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March 3, 2017
Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Inquiry
Mr. Sessions’s decision to recuse himself was one of his first public acts as attorney general. He said he made the decision after consulting with Justice Department officials, and he denied misleading Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, when he said in his confirmation hearing that he had not met with Russian officials about the Trump campaign.
“In retrospect,” Mr. Sessions told reporters, “I should have slowed down and said, ‘But I di...
March 2, 2017
5 facts about the history of the Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is nearly fifty years old. In its lifetime, it has made many transformations, from decentralized to centralized, and eventually shedding its white, middle-class image by attending more closely to the disproportionate share of environmental risk borne by minorities and the poor. It has now existed underneath nine U.S. presidents. Did you know these facts about the EPA?
President Richard M. Nixon established the EPA in October 1970 in the w...
Trump Plans to Begin E.P.A. Rollback With Order on Clean Water
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday aimed at rolling back one of former President Barack Obama’s major environmental regulations to protect American waterways, but it will have almost no immediate legal effect, according to two people familiar with the White House plans.
The order will essentially give Mr. Trump a megaphone to direct his new Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Scott Pruitt,...
March 1, 2017
Justice Dept. Drops a Key Objection to a Texas Voter ID Law
The Justice Department remains a party in the case. But it is pulling back at a crucial phase. If a judge finds the state acted with discriminatory intent, as the Justice Department and other plaintiffs have alleged, Texas could be forced to seek federal approval before it makes any changes to its voting laws or procedures. That would have major impacts on voting rules in Texas and be a potent symbol of the ability of the federal go...
The Highs and Lows of President Trump’s Job Approval
Mr. Trump’s record-low approval rating is because of high disapproval among Democrats and independents, but masks the considerable satisfaction Republicans feel with his presidency so far.
Trump Concedes Health Law Overhaul Is ‘Unbelievably Complex’
President Trump, meeting with the nation’s governors, conceded Monday that he had not been aware of the complexities of health care policy-making: “I have to tell you, it’s an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.”
February 28, 2017
Trump Pinning Hopes on Economic Growth to Avoid Budget Cuts
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, panned Mr. Trump’s plan to make deep cuts at the State Department, calling the idea “dead on arrival.”
On the other side of the ledger, House Republicans openly worried about Mr. Trump’s plans to increase spending on military and other programs while taking entitlement cuts off the table.
“It is essential that we put our nation onto a sustainable fiscal path,” Representative Jeb He...
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