of Pig Waste Fouled Scenic River
Biologist Billy Justus said the agency doesn’t have the funding to do the research to figure out whose pollution caused the algae to grow.
Republicans Scheming To Rip Off US Postal Service
The Trumpsters say it’s time to turn this historic public service over to the magic of the free market profit motive and the efficiency of bottom-line corporate management.
Mar-A-Lago Cronies Influenced VA Budgets And Contracts
New disclosures and investigations are straining the three Trump associates’ relationship with the new VA secretary.
What Is Populist, Really?
If a political pollster asked whether I consider myself a conservative or a liberal, I’d answer, “No.”
America’s Wealth Floods Into Already Wealthy Cities
Amazon’s drawn-out search for another command post to rival the home base in Seattle appears to have been a stunt.
Why Privatizing Postal Service Is Not An Option
By cooking the books with this false entry, the right wing has been able to wail that our Postal Service is broke and continuing to bleed money, endangering taxpayers with a massive bailout.
Why The EPA Won’t Get The Lead Out Of Our Water
“EPA has known about this problem for years but has yet to lift a regulatory finger,” said Kyla Bennett of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
Trump Reportedly Wants To Fire DHS Secretary Nielsen
Kirstjen Nielsen lied for Trump about ripping kids from their parents — and she might see her loyalty repaid by getting fired.
Long Lines Test Voter Patience Across the Nation
With waits at polling places sometimes exceeding an hour, some voters turn away as poll workers wrestle with malfunctioning equipment and overflow crowds.
White House Seeking To Manipulate 2020 Census (And Redistricting)
Trump’s Census Bureau is looking at changing how it fudges data the bureau gives to states to draw legislative districts after the 2020 Census, citing privacy concerns.
Big-Time Tax Cheating? It’s Not Just The Trumps
One big part of the answer is that Congress showers real estate investors with tax benefits.
Forget About Cheaper Drugs On Trump’s Watch
The lobbying group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America responded to Trump’s eleventh-hour proposal with this subtle statement:
Making It Easier For Doctors To Inflate Medical Costs
The Trump administration is trying to weaken a landmark set of laws that prevent doctors from jacking up healthcare costs.
Trump Is Creating A New Refugee Crisis — On American Soil
Trump is about to create a massive refugee crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Zinke Plans To Destroy Interior Dept Records On Endangered Species
Republicans have been trying to weaken protections for endangered animals and now they are trying to get permission to destroy some records about what animals are protected.
Supreme Court Protects Ross From Census Questions
It was a partial win for the Trump administration.
Trump Chaos: Kelly Assaults Lewandowski Outside Oval Office
The New York Times reports that Trump’s Chief of Staff and one of his informal advisers nearly got into a physical fight in the West Wing.
Big Donor Allowed To Endanger Water Supply With Nuclear Waste
Our Energy secretary could ship treated nuclear waste from our nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons production site to a Texas nuclear dump near an aquifer suppling water.
Scandal-Plagued Zinke Replaces His Agency’s Inspector General
Trump’s Cabinet has already seen stunning levels of corruption.
Budget Cuts Hobble IRS Pursuit Of Wealthy Tax Cheats
Audits and criminal referrals are down sharply since Congress cut the tax agency’s budget and management changed priorities.
Interior Secretary Would Open Atlantic Marine Preserve To Commercial Fishing
The Trump administration could harm the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a protected area of the Atlantic Ocean about 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod, Mass., by allowing commercial fishing.
FCC Gives Telecoms $3 Billion In Annual Corporate Welfare
The rent cut for these corporations is worth about $3 billion annually, the National League of Cities estimates.
Be Very Scared Of The ‘Adults’ Around Infantile Trump
During a lifetime of make-believe, Donald Trump has never pretended to be a conventional politician.