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In Gift to Big Oil Donors, Trump Stops EPA From Combating ‘Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History
By Stephen Prager for Common Dreams In what the Sierra Club described as an act to “formalize climate denialism as official government policy,” the Trump administration announced Thursday that it has revoked the long-standing “endangerment finding” that allowed the Environmental Protection Agency to pass regulations fighting the climate crisis. The 2009 endangerment finding determined that the emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse […]
Whistleblower Complaint Tulsi Gabbard Blocked Is About Jared Kushner
The whistleblower complaint against Director of National Security Tulsi Gabbard was related to a conversation between two foreign nationals about Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter who spoke with The Wall Street Journal Thursday. The Journal could not determine where the foreign nationals were from, or what they had discussed about Kushner. But if verified, the allegations against the president’s son-in-law recorded in the conversation would be significant, U.S. officials told the Journal. They added that there was currently no corroborating evidence, but that didn’t mean the allegations lack any merit. Senior Trump administration officials denied the allegations about Kushner but did not offer any more details about the conversation, in order to preserve security around a sensitive surveillance method.Kushner is deeply embedded in the Trump administration’s national security dealings—as a front for a series of pretty blatant real estate and land development grifts. Kushner has previously been under scrutiny for possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.In May, a whistleblower accused Gabbard of restricting the distribution of a highly classified intelligence report for political purposes. Typically, an employee is able to share a complaint alleging wrongdoing directly with lawmakers, as long as the director of national intelligence instructs them on how to securely transmit it. But eight months later, and the whistleblower’s complaint was still not transmitted to Congress—and was reportedly locked away in a safe. A heavily redacted version of the report finally arrived in Congress last week. Christopher Fox, the inspector general for the intelligence community, claimed that Gabbard was only informed in December that she needed to provide security guidance in order to transmit the complaint. Former I.C. Inspector General Tamara Johnson had determined that the allegation against Gabbard “did not appear credible,” but Fox noted that that determination had “no legal effect” on the whistleblower’s right to submit the complaint to Congress.In May, Kushner reportedly advised administration officials in negotiations with Arab leaders, ahead of Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East.
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Beijing hopes tourism will boost domestic consumption.
US consumers shoulder tariff costs, NY Fed report shows
The report comes as US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime faces growing backlash.
US ranking in global corruption index worsens
The US’ drop mirrored a worsening in the global average corruption score.
Anthropic donates to super PAC focused on AI safety
Anthropic said it would donate $20 million to a super PAC focused on AI safety and regulation, setting up a fight with rival and top political spender OpenAI.
Trump administration holds off on China tech curbs: Report
The move reflects Trump’s broader efforts at rapprochement with Beijing ahead of his April summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.