With a Click of the Like Button, a Trump HUD Official Violated Federal Law
Cheriss May/Zuma Lynne Patton, the New York and New Jersey regional administrator at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is well-known for her active and often controversial social media presence, in which she often attacks liberals and expresses admiration for President Donald Trump. But her laissez-faire attitude about how government officials should conduct themselves…
Trump’s New National Security Adviser Is Another Iran Hawk
Robert C. O’Brien, the State Department’s lead hostage negotiator, returns to the courthouse on the third day of the A$AP Rocky assault trial in Stockholm.Michael Campanella/Getty Eight days after ousting John Bolton as national security adviser, President Donald Trump named the State Department’s top hostage negotiator, Robert C. O’Brien, to the job. A former colleague…
Corey Lewandowski Turned a Hearing on Trump’s Obstruction Into the Launch of His Senate Campaign
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.Alex Wong/Getty Images For a lot of people, testifying before Congress under subpoena about involvement in the president’s alleged obstruction of justice would complicate a nascent Senate campaign. But Corey Lewandowski treated his testimony on Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee…
6 Years Ago, Democrats Failed on Guns. Have They Learned From Their Mistakes?
President Barack Obama speaks in 2013 after a bill to expand background checks for gun-buyers was defeated in the Senate.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Beto O’Rourke reshaped the national gun debate when, in response to a string of deadly mass shootings, he called for a mandatory buyback of the military-style assault weapons used in the massacres. “Hell yes,…
The Trump Administration Will Prevent California From Setting Its Own Fuel Efficiency Standards
Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty The Trump administration is expected to announce on Wednesday that it will strip California from having any legal authority to require stricter tailpipe pollution standards than the federal government, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The Times reports: The formal revocation of California’s authority to set its own rules on tailpipe pollution—the…
Trump’s National Labor Relations Board Trips Up Again
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Under the Trump administration, the National Labor Relations Board has been trying to roll back an Obama-era decision that made companies more responsible for temporary staffers, fast-food-franchise…