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Scott Pruitt’s Legal Conflicts of Interest Threaten the EPA
Do President Trump and his Republican allies in the Senate really want to entrust the responsibility for protecting our environment to a man who has been in the forefront of legal efforts to block or overturn federal rules enforcing clean air and clean water laws? Hard to believe, but it sure looks that way.
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Will Steve Mnuchin Defend American Prosperity as Treasury Secretary?
Steve Mnuchin will likely be the United States’ next Treasury Secretary – perhaps by Monday evening. But will he have your back? The signs are not encouraging.
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Another Trump Aide Plays Fast and Loose With Ethics Rules
Kellyanne Conway, the President’s polling and communications guru, showed up on “Fox & Friends” this morning to deliver a plug for first daughter Ivanka Trump’s fashion line.
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Gorsuch Confirmation Shaping Up As a Debate on Judicial Independence
A week after President Trump nominated him to serve on the Supreme Court, federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch is emerging as the central figure in a debate over the independence of the federal judiciary.
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Gorsuch and Democracy Reform: Lots of Unanswered Questions
Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination will likely shape the court – and American law -- for decades to come, as it is expected to restore the conservative majority lost when Justice Antonin Scalia died last year. So it’s no wonder that a long list of advocacy organizations, including Common Cause, are now busy dissecting the record of Trump’s nominee, appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch.
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House Committee Moves to Shut Election Assistance Agency, End Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns
A House committee has voted to shut down the Election Assistance Commission and end public financing of presidential campaigns
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Free Speech Is Taking a Beating in the Senate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren was kicked off the Senate floor after repeating statements that had been made there more than 30 years ago
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More Trouble for Trump’s Cabinet Choices
President Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary is in trouble for employing an undocumented immigrant as a housekeeper
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Trump’s Attack on Judge Draws Fire
Trump's attack on the judiciary is drawing flak from Republicans as well as Democrats
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Two Weeks In and the Swamp is Getting Deeper
After promising to "drain the swamp" in Washington, President Trump is doing the opposite
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Obscure but Important Legal Doctrine Could Figure in Gorsuch Confirmation
Legal arguments over who should resolve ambiguities in the law could be central to the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch
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Trump’s CNN Freeze-Out Threatens Press Freedom
President Trump's attacks on reporters and media organizations endanger press freedom
